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NDGWA Winter 2022/2023 Newsletter

January 11, 2023 By krieger

Here is the PDF version of the NDGWA Winter 2022/2023 Newsletter that members should have received in the mail the first week of January. Thanks Roberta Forward for putting this together!

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2022 Bylaws update

December 19, 2022 By krieger

Great news!  The bylaws committee has come up with proposed bylaw changes to be voted on at our 2023 Annual Meeting on February 4, 2023.  Please take some time to review them.  Use the link provided to review them.

2022 proposed bylaw changes for the NDGWA

Thank you!

 

 

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2023 Annual Meeting and Conference

December 15, 2022 By krieger

Coming Soon…….Registration for 2023 Annual Meeting and Conference

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Cottonwood Cider House

November 18, 2022 By krieger

Check out this in ND Living Magazine November 2022 Issue – Cottonwood Cider House

A family tree – where apples grow | North Dakota Living (ndliving.com)

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Grape Growing in ND

November 18, 2022 By krieger

Check out this interview on WDAY starting at about minute 20 of the podcast.

ND grapes are growing a bunch! 11-15-22 WAG In Focus | WDAY Radio (wdayradionow.com)

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GRANT AWARDED TO GRAPE, FRUIT AND WINE INDUSTRY

August 8, 2022 By krieger

GRANT AWARDED TO GRAPE, FRUIT AND WINE INDUSTRY

July 22, 2022

BISMARCK – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring announced that a grant totaling $20,000 has been awarded for marketing and promotion of the grape, fruit and wine industry in North Dakota.

“North Dakota’s grape and wine industry continues to grow and evolve,” Goehring said. “The marketing and promotion funded by this grant will help promote cold hardy grape growing and quality wine making.”

The grant was awarded to the North Dakota Grape and Wine Association for $20,000 to increase and promote awareness of growing grapes in the state, promote the research being done to provide grape varieties that will make wine with unique flavors and characteristics, and promote wines made in North Dakota with North Dakota grown grapes.

Grant applications were screened by a committee, which provided the Agriculture Commissioner with recommendations for awarding grants. A total of $80,000 is allocated in grant funds for research and promotion in the 2021-2023 biennium. The other $60,000 was awarded earlier this year for industry research.

Filed Under: #NDWine, grape growing, In the news

Summer 2022 – Newsletter

July 29, 2022 By krieger

Check out our Summer 2022 Newsletter

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ND Travel and Tourism

June 6, 2022 By krieger

For a list of ND Vineyards and Wineries see the North Dakota Tourism website.

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NDGWA 2022

April 18, 2022 By krieger

North Dakota Grape and Wine Association votes to support NDSU Plant Science Department.

By Rodney Hogen, NDGWA President

At a recent NDGWA Board Meeting, a motion was made for the organization to acknowledge and fully support the role of NDSU Plant Science Department and the Northern Crops Institute in the development of new varieties for the northern region.   The motion passed unanimously.

Many North Dakotans have been dabbling in backyard grape growing for generations.    Starting in the late 1990’s, some aspiring viticulturists began experimenting with growing grapes on a larger scale.  In 2006 the North Dakota Grape Growers Association was formed, then later the name was change to the North Dakota Grape and Wine Association to bring together grape growers and winemakers from North Dakota and nearby states and provinces.    The mission statement for the NDGWA is “to carry out education, promotion, and extension of the art and science of viticulture and enology in North Dakota and surrounding areas including any and all agricultural, horticultural, and related purposes connected therewith”

Since the early 2000’s, prior to the NDGWA’s even being organized, the NDSU Plant Science Department has been training grape growers on variety selection, site selection, trellising, fertility, spray recommendations and pruning techniques.   Because the lack of cold hardiness has always been the main limitation of existing varieties,  NDSU began a program over a decade ago to develop early maturing high quality wine grape varieties that would stand up to harsh North Dakota winters, the Grape Germplasm Enhancement Project.   In 2021 NDSU began trialing advanced selections of promising new cultivars at multiple locations across the state.   New variety releases are expected in the near future.

The NDGWA is especially excited about NDSU’s recent partnering with the Northern Crops Institute.   The newly hired NCI enologist will help advance the process of screening new crosses and determining how to best make wine from the advanced selections through the Micro-Vinification Evaluation program.   Upon their release, the new varieties will be of great value not only for North Dakota growers and winemakers but for all cold climate grape growing regions throughout the world.

Filed Under: education, grape growing, In the news

Latest News

  • NDGWA Winter 2022/2023 Newsletter January 11, 2023
  • 2022 Bylaws update December 19, 2022
  • 2023 Annual Meeting and Conference December 15, 2022
  • Cottonwood Cider House November 18, 2022
  • Grape Growing in ND November 18, 2022
  • GRANT AWARDED TO GRAPE, FRUIT AND WINE INDUSTRY August 8, 2022

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