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2013 Iggva Annual Conference & Winter Wine Festival

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Saturday, February 2, 2013

Viticulture, Marketing & Wine Lovers Tracts

8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Conference Registration
7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Complimentary Breakfast Buffet in the Trade Show

Illinois Wine Lovers Tract

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.


9:00 - 9:10 Welcome/Intro: Illinois Wine History
Bradley Beam
Enologist, IGGVA
9:10 - 9:40 America's First Wine Production Region: A History and Overview
Mark Ganchiff
Editor, Midwest Wine Press
9:40 - 10:15 Regional Spotlight: Northern Illinois Climatological challenges, primary varieties, etc.
Bill Shoemaker
Northern Region Viticulture Specialist, IGGVA
10:15 - 10:30 Break
10:30 - 11:05 Regional Spotlight: Southern Illinois Climatological challenges, primary varieties, etc.
Bradley Taylor
Southern Illinois University
11:05 - 11:30 Choosing Grapes For the Backyard
Bradley Beam
11:30 - noon Pairing Wine With Food
Bradley Beam
Denise Perry
Head Chef/Instructor
Lincoln Land Community College Culinary Institute
12 noon - 1:00 p.m. Complimentary Lunch and Agriozein Presentation

Marketing Tract

1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

1:30 - 2:15 Steps for Increasing Tasting Room Sales
Patty Held
2:15 - 3:00 Six Marketing Ideas to Get Fans on Your Website and in Your Tasting Room
Patty Held
3:00 - 3:15 Break
3:15 - 4:00 The Internet as a Marketing Tool
Panel Discussion
4:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Annual Membership Meeting
6:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Annual Banquet

Viticulture Tract

8:45 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

8:45 - 9:45 Using Crop Estimation in the Vineyard
Jake Emling
Michigan State University, East Lansing
9:45 - 10:30 Managing Vineyards in an Extended Drought
S. Kaan Kurtural
California State University, Fresno
10:30 - 10:50 Break
10:50 - 11:05 Droughted Vine Management Decision Worksheet
S. Kaan Kurtural
11:05 - noon Dasease Management in Stressed Vineyards
Annemiek Schilder
Michigan State University, East Lansing
   

Wine Quality Assurance Seminar

1:00 - 1:20 The Economic Impact of Wine Quality Assurance Programs: A Case Study
Garrett Hoemann
Southern Illinois University
1:20 - 1:55 Iowa's Wine Quality Assurance Program
Michael White
Iowa State University
1:55 - 2:30 Ohio's Wine Quality Assurance Program
Todd Steiner
Enologist, Ohio State University
2:30 - 2:45 Break
2:45 - 3:15 Panel Q&A
Michael White & Todd Steiner
3:15 - 4:00 Connecting Growers with Winemakers - Discussion & Tasting
Karen Hand
Blue Sky Vineyards
Scott Albert
Kite Hill Vineyards
4:00 - 4:15 Closing Remarks
Bradley Beam & Bradley Taylor