Show Me Grape and Wine Conference and Symposium
New grape cultivars and future grape introductions and emerging wine styles
March 13–14, 2024
Beginner Grape School
March 15, 2024
Conference & Symposium and Beginner Grape School venue:
Hampton Inn and Suites (at the University of Missouri) 1225 Fellows Place, Columbia, MO
A block of rooms is available for Tuesday, March 12 through Thursday, March 14, 2024. Room rate is $124.00 per day. Room reservations must be made prior to February 28, 2024.
Registration is open. Registration
Conference and Symposium $160
Includes lunch and continental breakfast both days and all breaks
Great taste of Missouri Wine Event $35
Includes all wine and heavy hors d’oeuvres
Beginner Grape School $100
Includes continental breakfast, lunch and breaks
Schedule
Wednesday, March 13
| 9:00 AM | Welcome |
| 9:20 AM | Grapevine vein clearing virus: Determining the incidence of GVCV during the year of establishment Jim Schoelz and Dean Volenberg. Division of Plant Science and Technology and Grape and Wine Institute-University of Missouri |
| 9:40 AM | New techniques to study macromolecular interactions in wine Olivia Burken and Stephan Sommer. Division of Food, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences-University of Missouri |
| 10:00 AM | Weeds in my vineyard; what and why Reid J. Smeda and Michelle Maile Division of Plant Science and Technology-University of Missouri |
| 10:20 AM | Break |
| 11:00 AM | The Native Vines: An Exploration of Pre-Prohibition Missouri Winemaking and Grape Growing and the Future of Heritage Cultivars Nathan Held, Cornell University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Integrative Plant Science Professional Masters |
| 11:20 AM | Distribution patterns of crown gall bacteria in Missouri vineyard and non-vineyard soils Jacquelyn Wray, Sylvia Petersen, and Wenping Qiu. Center for Grapevine Biotechnology, the W. H. Darr College of Agriculture, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO 65897, USA |
| 11:40 AM | Developing Onsite Detection Methods for Grapevine Vein Clearing Virus and Grapevine Red Blotch Virus Gregory Bryce Goodlett, Sylvia Petersen, and Wenping Qiu. Center for Grapevine Biotechnology, the W. H. Darr College of Agriculture, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO 65897, USA |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch |
| 1:00 PM | Exploring high throughput secondary trait phenomics to improve grapevine breeding Danielle Hopkins1, Matthew Rubin2, Allison Miller1,2. *1 Department of Biology, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO; *2 Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, MO |
| 1:20 PM | Construction of a Linkage Map Using Novel DNA Markers and QTL Detection for Grapevine Powdery Mildew Resistance in ‘Chambourcin’-based Hybrids Achyut Duwadi, Surya Sapkota, Cheng Zou, Li-Ling Chen, Lance Cadle-Davidson and Chin-Feng Hwang |
| 1:40 PM | Modeling the microbiome of the grape rot fruit fly, Spotted Wing Drosophila Rishi Bhandari, Zoe Wills, Joe Ringbauer, & David Kang. USDA ARS, Biological Control of Insects Research Laboratory |
| 2:00 PM | Understanding and leveraging AI for your industry Darren Ison, Director of Information Technology, Explore St. Louis |
| 2:45 PM | Missouri Wine News you can use Jim Anderson, Executive Director Missouri Wine and Grape Board and Annette Alden, Marketing Director Missouri Wines |
| 3:30 PM | Break |
| 4:00 PM | New Wine Grape Cultivars for Warm-growing Regions from the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Renee Threlfall, University of Arkansas |
| 4:45 PM | Panel Discussion: Sparkling Wines Stephan Sommer, Enology Extension Leader Grape and Wine Institute, Jean-Louis Horvilleur, Winemaker & Vineyard Manager TerraVox Winery, Jacob Holman, Winemaker Leas Bourgeois Winery, Cory Bomgaars, President Missouri Vintners Association & Special guests |
| 5:45 PM | Adjourn |
| 6:00 PM | Great Taste of Missouri Wine Event |
Thursday, March 14
| 9:00 AM | Welcome |
| 9:15 AM | Norton and Cynthiana: history, lineage, genetic relationship and of course the wine Dean Volenberg, Viticulture Extension Leader Grape and Wine Institute-University of Missouri |
| 10:00 AM | Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program-NAP Kendra McKinnis, Safety Net Program Specialist, Missouri Farm Service Agency |
| 10:45 AM | Break |
| 11:30 AM | ATC: Alcohol licensing and case management solution Christin Templeton, Chief of Enforcement, ATC and Kristen Cole, Director of Finance and Compliance, ATC |
| 12:15 PM | Lunch |
| 1:30 PM | Using non-Saccharomyces yeast for pH reduction during wine fermentations of Chambourcin grapes from a warm growing region Amanda Fleming, Ph.D. candidate University of Arkansas Dr. Renee T. Threlfall, Research Scientist Food Science Department, University of Arkansas, System Division of Agriculture |
| 2:15 PM | The impact of microbial activity on the chemical composition and aroma profile of traditional sparkling wines Stephan Sommer and Connie Liu, Grape and Wine Institute-University of Missouri |
| 3:00 PM | Break |
| 3:30 PM | Panel Discussion: Is there a signature wine in Missouri’s future? |
| 4:30 PM | Adjourn |
Beginner Grape School
Friday, March 15
| 9:00 AM | Markets and cost of establishment Dean Volenberg, Viticulture Extension Leader Grape and Wine Institute-University of Missouri |
| 9:45 AM | Wine Making for grape growers I Stephan Sommer, Enology Extension Leader Grape and Wine Institute-University of Missouri |
| 10:30 AM | Break |
| 10:45 AM | Winemaking for grape growers II Stephan Sommer, Enology Extension Leader Grape and Wine Institute-University of Missouri |
| 11:30 AM | Lunch |
| 12:30 PM | Site selection and successful vineyard establishment Dean Volenberg, Viticulture Extension Leader Grape and Wine Institute-University of Missouri |
| 1:15 PM | Grape insect pests and management Dean Volenberg, Viticulture Extension Leader Grape and Wine Institute-University of Missouri |
| 2:00 PM | Grape diseases and management Dean Volenberg, Viticulture Extension Leader Grape and Wine Institute-University of Missouri |
| 2:45 PM | Break |
| 3:00 PM | Managing non-bearing grapevines Dean Volenberg, Viticulture Extension Leader Grape and Wine Institute-University of Missouri |
| 3:45 PM | Managing bearing grapevines Dean Volenberg, Viticulture Extension Leader Grape and Wine Institute-University of Missouri |
| 4:30 PM | Wrap-up and Q & A |
| 5:00 PM | Adjourn |