Our young Chardonnay vines are in bud swell stage, and others are tagging along. It looks like we will see bud break in a week or two. One of diseases… Read more
2015 Integrated Pest Management (IPM) meeting announcement Virginia Cooperative Extension Specialists will review pest management considerations for a full day IPM workshop. The morning of review will be followed by… Read more
It was nice to see you all at the VVA meeting. Here are slides of my presentations. The links should open up files in my Google Drive (pdf files). 1)… Read more
Here comes information on this year’s VVA meeting! If you are new to the industry, please consider attending VA vineyards association’s annual meeting. This year, we have a half-day beginner’s… Read more
It looks like there were some errors with my previous posting, so, here you go again! 2015 Virginia Cooperative Extension pruning workshops Specialists with Virginia Tech’s AHS Jr. AREC and… Read more
Happy New Year to everybody! Here comes a series of meetings offered through our group. Hope to see you soon!! 2014 Virginia Cooperative Extension pruning workshops Specialists with Virginia Tech’s… Read more
If you are interested in starting a new vineyard, or just have started, please join our beginner’s workshop. Introduction to mid-Atlantic wine grape production Virginia Tech’s AHS Jr. AREC Winchester,… Read more
I had a meeting and did not able to post it in timely manner, but there was a wet event on Monday-Tuesday this week. It was 14+ hours of wetness… Read more
A line of rain went through Winchester area resulted in 10 h of wetness with an average of 69F. It was downy and low Botrytis risk event. Please refer to… Read more
As the harvest approaches (plus recent rain events in some part of VA), I am receiving several emails on sour rot. It is often confused, but not all late season… Read more