2023 Show Me Grape and Wine Conference and Symposium
March 1–3, 2023
Hampton Inn at the University of Missouri, Columbia
The 8th annual Show Me Grape and Wine Conference was held Wednesday, March 1, through Thursday, March 2, 2023. The Beginner Grape School was Friday, March 3, 2023.
The event kicks off with a workshop on wine quality. The symposium in the afternoon highlights grape and wine research taking place in Missouri. The first day ends with updates from the Missouri Wine and Grape Board and marketing projects in the Missouri wine industry. Concluding the day is the Great Taste of Missouri Wine event that includes a vast array of heavy hors d'oeuvres.
The Show Me Grape and Wine Conference and Beginner Grape School are supported by the Missouri Wine and Grape Board and University of Missouri Extension.
Schedule
Grape and Wine Symposium
Wednesday, March 1
9:00 a.m. Wine Quality Mystique: Shake It Up — Beyond the Fault Line!
— Workshop with Stephan Sommer and Dean Volenberg, Grape and Wine Institute, University of Missouri
11:30 a.m. Lunch — sponsored by Oak Solutions Group
1:00 p.m. Weed Species Diversity in Missouri Vineyards: A Weed Survey
— Michelle Maile, University of Missouri
1:20 p.m. Impact of Virus Infections on Berry Juice Quality in Norton and Chardonel Cultivars
— James Schoelz, University of Missouri
1:40 p.m. Natural Transmission of Grapevine Vein Clearing Virus
— Matthew Manu, Center for Grapevine Biotechnology, W. H. Darr College of Agriculture, Missouri State University
2:00 p.m. Developing Diagnostics and Conducting a Survey to Manage Crown Gall Disease in Missouri Vineyards
— Jacquelyn Wray, Center for Grapevine Biotechnology, W. H. Darr College of Agriculture, Missouri State University
2:20 p.m. Marker Discovery for Adventitious Rooting Ability in Dormant Hardwood Cuttings of Grapevine
— Jacob Schneider, Department of Environmental Plant Science and Natural Resources, State Fruit Experiment Station at Mountain Grove Campus, Missouri State University
2:40 p.m. Genetic Study of Botrytis Bunch Rot Resistance in a Vitis Aestivalis-derived Norton-based Population
— Achyut Dudwadi, Department of Environmental Plant Science and Natural Resources, State Fruit Experiment Station at Mountain Grove Campus, Missouri State University
3:00 p.m. Break
3:30 p.m. Cold Hardiness in Chambourcin-based Hybrids
— Tabinda Shahid, Department of Environmental Plant Science and Natural Resources, State Fruit Experiment Station at Mountain Grove Campus, Missouri State University
3:50 p.m. Rootstock Interacts With Local Environment to Affect Scion Traits in Missouri Vineyards
— Zach Harris, Danforth Plant Science Center, Saint Louis University
4:15 p.m. 2023 Missouri Wine and Grape Board Highlights and Marketing Update
— Jim Anderson, Executive Director, Missouri Wine and Grape Board; and Annette Alden, Marketing Director, Missouri Wines
5:15 p.m. Break
6:00 p.m. The Great Taste of Missouri Wine Event
Grape and Wine Conference
Thursday, March 2
9:00 a.m. Vineyard Management: Year in Review and What Is Ahead
— Dean Volenberg, Grape and Wine Institute, University of Missouri
9:45 a.m. An Improved Strategy for Preventing the Spread of Grape Leafroll Disease in Missouri Vineyards
— Jacob Corcoran, Biological Control of Insects Research Laboratory, USDA ARS; and Dean Volenberg, Grape and Wine Institute, University of Missouri
10:30 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m. Modeling the Microbiome of the Sour Rot Fruit Fly, Spotted Wing Drosophila
— Dave Kang, Biological Control of Insects Research Laboratory, USDA ARS
11:45 a.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. Can We Make a Dry Red Wine from Cold-hardy Grape Cultivars?
— Aude Watrelot, Iowa State University
1:45 p.m. Strategies to Meet the New Nutrition Label Requirements for Wine in the European Union
— Stephan Sommmer, Grape and Wine Institute, University of Missouri
2:30 p.m. Break
3:00 p.m. Adaptive Grape Breeding and Selection, Beyond Initial Site-specific Parameters
— Ed Swanson, Cuthills Vineyards, Nebraska; Stephan Sommer and Dean Volenberg, Grape and Wine Institute, University of Missouri
Beginner Grape School
Friday, March 3
9:00 a.m. Markets and Cost of Establishment
— Dean Volenberg, Grape and Wine Institute, University of Missouri
9:45 a.m. Winemaking for Grape Growers I
— Stephan Sommmer, Grape and Wine Institute, University of Missouri
10:30 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. Winemaking for Grape Growers II
— Stephan Sommmer, Grape and Wine Institute, University of Missouri
11:30 a.m. Lunch
12:30 p.m. Site Selection and Sucessful Vineyard Establishment
— Dean Volenberg, Grape and Wine Institute, University of Missouri
1:15 p.m. Grape Insect Pests and Management
— Dean Volenberg, Grape and Wine Institute, University of Missouri
2:00 p.m. Grape Diseases and Management
— Dean Volenberg, Grape and Wine Institute, University of Missouri
2:45 p.m. Break
3:00 p.m. Managing Non-bearing Vines
— Dean Volenberg, Grape and Wine Institute, University of Missouri
3:45 p.m. Managing Bearing Vines
— Dean Volenberg, Grape and Wine Institute, University of Missouri
4:30 p.m. Questions and Answers