1-28-08
WWW Vineyard References
Michael L. White, Viticulture Specialist
Ph: 515-961-6237, e-mail: mlwhite@iastate.edu
Iowa WWW Information Sites:
1. IA Wine Growers Association Homepage: http://www.iowawinegrowers.com/
2. ISU Viticulture Homepage: http://viticulture.hort.iastate.edu/home.html
3. IA Wine & Beer Promotion Board: http://www.iowawineandbeer.com/
4. IA Quarterly Consumer Wine Magazine http://www.makeminewinemagazine.com
5. The Midwest Grape & Wine Industry Institute: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Wine/
6. Iowa Soils Adapted for Vineyards: http://www.greatrivervineyard.com
Vineyard Business Plans
1. Vineyard Business Plan Workbook, 49 p. Southern IL Univ:
http://www.southernillinois.biz/downloads/vineyardworkbook.pdf
2. Considerations for Starting a Vineyard, TX A&M:
http://winegrapes.tamu.edu/grow/start.shtml
3. Starting a Commercial Winegrape Vineyard, Purdue Univ:
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/fruitveg/fruit/grapes/starting.pdf
4. ISU Ag Marketing Resource Center: http://www.agmrc.org
Vineyard & Winery Establishment Interactive Excel Establishment Worksheets:
http://www.agmrc.org/agmrc/commodity/fruits/wine/wineryfeasibility.htm
5. Grape Marketing: http://www.agmrc.org/agmrc/commodity/fruits/grapes/
Continuing Enology Education
1. VESTA: http://www.vesta-usa.org/
2. DMACC Enology & Viticulture: http://www.dmacc.edu/programs/viticulture/
Midwest Grape Variety Information
1. ISU Grape Varieties: http://viticulture.hort.iastate.edu/info/info.html
2. Wine & Juice Grape Varieties for Cool Climates, Cornell Univ. N.Y.:
http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/hort/faculty/reisch/bulletin/wine/index2.html
3. Wine Grape Cultivars for Illinois. Univ.of IL. at Carbondale:
http://w3.aces.uiuc.edu/NRES/faculty/Skirvin/cfar/winecult.htm
4. Grapes, Cultivars – Training – Pruning, Univ. of NE publication:
http://www.ianr.unl.edu/pubs/horticulture/g618.htm
5. New Grape Varieties for Minnesota Grape Growers Assn.: http://www.mngrapes.org
6. Super Gigantic Y2 Winegrape Glossary: http://www.wine-lovers-page.com/wineguest/wgg.html
7. Double A Vineyard’s Catalog: http://www.rakgrape.com/
Grape Production Guides
1. Growing Grapes in Missouri, 80 p: http://mtngrv.missouristate.edu/Publications/grapeguide.pdf
2. Midwest Grape Production Guide, 155 p: http://ohioline.osu.edu/b919/index.html
3. Mid-Atlantic Wine Grape Growers Guide, 126 p: http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/resources/winegrape/
4. Growing grapes in Wisconsin, 28 pp: http://learningstore.uwex.edu/pdf/A1656.PDF
5. Growing Grapes in Indiana, 8pp: http://www.hort.purdue.edu/ext/HO-45.pdf
6. Colorado Grape Growers Guide, 86 p:
http://www.colostate.edu/Programs/wcrc/Viticulture/GrapeGrowersGuide1998.pdf
7. Cornell Sustainable Vineyard book: http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/pubs/press/2007/071005SusVit.html
Pests, Pesticides, Labels and Sprayers
1. 2008 Midwest Small Fruit Spray Guide: http://www.hort.purdue.edu/hort/ext/sfg/
2. Midwest Small Fruit Pest Mgt. Handbook: http://ohioline.osu.edu/b861/index.html
3. CDMS Pesticide Labels Search: http://www.cdms.net/LabelsMsds/LMDefault.aspx
4. Pest Mgt Strategic Plan for the North Central Region, 107 p:
http://www.ipmcenters.org/pmsp/pdf/NorthCentralGrapePMSP.pdf
5. Weed Control in New & Established Vineyards, Dr. Paul Domoto, ISU Extension:
http://viticulture.hort.iastate.edu/info/pdf/domotoweedctrl.pdf
6. Weed Control in the Vineyard, K-State Univ. Extension:
http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/library/hort2/mf2699.pdf
7. Preventing Herbicide Injury & Drift to Grapes:
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/pdf/em/em8860.pdf
8. Air Blast Sprayer Calibration Worksheet, Ed Hellman, Texas A&M:
http://winegrapes.tamu.edu/grow/diseases/airblast.shtml
9. NY Vineyard Spraying Resources: Excellent! :
http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/ent/faculty/landers/pestapp/grape.htm
Organic Grape Production
1. Organic Agriculture Homepage ISU Extension: http://extension.agron.iastate.edu/organicag/
2. Organic Agriculture – IA Dept. of Ag: http://www.agriculture.state.ia.us/agdiv/organic.htm
3. National Organic Program USDA homepage: http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop/
4. Ohio State University Organic Grape Disease Management Guide:
http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/fruitpathology/organic/PDF/OSU-Organic-Grape-Diseases.pdf
5. Organic Grape Production Guide 44 p. Appropriate Technology Transfer to Rural Areas
(ATTRA) : http://www.attra.org/attra-pub/PDF/grapes.pdf
6. Organic Viticulture Homepage Cornell University, NY :
http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/hort/faculty/pool/organicvitwkshp/tabofcontents.html
7. Lon Rombough (Oregon grape consultant) recently published an organic grape growing book.
Excellent book. This is Lon's WWW page: http://www.bunchgrapes.com/.
8. National Organic Materials Review Institute: http://www.omri.org/
University Vine/Wine Programs
1. Univ. of AR: http://www.uark.edu/depts/ifse/grapeprog/
2. Brock Univ. – Canada: http://www.brocku.ca/ccovi/
3. CA State at Fresno: http://cati.csufresno.edu/verc/
4. CA UCDavis: http://wineserver.ucdavis.edu/cuttingedge/research/index.htm
5. CO State: http://www.colostate.edu/programs/wcrc/pubs/viticulture/viticulturehome.htm
6. Cornell Univ.: http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/grapesandwine/
7. Midwest Grape & Wine Industry Institute: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Wine
8. KY State Univ: http://www.pawpaw.kysu.edu/Viticulture/index.htm
9. MI State Univ: http://web1.msue.msu.edu/fruit/grape.htm
10. MO State Univ.: http://mtngrv.missouristate.edu/mvec/
11. U of MO Institute for Continental Climate Viticulture & Enology: http://iccve.missouri.edu/
12. Univ. of MN: http://www.grapes.umn.edu/
13. Univ. of NE: http://agronomy.unl.edu/viticulture/
14. OH State Univ: http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/grapeweb/
15. OK State: http://www.okstate.edu/ag/asnr/hortla/ftpcns/grapes.htm
16. OR State: http://berrygrape.oregonstate.edu/fruitgrowing/grapes/grapeproduction.htm
17. Penn State: http://winegrape.cas.psu.edu/index.html
18. Purdue Univ: http://www.hort.purdue.edu/fruitveg/fruit/grapes.shtml
19. SD State Univ: http://sdgrapes.sdstate.edu/
20. Texas A&M: http://winegrapes.tamu.edu/research/usprograms.shtml
21. Virginia Tech: http://www.fst.vt.edu/extension/enology/index.html
22. WA State: http://www.wineducation.wsu.edu/
State Associations
1. IL Grape Growers & Vintners Assn: http://www.illinoiswine.org/
2. Northern IL Wine Growers: http://northernillinoiswine.com/
3. IN Winegrape Council: http://www.indianawines.org/iwgc/
4. KS Viticulture & Farm Wineries: http://kansasfarmwineries.org/
5. KS Grape Growers & Wine Makers: http://kansasgrapesandwines.com/
6. MI Grape Growers: http://web1.msue.msu.edu/vanburen/fmgs.html
7. MN Grape Growers: http://www.mngrapes.org/
8. MO Grape Growers: http://www.missourigrapegrowers.org/
9. NC Wine Growers: http://www.ncwinegrowers.com/
10. NE Grape Growers: http://www.nebraskawines.com/
11. Northern IL Wine Growers: http://northernillinoiswine.com/
12. OH Wine Producers: http://www.ohiowines.org/
13. OK Grape Growers: http://www.oklahomawines.org/
14. WI Winery Assn: http://www.wiswine.com/
National Associations.
1. American Vineyard Foundation: http://www.avf.org/
2. National Association of American Wineries: http://www.wineamerica.org/
3. American Society of Enology & Viticulture: http://www.asev.org/
4. U.S. Grape & Wine Initiative: http://www.ngwi.org/
5. U.S. Viticulture Consortium East: http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/pubs/vitcon/
Viticulture Newsletters
1. ISU Wine Grower News: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Wine/Resources/winegrowernews.htm
2. Univ. of Vermont: Cold Climate Viticulture: http://pss.uvm.edu/grape/newsletters/
3. Ohio Grape-Wine Electronic Newsletter:
http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/grapeweb/OGEN/20080104/ogen01042008.htm
4. Virgina Tech Viticulture Notes:
http://www.ext.vt.edu/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Docs.woa/wa/getnews?cat=tt-news-viti
5. Univ. of NE Vine Lines: http://agronomy.unl.edu/viticulture/vine_lines.htm
6. IL - The Grape Communicator: http://www.illinoiswine.org/newsletter/may-june2007.pdf
Industry Magazines
1. American Vineyard: http://www.malcolmmedia.com/
2. Wine East covers the wine industry east of the Rockies: http://www.wineeast.com
3. Vineyard and Winery Management: http://www.vwm-online.com
4. Practical Winery and Vineyard: http://www.practicalwinery.com
5. Wines and Vines: http://www.winesandvines.com
6. Fruit Grower News (Free): http://www.fruitgrowersnews.com/pages/current.php
Grape Nursery Vendors
1. Stan Olson - Penoach Winery, Vineyard and Nursery, 2667 N. Ave, Adel, IA 50003
ph: 515-993-4374, solson@penoach.com, http://www.penoach.com
2 Jim & Mary Kay Sorensen - Iowa Grape Vine Nursery, 45062 17th St. Preston, IA
50269 ph: 563-689-6347, iowgrapevines@yahoo.com, http://www.iowagrapevines.com/
3. Dennis Rak - Double A Vineyards, 10275 Christy Road, Fredonia, NY 14063
ph: 716-672-8493, vine@rakgrape.com , http://www.Rakgrape.com
4. John & Barb Marshall - Marshall's Great River Vineyard & Nursery, 35680 61 Blvd
Lake City, MN 55041, ph: 651-345-3531, http://www.greatrivervineyard.com
5.. Ed Daugherty - St. Francois Vineyard, 1669 Pine Ridge Trail, Park Hill, MO 63601
ph: 573-431-4294, contact@stfrancoisvineyards.com , http://www.stfrancoisvineyard.com/
6. Andy Farmer - Northeastern Vine, 2494 Route, Poultney, VT 05647
ph: 802-287-9311, andy@nevinesupply.com , http://www.nevinesupply.com/
7. Ray & Lisa Winter - Winterhaven Vineyard & Nursery, 18103 628th Ave.
Janesville, MN 50647, ph:607-234-5489, order@winterhavengrapevines.com
http://www.winterhavengrapevines.com
8. John Falconer - Falconer Vineyards, 3532 Old Tyler Rd, Red Wing, MN 55066
ph: 651-388-8849, wine@FalconerVineyards.com , http://www.falconervineyards.com/
9. Tom Suffoleto - Concord Nurseries, 10175 Mileblock Road, North Collins, NY 14111
ph: 800-223-2211, info@concordnursery.com , http://www.concordnurseries.com/
10. Chris Grandstrom, Lincoln Peak Vineyard, 262 River Road, New Haven, VT 05422
802-388-7368, Chris@lincolnpeakvineyard.com , http://www.lincolnpeakvineyard.com
11. Lon Rombough’s Bunchgrapes, PO Box 365, Aurora, OR 97002-0365
ph: 503-678-1410, lonrom@bunchgrapes.com , http://www.bunchgrapes.com/
12. Herman O. Amberg - Grafted Grapevine Nursery, 2399 Wheat Road, Clifton Springs, NY
14432-9312, ph 315-462-3288, amberg@fltg.net , http://www.graftedgrapevines.com/
Vineyard Supply Vendors
1. Mary Jo & Dennis Thaden - MDT & Associates, 3319 York Ave. N, Minneapolis, MN 55422
ph: 888-530-7082, MaryJo@MDTgrow.com , http://www.mtdgrow.com
2. Mike Switzer - Midwest Vineyard Supply, 2300 S Twin Bridge Rd, Decatur, IL 62521
ph: 217-864-9896, sales@midwestvineyardsupply.com , http://www.Midwestvineyardsupply.com
3. Cal Lais – Calsota Supply, 2508 Northland Dr. Mendota Heights, MN 55120
ph: 651-686-6688, Joe.Lais@calsota.com , http://www.calsota.com/
4. Michael Schmidt - Spec Trellising 39 Indian Dr., Ivyland, PA 18974
ph: 800-237-4594, info@spectrellising.com , http://www.spectrellising.com/
5. Jim’s Supply Co. 3530 Buck Owens Blvd. Box 668, Bakersfield, CA 93302-0668
Ph: 800-423-8016, jimssci@jimssupply.com , http://www.jimssupply.com/vineyardhome.htm
6. Mark Gibbs – Oregon Vineyard Supply, 2700 St. Joseph Road, McMinnville, OR 97128
Ph: 800-653-2216, mark@ovs.com , http://www.ovs.com/index.html
7. Maggie Michaels, Orchard Valley Supply, 5610 Harrisburg Industrial Park, Harrisburg, NC
28075 888-755-0098, http://www.orchardvalleysupply.com
Trellis Information Sites
1. Constructing a Vineyard Trellis, Dr. Paul Domoto,ISU 2002:
http://viticulture.hort.iastate.edu/info/pdf/domototrellis.pdf
2. Engineering a Modern Trellis System, Dr. Thomas Zabadal, Michigan State University:
http://grapes.msu.edu/pdf/cultural/engineerTrellis.pdf
3. Grape Training Systems, Uof Mo: http://extension.missouri.edu/xplor/agguides/hort/g06090.htm
4. Trellis Systems for Your Vineyard, U of NE:
http://agronomy.unl.edu/viticulture/trellis_systems_for_your_vineyard.htm
6. Parks Vineyard & Trellis Systems, Napa CA: http://www.pvts.net/
7. Spec Trellising vendor site: http://www.spectrellising.com/vinesupport/index.php
8. A&P Ag Structures, Visalia, CA: http://www.aandpag.com/
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