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Northern grapes: Integrating viticulture, winemaking, and marketing of new cold-hardy cultivars supporting new and growing rural wineries.
Iowa Grape and Wine Industry to Benefit from $2.5 Million USDA Grant
Webinars:
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Iowa Vintners Qulity Alliance (IVQA)
2010 - Building the Iowa Wine Culture Through Improved Quality
The first-ever “State of the Viticulture Industry” quality report for Iowa. Intended to identify benchmarks of quality to help determine where the industry needs to allocate additional resources and provide technical assistance in order to collectively raise the
quality of wine grown and processed throughout the state.
Best of Appellation Program
In 2009, the insitute worked with Appellation America in Napa, CA to establish Iowa as a "terrior" or growing region. Close to 90 samples were submitted and evaluted for quality and distinctive characterics.
Medal Results
Appellation America
Wine Sensory Analysis Course FSHN 509X
Back by popular demand, the class has been offered through Spring 2012. Registration is full!