Announcing….
The Northern Grapes Webinar Series
Presented live the 2nd Tuesday of each month
12:00 Noon Eastern (11:00 AM Central)
7:00 PM Eastern (6:00 PM Central)
This series of monthly, one-hour webinars will cover special topics on growing, producing, and marketing wines made from cold-hardy Northern winegrape cultivars. Webinars will feature speakers from the Northeast and Midwest sharing their expertise and recent research on topics essential to cold-climate growers, winemakers, and winery owners. More Information
IowaWineandBeer.com & TravelIowa.com Valentine’s Day Promotion
A special promotion was launched that will run until Valentine’s Day. It’s called Wine and Dine and here’s how it works.
Visit www.IowaWineandBeer.com or www.TravelIowa.com and you’ll see a special icon on the right hand corner of the page. There you can register to win a special valentine’s package which consists of a $50 gift card to the Iowa winery of your choice, a $50 gift card to the Dine Iowa restaurant of your choice and an iPad2. The iPad2 will be preloaded with the Wine and Beer App and the Dine Iowa App. You can register daily until noon on Valentine’s Day.
For more information:
Colleen Murphy, Partnerships Manager Tourism Office
IOWA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
200 East Grand Avenue | Des Moines, Iowa 50309
PH: 515.725.3089 | Fax: 515.725.3010 or colleen.murphy@iowa.gov
http://www.iowawineandbeer.com
http://www.traveliowa.com
Calendar Listings:
February 2-4, 2012
Illinois Grape Growers & Vintners Association (IGGVA) Annual Conference – Crown Plaza Hotel, Springfield, IL. Details here: http://www.illinoiswine.org/conference.html
February 2-7, 2012
Filtration Technology, Theory and Application Workshop: Elmaro Vineyard, N14756 Delaney Road, Trempealeau, WI 54661 Contact Lynita at 608-385-4726 to reserve your spot today!
February 9-12, 2012
27th Midwest Grape & Wine Conference and Trade Show - St. Charles Convention Center, St. Charles, MO. Full Details & Registration: http://www.midwestgrapeandwineconference.com/
February 11, 2012
Northwest Iowa Grape Growers Association 2012 Annual Meeting, Iowa State University Webster County Extension Office, 217 @ 25th Street, Fort Dodge. 9 a.m. Saturday, 2-11-12 (8:30 a.m. Registration). Questions to: Norm Lewman, nwiagrapegrowers@yahoo.com.
Februrary 14, 2012
Nuts and Bolts of Canopy Management, Northern Grapes Project Webinar.
Details Here
February 16, 2012 6 p.m.
Sustainable Farming Principles and the Fine Wine Industry – Trent Preszler is Chief Executive Officer of Bedell Cellars. Bedell Cellars - Campanile Room, Memorial Union, Iowa State University - Ames, IA
February 22, 2012
2nd Annual Sustainable Viticulture Conference – Warren Wilson College, Asheville, NC. Details and registration here: http://www.JeweloftheBlueRidge.com/ - click on the link near the Warren Wilson College logo.
February 23-25, 2012
Minnesota Grape Growers Association’s Cold Climate Conference - Crown Plaza, St. Paul, MN. Details here: http://mngrapegrowers.com/conference
March 1-3, 2012
Nebraska Winery & Grape Growers Forum - Holiday Inn, Kearney, NE. http://agronomy.unl.edu/viticulture
March 1-3, 2012
15th Annual NE Winery & Grape Growers Forum & Tradeshow
Holiday Inn, Kearney, NE. Sponsored University of Nebraska Viticulture Program and Nebraska Winery & Grape Growers Association.
Details and Registration: http://agronomy.unl.edu/viticulture
March 7, 2012
Fruit Brandy Distillation Workshop – : Fruit Processing Lab, Missouri State University, William H. Darr School of Agriculture, Mountain Grove, MO
Full Details: http://mtngrv.missouristate.edu/mtngrvcellars/
March 7-8, 2012
Eastern Winery Exposition – Lancaster County Convention Center & Lancaster Mariott at Penn Square – Lancaster, PA. Details: http://www.easternwineryexposition.com/
March 16-17, 2012
Iowa Wine Growers Association’s Annual Conference – Hotel at Kirkwood , Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, IA. Details later here: http://www.iowawinegrowers.org
March 26-29,2012
UC Davis Wine Executive Program, Maurice J. Gallagher Jr. - Hall, Davis, CA. Details: http://www.wineexecutiveprogram.com/
March 27-29, 2012
Wineries Unlimited, Greater Richmond Convention Center, Richmond, VA. Details here: http://www.wineriesunlimited.com/
March 29-31, 2012
2nd Annual Midwest Aronia Berry Association Annual Meeting, Holiday Inn at 4800 Merle Hay Road in Des Moines, Iowa.
April 17-19, 2012
License to Steal at the Lodge at Geneva, Ohio. Details soon here: http://nationalwinemarketing.com/
May 28 - June 2, 2012
French/Italian Mediterranean chartered wine cruise, Washington State Viticulture & Enology Program. Pricing starts at $2,450 per person: http://cahnrsalumni.wsu.edu/cruise/
June 1-2, 2012
WineMaker Magazine Annual Conference, Ithaca, NY.
Details: http://www.winemakermag.com/conference
June 7-10, 2012
6th Annual Conference of the American Association of Wine Economists (AAWE), Princeton, New Jersey. Hosted by Princeton University and Rutgers University. Details will be posted at www.wine-economics.org .
June 18-22, 2012
63rd American Society for Enology & Viticulture (ASEV) National Conference, Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront – Portland, OR: http://asev.org/national-conference-2012/
July 15-19, 2012
37th American Society of EnologyASEV-Eastern Section (ASEV-ES) Annual Conference - Traverse City, MI. http://www.asev-es.org/