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The Viti-Culture LIVE! 2020 line-up has now been revealed, boasting a schedule of top speakers and master classes that you won’t want to miss. As this magazine arrives with you, we are only a month away from the inaugural virtual Viti-Culture LIVE! show. Although we won't be meeting in the flesh for the event, it’s now easier than ever to attend the show from the comfort of your own home. In 2019, the show was held for the first time at Plumpton College and hailed a huge success, with delegates from across the industry and the country attending the show. However, with the current crisis limiting the possibility of this the Viti-Culture team have created a first of its kind, online version of the event. Viti-Culture LIVE!, which Vineyard Magazine is once again media partner for, will now take place on 9 July – hosted completely from the www.viti-culture.com website. The event will still showcase the same level of fantastic seminars and give attendees the opportunity to talk with exhibitors, using live chat to connect them on the day. These virtual booths will then remain live on the website until 31 December, something no other virtual show is offering currently and the Viti-Culture team hope this will help to support the industry through unprecedented times. The headline seminar will be presented by Master of Wine (MW) Richard Bampfield, joined by Stephen Skelton MW and vineyard manager at Ridgeview Matt Strugnell. The seminar is called ‘Viticulture: Tackling the thorniest issues’ and the trio will discuss the biggest issues facing the UK wine industry currently.
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First of its kindonline version There will be five other seminars throughout the day, all of which can be seen in the timetable (on page 34), with some outstanding speakers covering topics from protecting against diseases and getting your yield forecasting right, to a look into the viticulture industry in South America. The day will conclude with a social wine tasting, hosted by Grape Vine Events, assisted by Plumpton College and WineGB. Further announcements will be made on this as we advance towards show day. A host of Show updates and announcements will also be made via the Grape Vine Events newly launched forum for the industry – www.soil2cellar.com. To add even more value for vineyards, the show is also offering them free space on the website to create their own virtual cellar door, especially useful for those who don’t have an online presence already and as a supporting outlet for those already established. Event organisers, Grape Vine Events said: “As a visitor, what could be better than viewing the vast array of supplies and services available to viticulturists, attending high-level seminars and be able to view and shop at an array of UK vineyards virtual cellar doors all in one place?
Everything will remain in place until 31 December 2020, so visitors will still be able to pop in right up to the end of the year! No other virtual show is offering such an extended platform – and we are proud to be able to support our industry to this extent through these uncharted times.” Whether you’re already an established grower or interested in starting up, Viti-Culture provides the perfect opportunity to speak to experts about any aspect of wine production. The exhibitors and speakers will appeal to those who are establishing a vineyard as well as those interested in packaging and marketing alongside many other topics. To get access to the seminars and exhibitors, keep checking the www.viti-culture.com website. The first glimpse of the new setup will be appearing soon, and attendees will be able to register to get access on the day.
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Yield forecasting: Getting it right
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Viticulture: Tackling the thorniest issues The headline seminar this year will be presented by Richard Bampfield MW, with Stephen Skelton MW and Ridgeview Wine Estate vineyard manager Matthew Strugnell. They will be tackling the topics of yield, frost prevention, and weed, pest and disease control. A session not to be missed by anyone in the industry looking to hear from very exceptional experience. Headline seminar Richard Bampfield passed his Master of Wine exam in 1990, having graduated in French from Cambridge in 1981 he immediately decided the wine trade was where he could put the language to best use. Richard Bampfield has worked around the world in vineyards and wine cellars, as well as managing retail wine shops in the North West of England for JW Lees Brewers for seven years After passing his MW, he joined the Australian producer Brown
Richard Bampfield MW Brothers and managed their European operations until 1999. He left them to set up his own company, specialising in public relations and offering wine talks, tours and courses. His clients include Lidl, Albert Bichot (Burgundy), Leith's School of Food and Wine, Santa Rita (Chile) and Chateau Brown. Richard Bampfield is a past Chairman of the Association of Wine Educators and was the European Champagne Ambassador 2009.
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Stephen Skelton MW Stephen Skelton has been involved with growing vines and making wine since 1975. He spent two years in Germany, working at Schloss Schönborn in the Rheingau and studying at Geisenheim, the world-renowned winegrowing and winemaking college, with the late Professor Helmut Becker. In 1977 he returned to the UK to establish the vineyards at Tenterden in Kent (now the home of the UK’s largest wine producer, Chapel Down Wines), and made wine there for 22 consecutive vintages. From 1988 to 1991 he was also winemaker and general manager at Lamberhurst Vineyards, at that time the largest winery in the UK. He now works as a consultant to vineyards and wineries in the UK and is currently setting up vineyards to produce sparkling wine.
Mahew Strugnell, Ridgeview Wine Estate Ridgeview Wine Estate says that Matthew Strugnell is responsible for making sure they have the best grapes they need to produce fantastic wine. He started working for Ridgeview in 2002 and now has responsibility of all their vineyards in which he works tirelessly to ensure the highest quality fruit. He also provides valued advice and support to all Ridgeview’s partnership vineyards.
Alexandre Macedo, Yara UK In this session, experts from chemical and fertiliser specialists Yara will present two sessions with a focus on understanding how certain chemicals can improve your crops. The first called ‘Key to managing nitrogen and iron applications in sparkling wine viticulture’ will be presented by Fabrice Cabot from Yara France. He is agronomic advisor for the French wine making regions with many years of experience under his belt.
Giz Gaskin, Yara UK The second, called ‘The importance of foliar applied calcium in viticulture’ will be with Yara UK fruit expert Giz Gaskin, who has eight years of experience in the fruit industry both in the UK and abroad. Yara UK technical and portfolio director Alexandre Macedo will also be presenting a seminar called ‘An overview of the South American viticulture industry’, giving an interesting and insightful look into how the industry works there and lessons that can be taken from them. Alexandre Macedo has worked in the South American region with its growers for many years and will be sharing his valuable experiences.
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This seminar, titled ‘Romeo: A new innovative solution to control key foliar diseases’ takes a look at a new and innovative way to control foliar fungal diseases, such as botrytis, powdery mildew, and downy mildew. As the session’s name suggests, this new product is called Romeo, a biofungicide based on cerevisane and is developed by Fargo in partnership with Agrauxine. The seminar will be presented by representatives from the two companies behind Romeo, global technical manager biocontrol at Agrauxine, Damien Verger, and technical development specialist at Fargo, Ant Surrage.
Ant Surrage, Fargro Ant Surrage has been with Fargo for two years and is currently at the forefront of integrating new technologies to optimise IPM programming and is working on several projects to further advance this field. These technologies range from biopesticides to the integration of data driven solutions in crop protection and integrated pest management programming.
Damien Verger, Agrauxine Damien Verger is in charge of trials implementation and finding new targets for Agrauxine’s biocontrol range of products. After a year working for Bayer as a field experimental technician, he joined Agrauxine in late 2018 as a technical support for the French commercial team. He was then promoted to work internationally as technical manager.
Greg Dunn, Plumpton Wine Division In this first seminar from Plumpton College, head of its wine division Dr Greg Dunn will look at yield forecasting and how to get it right. Having studied a doctorate in botany, Dr Dunn has spent the last two decades developing extensive international research experience, education and industry networks through many collaborative and viticulture-based projects. He has worked for DPI Victoria, the University of Melbourne, and the National Wine and Grape Industry Centre at Wagga Wagga, where he was deputy director. He also took on the role of associate editor and then deputy editor of the Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research (AJGWR).
Dr Akshay Baboo, Plumpton College The second seminar of the day from Plumpton will be presented by Dr Akshay Baboo, programme manager for BSc, FdSc, viticulture and oenology and is called ‘Choosing the right rootstock: Intersection of sustainability, organoleptic potential, and yield’. Dr Baboo’s is an expert when it comes to rootstock, having completed his doctoral thesis based on work with 26 different commercial and three experimental rootstocks crosses, grown across three experimental sites in the La Clape and Montpellier, France, in Milazzo, Italy and in Geisenheim, Germany. After that he consulted for 18 small vineyards across Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Greece and Germany in rootstocks selection and rootstock and scion compatibility. In India he consulted for India's most awarded winery, and in the one and a half years there, helped to plant more than 1475 hectares spread over four states and 17 districts with very varied soils, climate, and geography.
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