VineBalance: Michigan and New York Collaborate on a New Sustainability Initiative

A collaboration between Michigan and New York wine industries is a testament to the adage, A rising tide raises all ships. By Emily Dockery

Top 5 Sustainable Winegrowing Podcasts of 2023 Short on time to read trade articles or attend conferences? The Sustainable Winegrowing podcast delivers the latest science and research for the wine industry from the world's top experts and experienced growers. Episodes in 2023 included interviews with experts from elite viticulture and enology universities including Cornell University, Texas A&M, and University of California Cooperative Extension. The top 5 most downloaded episodes of 2023 were: 163: Onsite Compost Production Using Vineyard Waste with Patrick Muran, Winemaker at Niner Wine Estates 167: Use Biochar to Combat Climate Change with Josiah Hunt, Founder and CEO of Pacific Biochar Befit Corporation 171: How to Farm Wine Grapes for Climate Change with Chris Chen of California Cooperative Extension 169: Do You Need to Crop Thin Your Vineyard? with Patty Skinkis, Viticulture Extension Specialist and Professor in the Horticulture Department at Oregon State Univers

A Wine Industry Resource for Technical Interviews and Marketing Tips Atascadero, CA: The Sustainable Winegrowing with Vineyard Team podcast celebrates its 200th episode. Since 2016, farmers, winemakers, and wine enthusiasts have listened to the latest science and research for the wine industry from the world's top experts and experienced growers. Interviews with industry professionals including Terry Bates of Cornell University, Akif Eskalen Cooperative Extension Specialist at the University of California at Davis, and Kelly Mulville of Paicines Ranch give listeners insight into current and relevant topics in the field of sustainable winegrowing. In the time it takes to drive between vineyards, listeners enjoy technical episodes featuring expert discussions covering every aspect of wine business from microbes for soil health to designing a vineyard for sheep grazing, and from barrier sprays for smoke taint to using satellites to detect diseases. New technical interviews are release

LISTEN IN Sustainable Winegrowing...on the go! The Sustainable Winegrowing podcast brings you the latest science and research for the wine industry from the world's top experts and experienced growers. In the time it takes to drive from one vineyard to another, you can listen to in-depth technical information on topics like integrated pest management, fruit quality, water conservation, and nutrient management. Sharing your Sustainable Story with your visitors is made even easier with our Marketing Tips episodes. Listening is easy: Search for Sustainable Winegrowing on your podcast player. Click subscribe so that you never miss an episode. Use your new knowledge to make smarter, sustainable vineyard management decisions to increase efficiency, conserve resources, and maximize product quality. Here's what Greg Pennyroyal, Vineyard Manager at Wilson Creek Winery and Professor of Viticulture at Mount San Jacinto College has to say: "It is obvious that the Vineyard Team po

This monthly webinar series for Eastern growers and winemakers was launched in the Fall of 2019 and continued until April 2021. Organized by researchers at Cornell AgriTech, Virginia Tech Extension, and Penn State Extension, these webinars brought together university researchers, grape growers and winemakers across the country, and the decision was made for staff at the three universities to hold a similar Forum series in 2022. The webinars will cover the latest in research results in viticulture and enology and focus on concepts that underlie the practical aspects of growing grapes and making wine, and they are open to grape growers and winemakers wherever they are located.  The schedule for the remaining six webinars and recordings of previous webinars can be found at: https://blogs.cornell.edu/grapes/home/eastern-viticulture-and-enology-forum where a link connects to the 2021-2022 schedule of the webinars and the unique registration link for each of those webinars.  The f