NC State Viticulture Workshop
Sponsored by the Haw River Wine Trail and the Golden LEAF Foundation &
The Southern Region Small Fruit Consortium
November 17, 2006
JC Raulston Arboretum, 4415 Beryl Road, Raleigh, NC 27606-1446
8:30 – 9:00 am Check-in
9:00- 9:10 am Welcome – Julia Kornegay, Head, Department of Horticultural Science, NCSU
9:10- 9:15 am Overview and Goals of Workshop, Sara Spayd, Extension Viticulturist, NCSU
9:15- 10:00 am Options for Plant Materials, Sue Sim, Foundation Plant Services, Davis, CA
10:00-10:45 am Response of Traminette to Rootstock and Three Different Training Systems, Tony
Wolf, Director, AHS Jr. Agricultural Research and Extension Center and
Professor of Viticulture, Virginia Tech University, Winchester
10:45-11:00 am Break
11:00-11:45 am Monitoring Water Status, Even in a “Wet Climate” Ed Hellman, Extension
Viticulturist, Texas A&M University/Texas Tech University, Lubbock
11:45-Noon
Question and answer period for morning speakers
Noon-1:30 pm Box Lunch
1:30 -2:15 pm
Do Ground Covers and Root Pruning Affect Water Relations and Improve Fruit
Quality of Cabernet Sauvignon Grapes? Gill Giese, Surry Community College
2:15-3:00 pm
Norton/Cynthiana: Managing the “Beast”, Keith Striegler, Extension Viticulturist,
University of Missouri, Columbia
3:00-3:15 pm
Break
3:15-4:00 pm
Fruit Ripening, Sara Spayd, Extension Viticulturist, NCSU
4:00-4:15 pm
Question and answer period for afternoon speakers
Attendance is limited to 100 people.
Directions to the Ruby C. McSwain Education Center
at the JC Raulston Arboretum
From the West or From the Raleigh/Durham Airport
Take I-85/I-40 East to Raleigh. Take exit #289 to Wade Avenue. Take the second exit to right for Blue
Ridge Road. At the top of the exit ramp turn right on to Blue Ridge Road. Go to the third traffic light and
turn left on Hillsborough Street. After driving under the Beltline, turn right (by the Waffle House) onto
Beryl Road, go over railroad tracks (bearing to the right) and continue straight ahead for about a half mile.
The Arboretum's entrance is on the left shortly after Capitol City Lumber. Instead of turning left onto
Hillsborough Street, go through the light and over the tracks. Beryl Road is just after the tracks. Turn left
onto Beryl Road. The Arboretum's entrance is on the right shortly after Pylon Drive. Beryl Road, Blue
Ridge Road, and Hillsborough Street all form one large intersection with railroad tracks in the center. Most
Arboretum visitors avoid this alternate route since this large intersection is difficult to navigate.
From the North
From I-95 south to NC-64 West (Rocky Mount exit), go about 1 hour to the Raleigh region. Take I-440/401
North exit (towards Durham, North Carolina), stay on I-440 North. Stay on I-44 and take the Hillsborough
Street exit (Exit 3). Turn left onto Hillsborough Street. Go to first light and turn right (by the Waffle House)
onto Beryl Road. Go over the railroad tracks, (bearing to the right) and continue straight ahead for about a
half mile. The Arboretum's entrance is on the left shortly after Capitol City Lumber.
From the South
Take I-95 north to intersection of I-40. Take I-40 west to Raleigh area. Take the Raleigh Beltline exit west
(sign says West 40/440/64). From Beltline take #293 (sign says To I-440 Wake Forest). Exit road will split
- take the first right to North 440 Raleigh. Take exit 3 to Hillsborough Street. Go left onto Hillsborough
Street one block to traffic light (by the Waffle House) and turn right on Beryl Road. Go over railroad tracks
(bearing to the right) and continue straight ahead about a half mile. The Arboretum's entrance is on the left
shortly after Capitol City Lumber.
An interactive map can be found at http://www.ncsu.edu/jcraulstonarboretum/
Parking with in the arboretum is fairly limited. However, on street parking around the arboretum is
available.
Attendance is limited to 100 people.
PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Name:____________________________________E-Mail____________________
Phone:_____________________Company:________________________________
Address_____________________________________________________________
Registration fee:
Growers $50
Make checks payable to: NCSU Ag Foundation
Send registration to: Alamance County Extension Office
Attention: Grape Workshop
209-C N Graham-Hopedale Rd
Burlington, NC 27217
Registration information and payment must be received by November 9, 2006.
No refunds after November 9, 2006.
If you have questions regarding the program, please contact Sara Spayd at sara_spayd@ncsu.edu