Best Practices Workshop Registration Opens at 7:00 AM

4:00 — 6:00 PM

Cold Climate Conference Registration Opens at 4:00 PM

WELCOME RECEPTION APPETIZERS & HAPPY HOUR IN THE TRADE SHOW

WINE SHINE — NEW MEMBER MEET AND GREET > Nine Mile Grill

Lunch > Veranda Room

2:00 — 3:00 PM

9:00 — 10:00 AM

10:00 — 11:00 PM

1:00 — 2:00 PM

BARREL-MAKING AND TOASTING/CHARRING DEMONSTRATIONGreg SumnersAtlas Barrel Company

HEALTHY VINES = HAPPY VINESLarry ShaferAGRO-K

11:00 — 12:00 PM

Thursday

3:00 — 4:00 PM

MGGA ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING > PLAZA 6

• CRESCENT KITCHEN in the DoubleTree

6:30 — 7:30 PM

7:30 — 9:00 PM

9:00 — 11:00 PM

Workshop Schedule

12:00 — 1:00 PM

AVA 101Karen ThorntonAVA Program Manager TTB

WISCONSIN LEDGE AVASteve DeBakerTrout Springs Winery

UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY AVAPaul TaborTabor Home Winery

LOESS HILLS AVADoug Grave & Andy HraskyWestern Iowa Grape Growers Association

MINNESOTA ECO REGIONS DEFINEDCarl Rosen & Nicholas JelinskiUniversity of Minnesota Soil Science

viticultureBloomington Room

enologyPlaza 6

business AVA DAYEdina Room

CREATING FORMAL WINE TRAIL ASSOCIATIONSJordan HumphreyWinthrop & Weinstine

SOIL HEALTH FOR HIGH PERFORMING VINESMike WhiteIowa State University

USING MECHANIZATION TO CUT LABOR COSTSDavid DanzingerDanzinger Vineyards and Winery

TRELLISING TECHNIQUES TO MAXIMIZE YOUR VINEYARDJohn & Jenny ThullUniversity of Minnesota

DRONES IN THE VINEYARDGreg EmerickSentera Drone Technology

ACHIEVE AN ECONOMICALLY SUSTAINABLE VINEYARDTim MartinsonCornell University

PRACTICAL BARREL KNOWLEDGE & MAINTENANCE Drew HortonUniversity of Minnesota

BARREL-MAKING AND TOASTING/CHARRING DEMONSTRATION (REPEAT)Greg SumnersAtlas Barrel Company

FRONTENAC BLANC — TASTING, INCLUDING BARREL FERMENTATIONBen BanksSovereign Estate Wine

LONG AGING — FRONTENAC AND MARQUETTE BARREL PROGRAMSteve ZellerParley Lake Winery

USING PREMIUM OAKTO BUILD SENSORY CUESAmy LaHueOak Solutions Group

Call for Reservations 952-656-5980

Cold Climate Conference Registration Opens at 7:00 AMBreakfast with the Board 7:30 — 8:30 AM in the Exhibitor Hall

viticultureBloomington Room

enologyPlaza 6

2:00 — 3:30 PM

8:30 — 9:30 AM SPARKLING WINE —PERFECTING THE BUBBLETRADITIONAL METHODMark WenzelIllinois Sparkling Company

4:00 — 5:30 PM

businessEdina Room

JAPANESE BEATLESMULTI-COLORED LADY BEETLESSPOTTED WING DROSOPHILABill HutchinsonUniversity of Minnesota

TIPS FOR REDUCING VINEYARD LABORMike WhiteIowa State University

WORKING TOGETHER TO SOLVE PROBLEMS — TAXES, BUSINESS AND HEALTH CAREBruce MillerMinnesota Farmers Union

Lunch and Exhibitors > Grand Ballroom12:00 — 2:00 PM

10:00 — 11:00 AM

HIRING LABOR FOR HARVEST AND LEGAL ISSUESAimée DayhoffWinthrop & WeinstineIrv GearyWild River Vineyards and Consulting

FIELD GRAFTING TO CHANGE VARIETIESEd SwansonCuthills Vineyards

FARM WINERY FOOD LICENSING UPDATEJeff Luedemann and Jan KellyMN Department of Agriculture

TRADEMARK AND LABELING STRATEGIES FOR WINERIESMartha EngelWinthrop & Weinstine

INSURANCE GAPS FOR VINEYARDS AND WINERIESTony CiroAmerican Family Insurance

Friday Conference Schedule

Trade Show Break3:30 — 4:00 PM

Gold Medal GalaAward-Winning Wines • Fantastic Food

ICCWC “Best of” Awards • Swenson Scholars Winemaker Insights • Music & Dancing

Irv Geary as Emcee this year!

Trade Show Break9:30 — 10:00 AM

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION > VerandaDoug Frost, President, Institute of Masters of Wine, US

IS THERE A “MIDWEST” WINE IDENTITY?11:00 — 12:00 PM

7:00 PM - 12:00 AMVeranda

KEGGING — WINES AND CIDERS FOR TASTING ROOMS AND RESTAURANTSJustin OsborneFour Daughters Vineyard & Winery

U OF M ITASCA TRIALS — YEAST AND MALOLACTIC TREATMENTSDrew HortonUniversity of Minnesota

WOLLERSHEIM VISION —WINEMAKING AND DISTILLING, PLUS ICE-WINE VITICULTURE AND TASTINGPhilippe Coquard Bruce ReeveWollersheim Winery

2018

Cold Climate Conference Registration Opens at 7:00 AMBreakfast with the Exhibitors 7:30 — 8:30 in the Exhibitor Hall

Lunch in the Exhibit Hall

12:30 — 1:30 PM

1:30 — 2:30 PM

Saturday

11:00 — 12:15 PM

NEW RESEARCH ON YEAST NUTRITIONKatie CookScott Lab

WINE TASTING — LEVEL 1 CERTIFICATION PROGRAM

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Accredited by:Wine & Spirits Education Trust

Designed for Tasting Roomstaff and the public, this 8-hour qualification session provides

a hands-on introduction to the world of wine.

You’ll explore the six main types and styles of wine

through sight, smell, and taste, while also gaining the basic

skills to describe wines accurately, and make successful food and

wine pairings.

Award-winning Cold Climate wines will also be offered for

tasting and discussion.

Register directly at:vinelabwine.com

HIGH-TUNNEL GROWING AND MARKETING TABLE GRAPESAndy FarmerNortheastern Vine Supply

HARVEST CHEMISTRY FOR GRAPE GROWERSDennis DrummondVESTA — Central Lakes College

Conference Schedule

9:00 — 11:00 AM

5:00 PM Grand Ballroom Foyer

silent auction begins

6:00 — 10:00 PM Grand Ballroom

up to 40 wineries this year!artisan small bites jazz music all night

viticultureBloomington Room

enologyPlaza 6

businessPlaza 5

Coffee Break 2:30 — 3:00 PM

CO-FERMENTING MARQUETTE AND CABERNET SAUVIGNONErin NortonMidwest Grape and Wine Industry Institute

GROWING STRATEGIES FOR ITASCAJohn & Jenny ThullUniversity of Minnesota

CRIMSON PEARL —GROWING AND TASTINGTom PlocherPlocher Vines

GENERAL SESSION > Veranda2018 U OF MN VITICULTURE UPDATE

Matt Clark, et al.Grape Breeding and Enology, University of Minnesota

WINE & SPIRITSACADEMY

3:00 — 4:00 PM

2018