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Table of Contents 6 From the President 7 Thursday Workshop Schedule 10 Friday Conference Schedule 11 Saturday Conference Schedule 16 Hotel Map 17 Exhibitor Map 18 Speakers 24 Exhibitor Directory 31 ICCWC Gold Medal Winners
2016 Board Members & Committees EXECUTIVE BOARD Irv Geary, President Best Practices - Viticulture North Branch, MN David Mohn, Vice President Membership Chair Website Committee Chair Woodbury, MN Larry Olson, Treasurer Waseca, MN Josie Boyle, Secretary Best Practices - Enology Minneapolis, MN Ronald L. Barnes Past President Nominations Chair Bloomington, MN BOARD MEMBERS Ryan Allshouse Conference Committee Hugo, MN Aaron Berdofe ICCWC Committee Festivals Committee Chair Minneapolis, MN Alexandru Bortnov Swenson Preservation Chair Shoreview, MN Jenny Ellenbecker Legislative Committee Round Lake, MN
Gary Gardner ICCWC Chair Minneapolis, MN Jay J. Grokowsky ICCWC Committee Altoona, WI Senator John Howe Legislative Committee Red Wing, MN John Maloney Legislative Committee Cannon Falls, MN Dr. George Martin Marketing Committee Rosemount, MN Bob Olson Grants St. Paul, MN Kent Schwickert Legislative Committee Swenson Memorial Scholarship Mankato, MN Steve Unverzagt Cold Climate Conference Chair Marketing Committee Chair Eagan, MN
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From the President, Irv Geary
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his year is a special year for the MGGA and our Cold Climate Conference. Our organization is turning 40 years old this year and we are having a big celebration to recognize all of the success and efforts of those that have made all of this possible. I was asked to come up with some names of those that I thought made a significant contribution to this success. As I sat there pondering my history with the organization I’ve come to realize that I’m relatively new to the whole industry. Yet in that time I’ve seen some pretty big changes to the industry, the numbers of wineries, the number of acres of grapes and changes within our organization. I would like to stop and reflect on what we’ve accomplished over the past 40 years. When the MGGA started I was 5 years old. That says something for the founders who are still in the organization today. Wow, what endurance! There were no wineries operating during that first year, but a couple that came shortly thereafter. The majority of vines grown then were French hybrids like Marechal Foch, Leon Millot and Seyval and needed winter protection. The new cutting edge varietals coming from the University of Minnesota were released jointly with Elmer Swenson in 1978. They were Edelwiess and Swenson Red. The first ‘Notes From The North” was printed in December of 1977 and mailed to MGGA members -- it was two pages. One of the first Annual Meetings was held on Dec 10, 1977 in David Macgregor’s living room. MGGA dues were $7.50.
Looking at where we have come today I think we have done quite well. Our membership is holding strong with many seasoned members as well as new, younger generations that are getting into the viticulture game. It gives me great hope for the future of our organization and our industry. We are still publishing the “Notes From The North”, now emailed and we have moved our annual meeting out of David’s living room. The state has listed 70 licensed wineries as of this year and I have heard of a couple more that I am aware of opening in 2016. Maquette and Frontenacs rule as the most commonly planted vines in the region with the U of MN set to release at least one new varietal in the very near future. Virtually nobody buries their vines anymore. We don’t have a complete count of acres grown in the state as not everyone is registered with the MN Department of Ag, or are MGGA members. However, there is strong evidence that we have surpassed the 1500 acre mark in Minnesota alone. Viticulture is becoming more commercialized in terms of technology, equipment and investment. This past year I toured two 40-acre vineyards in our region. The MGGA now has membership levels for individuals, commercial growers, commercial wineries and trade partners, and we hold the biggest conference on Cold Climate Viticulture in the country. Looking back 40 years makes me wonder in awe where we will be 40 years from now. Will the U have developed a fully hardy vinifera hybrid vine for us? Will we hit ten thousand acres of vines? Will Minnesota wine consumers make Minnesota wines a priority? Will the MGGA still be a force to advocate for the “education, promotion and extension of the art and science of viticulture in Minnesota”? I can only hope. Yes, we have come a long way and have seen a lot a growth and change. We strive to do the best we can and hope our organization and industry continues to grow. So thank you for joining us at the 12th annual CCC. Help us celebrate our history as well as our hopes and dreams of a successful future. Cheers, Irv
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Thursday Workshop Schedule Best Practices Workshop Registration Opens at 7:00 AM enology
viticulture
business
> NICOLLET D PLANNING A VINEYARD PEST MANAGEMENT PROGRAM Jeanette Smith VineSmith
> LAKESHORE A CROWDFUNDING Ryan Schildkraut Winthrop & Weinstine
10:00 — 11:00 PM
> LAKESHORE B/C GROWING AND SOURCING APPLES FOR YOUR CIDER OPERATION JP Jacobson MN Apple Growers Association
> NICOLLET D SPRAYER MANAGEMENT AND CALIBRATION FOR MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE Mike White Iowa State University
> LAKESHORE A ALCOHOL TIPS TRAINING Bob Leslie Minnesota Municipal Beverage Association
11:00 — 12:00 PM
> LAKESHORE B/C CIDER MARKETING TRENDS: WHO’S MY TARGET BUYER AND HOW DO I GET TO THEM? Jim Watkins Sociable Cider Werks
> NICOLLET D EFFECTIVE VARMINT CONTROL MEASURES AND RELATED COSTS John Thull University of Minnesota
9:00 — 10:00 AM
Lunch Break > Nicollet B/C
12:00 — 1:00 PM
1:00 — 2:00 PM
> LAKESHORE B/C PACKAGING FOR CIDER: BOTTLES VS CANS & ALL OF THE ABOVE Nathan Smith LagerSmith Mobile Packaging
> NICOLLET D SELECTING SPRAY MATERIALS Jeanette Smith VineSmith
2:00 — 3:00 PM
> LAKESHORE B/C FEDERAL RULES & REGULATIONS FOR THE CIDER INDUSTRY Elliot Ginsburg Garner & Ginsburg Law Offices
> NICOLLET D EFFECTIVE IPM PROGRAM ROUND TABLE Jeannette Smith, Mike White, John Thull, Brian Nelson
3:00 — 4:00 PM
> LAKESHORE B/C WHAT’S HOT: TRENDING CIDER STYLES & CIDER TASTING Jim Watkins Sociable Cider Werks
> LAKESHORE A SDA/MDA WINERY COMPLIANCE Ben Miller Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Level 1 Sommelier Course 8:00 - 4:00 > MIRAGE
> LAKESHORE B/C HARD CIDER IN THE US MARKET Herdie Baisden Maiden Rock Winery & Cidery
Cold Climate Conference Registration Opens at 4:00 PM 4:00 — 6:00 PM
WELCOME RECEPTION APPETIZERS & HAPPY HOUR IN THE TRADE SHOW
6:30 — 7:30 PM
MGGA ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING > NICOLLET D
7:30 — 9:00 PM
SIP & SAVOR — DINING IN MINNEAPOLIS
9:00 — 11:00 PM
WINE SHINE — NEW MEMBER MEET AND GREET > NORTHWOODS
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Thursday Conference 9 am - noon ENOLOGY HARD CIDER IN THE US MARKET Herdie Baisden Maiden Rock Winery & Cidery
GROWING AND SOURCING APPLES FOR YOUR CIDER OPERATION JP Jacobson MN Apple Growers Association
CIDER MARKETING TRENDS: WHO’S MY TARGET BUYER AND HOW DO I GET TO THEM? Jim Watkins Sociable Cider Werks
VITICULTURE PLANNING A VINEYARD PEST MANAGEMENT PROGRAM Jeanette Smith VineSmith
SPRAYER MANAGEMENT AND CALIBRATION FOR MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE Mike White Iowa State University
EFFECTIVE VARMINT CONTROL MEASURES AND RELATED COSTS John Thull University of Minnesota
BUSINESS CROWDFUNDING Ryan Schildkraut Winthrop & Weinstine
BEVERAGE ALCOHOL TRAINING Paul Kaspszak Minnesota Municipal Beverage Association
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Thursday Conference 1 pm - 4 pm ENOLOGY PACKAGING FOR CIDER: BOTTLES VS CANS & ALL OF THE ABOVE Nathan Smith LagerSmith Mobile Packaging
FEDERAL RULES & REGULATIONS FOR THE CIDER INDUSTRY Elliot Ginsburg Garner and Ginsburg Law Offices
WHAT’S HOT: TRENDING CIDER STYLES & CIDER TASTING Jim Watkins Sociable Cider Werks
VITICULTURE SELECTING SPRAY MATERIALS Jeanette Smith VineSmith
EFFECTIVE IPM PROGRAM ROUND TABLE Jeanette Smith, Mike White, John Thull, Brian Nelson
BUSINESS USDA/MDA WINERY COMPLIANCE Ben Miller Minnesota Department of Agriculture
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Friday Workshop Schedule Friday - Cold Climate Conference Registration Opens at 7:00 AM Breakfast with the Board 7:30 - 8:30 AM Trade Show Buffet
8:30 — 10:00 AM
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION > NICOLLET A Nan Bailly and Robin Partch EARLY PIONEERS OF THE MGGA
11:00 — 12:00 PM
Lunch Break • Trade Show Buffet Job Fair Sponsored by PROSPERO - Trade Show Exhibit Hall
12:00 — 2:00 PM
Trade Show 10:00 - 5:00
> LAKESHORE B/C OAK ADJUNCTS Steve Burch Radoux US
5:00 — 7:00 PM
7:00 — 10:00 PM
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> NORTHSTAR A FOLIAR FERTILIZER: WHAT, WHEN AND WHY TO USE THIS TOOL FOR YOUR VINEYARD. Larry Shafer AGRO-K
> LAKESHORE A TOWN HALL SHARE SESSION I (Limited to 60 participants) SUCCESSFUL EVENTS Michelle Bredeson Carlos Creek Winery ENTITY OPTIONS: C CORP, S CORP, LLC, SOLE PROPRIETOR Chris Hussey & Ryan Schildkraut
Winthrop & Weinstine
BRINGING IN THE HARVEST Mike White Iowa State MONITORING & RESPONDING TO ONLINE FEEDBACK Tyler Golberg and Kelly Falk CYBERsprout OPENING A WINERY - FIRST STEPS Scott Ellenbecker Round Lake Vineyards
Trade Show Break
3:00 — 3:30 PM
3:30 — 5:00 PM
> LAKESHORE A STAND OUT! BRANDING YOUR WINE & YOUR WINERY Paul Wagner Balzac Communications
Trade Show Break
10:00 — 11:00 AM
2:00 — 3:00 PM
business
viticulture > NORTHSTAR A CONVENTIONAL VS NATURAL VS ORGANIC VS BIODYNAMIC VS SUSTAINABLE VITICULTURE. WHAT’S BEST FOR YOUR VINEYARD? Mike White IA State Extension
> LAKESHORE B/C VERJUS PRODUCTION, RESEARCH AND VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS Chad Stoltenberg Locust Lane Vineyards
> NORTHSTAR A MARKETING YOUR CROP Aaron DeBeers VINOPTIC / VESTA
> LAKESHORE B/C MN WINE QUALITY ALLIANCE PROGRAM Dennis Emslie-Drummond VESTA
SILENT AUCTION • APPETIZERS • NICOLLET PROMENADE WINTER WINE FEST NICOLLET BALLROOM
> LAKESHORE A LIFE AFTER GRAPES! PASSING ON, SELLING & PRICING YOUR VINEYARD OR WINERY. John Baker Attorney / Iowa State Extension
CASH BAR
Sommelier Training 8:00 - 1:00
enology > LAKESHORE B/C TERRIOR AND TYPICITY IN EMERGING WINE REGIONS Anna Katharine Mansfield Cornell University
Saturday Workshop Schedule Saturday - Cold Climate Conference Registration Opens at 7:00 AM Breakfast Buffet 7:30 - 9:00 AM in the Trade Show Exhibit Hall GENERAL SESSION > NICOLLET A/B 2016 STATE-WIDE MARKETING PLANS MN AGRI-TOURISM GRANT FUNDING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS Randy Gutzmann, Minnesota Farm Winery Association Shelli Lissick, Belmont Partners Public Relations
9:00 — 10:00 AM
11:15 — 12:00 PM
Trade Show 10:00 -2:00
10:30 — 11:15 AM
enology > LAKESHORE B/C RESEARCH ON TANNINS IN HYBRID CULTIVARS Anna Katharine Mansfield Cornell University
> NICOLLET D VINEYARD MECHANIZATION ROUND TABLE Moderator - Mike White Iowa State University Brian Nordschow, Mel Danzinger, Ray Winter, Steve Gamet
> LAKESHORE B/C NORTHERN GRAPES PROJECT, WINE TASTING Anna Katharine Mansfield Cornell University
> NICOLLET D QUALITY PERAMETERS IN VITICLULTURE AND CROP ESTIMATION Aaron DeBeers Vinoptic / VESTA
Coffee Break > NICOLLET D WHAT CAN BEST PRACTICES DO FOR YOU? Release of NEW Viticulture Best Practices Manual Paul Domoto Iowa State University
3:30 — 4:30 PM
> LAKESHORE A EFFECTIVE ON-LINE STRATEGIES FOR GROWING YOUR WINERY Tyler Golberg and Kelly Falk CYBERsprout
> LAKESHORE A TOWN HALL SHARE SESSION II (Limited to 60 participants) FDA/USDA INSPECTIONS Ann Tessneer North Folk Winery WINE CLUB SUCCESSES & CHALLENGES Angie Sauer Carlos Creek Winery SELLING YOUR GRAPES John Marshall Great River Vineyard WINERY WEB SITE MUST HAVES Tyler Golberg CYBERsprout TRADEMARKS & INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Martha Engel Winthrop & Weinstine PROMOTING MN WINE Shelli Lissick Belmont Partners
Gold Medal Gala 7:00 PM — 12:00 AM
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> MIRAGE
3:00 — 3:30 PM
business
> LAKESHORE A DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER SALES: HOW SMALL WINERIES CAN MAKE MONEY IN A WORLD DOMINATED BY MAJOR MULTINATIONALS Paul Wagner Balzac Communications
Lunch in the Trade Show Last Chance in the Trade Show
12:00 — 2:00 PM
2:00 — 3:00 PM
viticulture
> NICOLLET D VINEYARD MECHANIZATION FOR THE PRACTICAL GROWER Steve Gamet University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Wine Judging Short Course 9:00 — 4:00
Trade Show Break
Friday Conference 8:30 am - noon ENOLOGY TERRIOR AND TYPICITY IN EMERGING WINE REGIONS Anna Katharine Mansfield Cornell University
VITICULTURE CONVENTIONAL vs. NATURAL vs. ORGANIC vs. BIODYNAMIC vs. SUSTAINABLE VITICULTURE.
WHAT’S BEST FOR YOUR VINEYARD? Mike White Iowa State Extension
BUSINESS STAND OUT! BRANDING YOUR WINE & YOUR WINERY Paul Wagner Balzac Communications
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Friday Conference 2 pm - 5 pm ENOLOGY OAK ADJUNCTS Steve Burch Radoux US
VERJUS PRODUCTION, RESEARCH AND VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS Chad Stoltenberg Locust Lane Vineyards
MN WINE QUALITY ALLIANCE PROGRAM Dennis Emslie-Drummond VESTA
VITICULTURE FOLIAR FERTILIZER: WHAT, WHEN AND WHY TO USE THIS TOOL FOR YOUR VINEYARD. Larry Shafer AGRO-K
MARKETING YOUR CROP Aaron DeBeers VINOPTIC / VESTA
BUSINESS TOWN HALL SHARE SESSION I Michelle Bredeson Carlos Creek Winery
ENTITY OPTIONS: C CORP, S CORP, LLC, SOLE PROPRIETOR Chris Hussey & Ryan Schildkraut Winthrop & Weinstine
BRINGING IN THE HARVEST Mike White Iowa State Extension
MONITORING & RESPONDING TO ONLINE FEEDBACK Tyler Golberg and Kelly Falk CYBERsprout
OPENING A WINERY - FIRST STEPS Scott Ellenbecker Round Lake Vineyards
LIFE AFTER GRAPES! PASSING ON, SELLING & PRICING YOUR VINEYARD OR WINERY. John Baker Iowa State Extension
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Saturday Conference 9 am - noon ENOLOGY RESEARCH ON TANNINS IN HYBRID CULTIVARS Anna Katharine Mansfield Cornell University
NORTHERN GRAPES PROJECT Anna Katharine Mansfield Cornell University
VITICULTURE VINEYARD MECHANIZATION FOR THE PRACTICAL GROWER Steve Gamet University of Nebraska - Lincoln
VINEYARD MECHANIZATION ROUND TABLE Moderator - Mike White Iowa State University
Brian Nordschow, Melvin Danzinger, Ray Winter, Steve Gamet
BUSINESS DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER SALES: HOW SMALL WINERIES CAN MAKE MONEY IN A WORLD DOMINATED BY MAJOR MULTINATIONALS Paul Wagner Balzac Communications
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Saturday Conference 2 pm - 4:30 pm ENOLOGY
NORTHERN GRAPES PROJECT, WINE TASTING Anna Katharine Mansfield Cornell University
VITICULTURE
QUALITY PARAMETERS IN VITICULTURE AND CROP ESTIMATION Aaron DeBeers Vinoptic / VESTA
WHAT CAN BEST PRACTICES DO FOR YOU? Paul Domoto Iowa State University
BUSINESS
EFFECTIVE ON-LINE STRATEGIES FOR GROWING YOUR WINERY Tyler Golberg and Kelly Falk CYBERsprout
TOWNHALL SHARE SESSION II Ann Tessneer North Folk Winery
WINE CLUB SUCCESSES & CHALLENGES Angie Sauer Carlos Creek Winery
SELLING YOUR GRAPES John Marshall Great River Vineyard
WINERY WEB SITE MUST HAVES
Tyler Golberg CYBERsprout
TRADEMARKS & INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Martha Engel Winthrop & Weinstine
PROMOTING MINNESOTA WINE Shelli Lissick Bellmont Partners
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hotel map Enology Sessions Viticulture Sessions Business Sessions Special Events Somm and Wine Judging Second Level Meeting Rooms
GOLD MEDAL GALA NORTHSTAR BALLROOM RESTROOMS
WINE SHINE HOSPITALITY NORTHWOODS
GREENWAY BALLROOM
MIRAGE
Main Level Meeting Rooms
EXHIBIT HALL
NICOLLET A/B
NICOLLET C
NICOLLET D
LAKESHORE B/C
LAKESHORE A
REGISTRATION
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exhibitor map Agro-K
212
American Family Insurance
209
ArtOn Products
412
Avian Control Bird Repellent
408
Bedford Technology
327
Borra Vineyard
513 307, 406
Clements Lumber
311
Collinwood Grape Company
624
Cool Wine Bottles
313
Crop Production Services
612
CYBERSprout
510
Double A Vineyards
508
Euro-Machines
409
F. Colavita and Son
211
Frost Spray Technology
310
Garner & Ginsburg Law Offices
511
K Fence
424
The Label Gallery MDT & Associates
624
512, 413 220
707 708
625
709
626
FREIGHT ENTRANCE
Break Area
512 510 508
431
426 424 422
412 410 408 406
323
313 311 309 307
324 322
312 310 308 306
223
211 209 207
327
331 328 226
MN Department of Agriculture / DriftWatch
707
MN Department of Natural Resources
625
MN Department of Agriculture
708
MN Department of Public Safety, Alcohol & Gambling Enforcement Division
709
Minnesota Grown
223
Minnesota Public Relations Society of America
322
Spec Trellising
426
525, 527
The Barrel Mill
509
Niebur Tractor / Olson Power
328-431
220 218 216
212 210 208 206
119 ENTRANCE FROM LOBBY
Tri-State Bobcat
701- 705
Trysk Print Solutions
309
Northeastern Vine Supply
210
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
324
Prospero Equipment
626
Westfall Company
226
Scott Laboratories
218
Windridge Implements
308
Winterhaven Nursery / Indian Island Winery
411
Winthrop & Weinstine Law Firm
216
Shemogue Custom Trellis South Dakota Agricultural Laboratories
422, 323 529
504
430
207, 306
312
OPEN BOOTHS
413 411 409
410
North Coast Wine Grape Brokers
SOLD BOOTHS
513 511 509
531 529 527 525
Midwest Grower Supply / GFG Ag Products
Munckhof Manufacturing
SPONSOR BLOCK
612
206, 208
Curtis 1000
Kaufman Container
701 702 703 704 705 01
BAR SERVICE
Brick Packaging
MGGA/MEDIA
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2016 Speakers John Baker John is the Attorney for the Iowa Concern Hotline, an information and referral service of Iowa State University Extension Service. In 1991, he created the Ag Link project, which links farmers and landowners with beginning farmers. He has helped to establish similar linking programs throughout the United States. He is the founder and current Chair of the Board of Directors of the International Farm Transition Network that assists in the development new linking programs. In 1995, he created the Farm Savvy manual, which contains material on the transition of a farm business to the next generation. Herdie E. Baisden Herdie E. Baisden has a distinguished track record of entrepreneurial endeavors. His current venture, Maiden Rock Winery & Cidery, is on-track to become one of the leading regional premium craft hard cider producers in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Herdie can often be found on the front lines of business startups and opportunities requiring pioneering leadership. Most recently, Herdie and his partner Carol Wiersma founded several businesses in Stockholm, Wisconsin, including The Good Apple in 2000, Maiden Rock Apples in 2003, and Maiden Rock Winery & Cidery in 2008. Herdie has served on the boards as a Director and Officer of the Wisconsin Apple Growers Association and the Wisconsin Winery Association. He is one of the founding members of the Badger State Winery Cooperative and the Great River Road Wine Trail. In addition to leading workshops and delivering presentations on the production and marketing of Wisconsin craft cider, Herdie is also establishing a nursery to produce specialized cider apple trees for sale to other growers. Steve Burch, Winemaker Born in Ohio, Steve traveled to California to study winemaking at UC Davis. After earning his degree in Viticulture and Enology in 1998, he worked with Robert Mondavi making small lot wines from special research vineyards to improve overall quality across multiple wine brands. Shortly thereafter, he was recruited by Flora Springs to oversee the cellar and wine production at this storied Napa Valley winery. After he and his wife built their own winery in the Sierra Foothills, and seeing the potential for custom crush and direct sales, he expanded into California Shiners, where he oversaw all production, marketing and sales. Here, Steve honed the skills needed to produce wines on a large scale without compromising quality. Currently Steve is US brand manager for Pronektar, Radoux Cooperage SAS’ brand of barrel alternatives. In this capacity, Steve works with Radoux sales managers
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as well as directly with clients in order to provide the best oak choices based on the clients desires as well as what works best with the wine. Aaron DeBeers A native of San Francisco, Aaron has held top management and production positions at a number of vineyards and wineries in California. Under his consulting company Vinoptic, he has consulted for companies on both the east and west coasts. At Gallo Vineyards, Aaron helped the company gain the world’s first-ever vineyard ISO certification (which includes sustainability practices) for their Monte Rosso Vineyard. He has been the director of vineyard operations at Keller Estate; director of vineyard operations and winemaking at D’Ambrosio Vineyards and Verismo Wines; and head winemaker at Glimpse, Stretto, Stella, and Argo Navis. He also teaches a course on “Practical Vineyard Management” in Sonoma State University’s Wine Business department and for VESTA online. In short, Aaron really knows his way around a vineyard and a winery. Aaron is actively involved in all aspects of the wine industry: vineyard operations, winemaking, brand development, marketing, sales, and staff training. But in keeping with his start in the industry, Aaron still looks to the vineyard first: “I feel that most of winemaking begins in the vineyard—and when a particular vineyard is producing premium fruit, then stellar wines will follow.” Currently Aaron is the Grower Relations Representative for Treasury Wine Estates in Napa and maintains a small consulting cliental. Melvin Danzinger Melvin Danzinger is a part owner of Danzinger Vineyards at Alma, Wisconsin . Melvin Danzinger is a graduate of UW-River Falls with a BS in Agronomy. After College he returned to the family farm and farmed for 30 years with his brother David. The farm has grown to 550 dairy cows and 1400 crop acres. In 2003 Melvin and David turned the control of the dairy to David’s sons and started a vineyard. To learn how to grow grapes and produce wine Melvin has attended over 30 conferences in 8 states. They have also hosted field days at their vineyard and given many tours to people interested in starting a vineyard. The vineyard now has 10,000 vines covering over 18 acres. The vineyard has all cold climate grapes with 10 varieties including 5 Minnesota varieties and 5 Elmer Swenson varieties. Since 2009 most of the grapes grown are used to produce wine at Danzinger Vineyards. Extra grapes are sold to other local wineries.
Paul Domoto Emeritus Professor, Iowa State University Dr. Domoto grew up on a vineyard near Sanger, California. He obtained his BS and MS degrees at California State University at Fresno, and PhD from the University of Maryland. He was a member of the Iowa State University Horticulture Department faculty from 1974 through 2013, with assignments evolving from teaching and research-to-research and extension. His research emphasis was in pomology and viticulture. He was the state extension specialist for all fruit crops, and developed the ISU Viticulture Home Page to provide prospective and established grape growers in Iowa and the surrounding region with computer accessible information on grape culture. Recently, he has been revising the Tenth Edition of the MGGA publication Growing Grapes in Minnesota to include Best Management Practices. Dennis Emslie Drummond Dennis grew up in England but came the US to earn several degrees in Farm Management and Wine Chemistry, before working in vineyards and wineries around the globe: Australia, New Zealand, Sonoma and Napa Counties in California, as well as Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota. Currently a VESTA Instructor at Central Lakes College, Dennis established an experimental, teaching vineyard and wine lab at the Staples Ag Center in northern Minnesota. He started a Wine Chemistry and Sensory Testing lab for the Minnesota Wine Quality Alliance, and also instructs on various farming, financial, viticulture and wine making best practices. Stephen Gamet Steve is a western Nebraska native growing up and graduating High School in Ogallala. He received his BS in Agronomy/Horticulture from UNL and has more than 30 years experience in the field of horticulture, working both in the retail sector and the educational/ research fields. In 2000 Steve along with his father, plus their collective family members planted their first grapes along the South Platte River outside of Roscoe in western Nebraska. In 2002 Steve joined Dr. Paul Read as Field Technologist working for the University of Nebraska Viticulture Program. In 2009 a group of western Nebraska grape growers with the assistants of a Grant from the State of Nebraska Department of Economic Development Agricultural Opportunities and Value-Added Partnerships Act purchased the first commercial grape harvester in Nebraska. We currently harvest 60 to 75 acres of grapes at 6 different vineyards averaging over 115 tons of fruit per year. Steve has extensive knowledge of growing grapes in both eastern and western Nebraska. He has experience working with 80 plus cold hardy cultivars that could be grown in the Midwest along with many Vinifera cultivars on a trial bases.
Elliot Ginsburg Elliot Ginsburg has been practicing law since 2010. While representing franchisees and distributors in litigation, Elliot’s practice required him to help clients manage a variety of business matters. Interested in broadening his practice to include his love of craft beer, craft spirits, cider, wine, and related industries, he started learning about beer distribution laws and working with two breweries in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Happily discovering his love of beer and the law could be complementary, Hop Law was launched in 2013. Along with his colleagues, Elliot wants to work with businesses to find creative solutions to complex business problems, provide clients with guidance and assistance in starting and operating their businesses successfully, and most importantly, help bring great products to a growing (and thirsty) market. Tyler Golberg & Kelly Falk Tyler started developing websites in 2005 and opened CYBERsprout in 2015 along with his wife, Rachel. His proudest accomplishment is the web application HomeSpot HQ, which has been featured on Real Simple magazine, Bob Vila’s blog, and HomeAdvisor. He is currently a contributor to Flywheel and a speaker for WordCamp conferences. In his spare time, he reads Game of Thrones (waiting on Winds of Winter) and tours the lakes on a paddleboard. Kelly Falk is a social media marketer and entrepreneur in Alexandria, MN. She focuses on finding smart ways to provide helpful and valuable social media content that connects brands to their customers. When she’s not three browsers deep in her favorite expert blogs, you’ll find her adventuring through the beginnings of opening a boutique clothing store called Kindred People. Randy Gutzmann Minnesota Farm Winery Association Randy has worked with producer/grower promotion and tourism, specializing in advertising and event production for over 30 years. He is an Emeritus member of the Advisory Councils for Explore Minnesota Tourism and the University of Minnesota Tourism Center and currently serves on the Citizens Advisory Committee for University of Minnesota Extension. He works on the production of Savor Minnesota and FEAST and last year initiated the creation of “MN Wine Escapes” a promotional partnership of MNFWA, Explore Minnesota Tourism and Minnesota Grown. His goal and passion has been to create and finance a state wide promotion for Minnesota’s wine industry, from the grower to the tasting room, capitalizing on the broad-based consumer interest in all things locally sourced and produced. This year, with a USDA grant, that work will begin.
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JP JACOBSON Orchard Manager for Pine Tree Apple Orchard in White Bear Lake. Board Member and Current President of the Minnesota Apple Growers Association Paul Kaspszak Paul Kaspszak is executive director of the Minnesota Municipal Beverage Association (MMBA). In existence since 1934, MMBA is a statewide association of municipally owned and operated on-sale and off-sale alcohol beverage facilities. Each day, MMBA members promote moderation and control in the sale and use of alcohol beverages – while simultaneously generating income for their community. Shelli Lissick Partner at Bellmont Partners, Shelli honed her public relations expertise with more than 19 years of agency, corporate, small business, university and consulting experience. As part of Bellmont Partners’ Travel & Tourism team, she’s excited to promote Minnesota’s outstanding and rapidly growing wineries, and the people and stories behind them. She’s placed thousands of stories in national, regional, Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota media outlets, from TV and radio shows to newspapers and magazines and websites and blogs. Anna Katharine Mansfield Anna Katharine Mansfield is an associate professor of enology at Cornell University, where she serves as Food Science Program Leader at the New York State Agricultural Extension Station in Geneva, NY. She received a BA in English from Salem College, and first worked in the wine industry in North Carolina’s Yadkin Valley. Driven by a passion for regional wine, she received graduate degrees at Virginia Tech and the University of Minnesota, where her research focused on wine flavor chemistry and sensory evaluation. Mansfield served as Enology Project Leader at the University of Minnesota from 2001-2008, where she developed a new enology extension program to serve the rapidlydeveloping cold-climate wine industry in the Upper Midwest. In 2007, she completed a 5-month sabbatical at l’Institut Universitaire de la Vigne et du Vin Jules Guyot at the University of Burgundy, investigating flavor absorption of natural cork closures. She returned to the east coast in 2009, and currently focuses her efforts in aiding regional wineries through enology extension, wine sensory evaluation, and research on hybrid wine phenolics, fermentation nutrition, and regional typicity. Ben Miller Dr. Miller is the Division Director for the Food and Feed Safety Division at the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. His division includes retail and manufactured food as well as commercial animal feed
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safety programs which are responsible for inspection and outreach activities throughout the state of Minnesota. Currently, Dr. Miller serves as the North Central Association of Food and Drug Officials board representative to the FDA’s Manufactured Foods Regulatory Program Alliance. Dr. Miller also co-teaches a course on food safety, regulation and policy at the University of Minnesota’s School of Public Health Summer Institute. Brian Nordschow With15 years experience in agricultural sales, Brian now works for Case-IH Ag dealership in northeastern Iowa, carrying all types of traditional ag equipment and specialized equipment for use in Vineyards, Orchards and Vegetable production. He and his wife own a three-acre vineyard and grow mostly La Crescent and table grapes, all on VSP. The vineyard was planted in 2005. He cares for the vineyard himself and has used a tractor mounted vineyard trimmer for summer trimming for the past 4 years. Larry Shafer After working in education for fourteen years, Larry joined Agro-K Corporation in Minnesota in 1981. He has been working with small fruit growers for more than thirty years, concentrating on helping wine grape growers across the United States the past fifteen years. Ryan Schildkraut Ryan Schildkraut is a shareholder at Winthrop & Weinstine and advises companies of all sizes on a wide range of business matters, including entity formation, fundraising, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, licensing, real estate, and tax. Ryan regularly counsels start-up winery and vineyards on selecting the appropriate type of entity for their businesses, drafting organizational documents (including shareholder agreements, LLC agreements, and member control agreements), raising money from investors, hiring employees and independent contractors, negotiating commercial leases, and developing customized business contracts. He is a strong advocate for Minnesota entrepreneurs and small business owners and co-authored the MNvest legislation, which legalized securities crowdfunding in Minnesota. Jeanette Smith Jeanette began working in Virginia vineyards in 1981, while studying Horticulture at Virginia Tech. Since receiving her bachelor’s degree in 1983, she has been involved in the planning, management and maintenance of wine grape vineyards in New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia. Jeanette has
worked as a vineyard laborer, manager, agricultural extension agent and consultant. She founded VineSmith Vineyard Services in 1998. She operates her own vineyard on her farm in Shenandoah County, Virginia.
Sociable Cider Werks opened to the public in 2013. As the Managing Director of Development, Jim’s principal responsibilities at the brewery are focused on recipe development, marketing, sales and distribution.
Nate Smith After a decade of entrepreneurship in real estate development and construction, Nate Smith had a desire to return to his family roots in the beer business. He sliced out his niche in 2012 as a mobile bottler by founding Lagersmith. In 2014 he expanded his services by adding a couple of canning lines. His services are available throughout the upper Midwest. In his “free time”, Nate enjoys goofing around with his wife and daughter at their home in Stillwater. He loves dangerous adventures.
Paul Wagner Today’s Wine Professional After several positions in Public Relations and Marketing in the wine industry in Napa Valley, Paul Wagner formed Balzac Communications & Marketing in 1991. Current clients include Diageo Chateau & Estate Wines, the Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux, Wagner Family of Wines, Wente Vineyards, Mendocino Wine Company, Shannon Ridge, Simply Italian, Consorzio di Chianti Classico, Franciacorta DOCG, Bodegas Salentein, and a host of other wine and food specialists.
Chad Stoltenberg Chad Stoltenberg is co-owner of Locust Lane Vineyards. Locust Lane makes food products from grapes instead of wine -- available for professional chefs, home chefs and anyone who eats. Chad holds Executive Level Sommelier Certification with Advanced Food and Wine Pairing training through the International Wine Guild. He is also a member of the Research Chefs Association.
He has been an instructor for Napa Valley College’s Viticulture and Enology department for the past twenty years. In addition he teaches at the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone, and is a guest lecturer at universities and conferences throughout the world on wine business, communications, public affairs, wine, wine tourism, and wine marketing. He has been a columnist for Vineyard & Winery Management Magazine for the last ten years, contributes to Allexperts.com in the field of wine and food, and served on the board of directors of the Society of Wine Educators for many years.
John Thull John and his wife, Jenny, manage over 10 acres of research vineyards for the Grape Breeding Program at the University of Minnesota’s Horticultural Research Center (HRC). The vineyards contain approximately 10,000 novel seedling vines of varying age, which are continually evaluated for cold hardiness, disease tolerance, growth habit, productivity, and fruit quality for wine production or fresh eating. Growing so many different vines is quite challenging and extremely interesting. After earning his degree in Biology in 2002 at the U of M in Duluth, John apprenticed on the Mosel River in Germany at Weingut Heinrichshof from 2003 to 2004. He was hired to help tend the HRC research vineyards in 2005. While working over the past 10 years at the HRC, and in his own two-acre vineyard, John has shared his experience with many growers through talks, presentations, and in-field clinics in MN, WI, IA, IL, ND, CO, NH, PA, and VT. Jim Watkins Jim graduated Magna Cum Laude from Carleton College, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics, and launched his career with Citibank’s Sales and Trading division in New York City, Latin-American Equity Group. With a very diverse skill set, Jim taught mathematics in the Miami-Dade School system, and then moved back to Minneapolis, where he learned to make craft cider with business partner Wade Thompson.
Paul has judged many international wine competitions, is a founding member of the Academy of Wine Communications and a member of the nominations committee of the Culinary Institute of America’s Vintner’s Hall of Fame. Mike White Mike White is a Viticulture Specialist for Iowa State University Extension & Outreach and is a team member of the ISU Midwest Grape & Wine Industry Institute. He provides technical assistance and educational training to vineyards and wineries in Iowa and neighboring states and has been working with the cold climate wine grape industry since 2000. He is also part of the Northern Grapes Project, dealing primarily with educational extension and communications. Mike received an A.S. degree from Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, IA and holds a B.S. and M.A. from Iowa State University. He is a Certified Crop Advisor and Certified Professional Agronomist through the Agronomy Society of America and a Certified Specialist of Wine through the Society of Wine Education.
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8030 Main St. NE Minneapolis, MN 55432 www.agro-k.com Soil and foliar nutrients for quality wine grape production.
American Family Insurance.....209
Tony Ciro Insurance Agency 925 Highway 55 Suite 101 Hastings, MN 55033 www.ACIRO@amfam.com
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Avian Control Bird Repellent.....408
2000 Pontiac Drive Sylvan Lake, MI 48320 www.aviancontrol.com Avian Control Bird Repellent to repel birds from wine grapes and vineyards.
Bedford Technology.....327
2424 Armour Road Worthington, MN 56187 www.plasticboards.com Bedford Technology offers a full line of recycled plastic lumber products to markets such as marine, industrial, park and recreation, agriculture, site amenities, and many others. We can design a custom product to suit your specific application.
Borra Vineyards.....513 1301 East Armstrong Road Lodi, CA 95242 www.borravineyards.com Estate grown wine grapes, bulk wine & shiners.
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Brick Packaging.....406, 307 2364 Traversefield Traverse City, MI 49696 www.brickpackaging.com Domestic and specialty wine, spirits, beer glass bottles, French & American oak barrels and miscellaneous.
Clements Lumber.....311
214 Morgan Street Morgan, MN 56266 www.vineyardsupplies4u.com Vineyard Supplies. Treated posts, high tension wire, gripples, bamboo and much more.
Collinwood Grape Company.....624
15741 Manadaly Ave. Cleveland, OH 44110 www.collinwoodgrape.com Bringing in PREMIUM grapes from Washington and California to wineries on the East Coast, we take pride in assuring you the finest grapes available, all farmed to winery standards and limited production.
Cool Wine Bottles.....313
14607 Felton Court Suite 106 Apple Valley, MN 55124 www.coolwinebottles.com Manufacturer of designer lighted wine bottles with regional emphasis.
Crop Production Services.....206, 208
N1572 Schubert Road Galesville, WI 54630 www.cps.com Crop protection chemicals, pruning equipment, weed control and sprayers.
Curtis 1000.....612
2300 Main Street Hugo, MN 55038 www.curtis1000.com Full service label and promotional products suppliere.
CYBERSprout.....510
118 6th Ave. East Alexandria, MN 56308 www.cybersprout.net Social media marketing and content development. Expert advice on website and messaging strategies.
Double A Vineyards.....508
10277 Christy Road Fredonia, NY 14603 www.doubleavineyards.com Grapevine nursery.
Euro-Machines.....409
P.O. Box 843 Culpeper, VA 22701 www.euromachinesusa.com Vineyard and winery equipment.
F. Colavita and Sons.....211
9124 Nassano Drive Stockton, CA 95212 www.cawinegrapes.com Supplier of California wine grapes, juice and wine.
Frost Spray Technology.....310
2205 US Highway 8 St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 www.frostserv.com Maximize the effectiveness of your spray applications. We have the equipment and the know-how to help you do it right!
Garner & ginsburg law offices.....511 222 South 9th Street Suite 2930 Minneapolis, MN 55402 www.yourfranchiselawyer.com Legal services for breweries, distilleries and wineries; experts in new Federal legislation regarding alcohol and cideries.
K Fence.....424
62411 386th Ave. Zumbro Falls, MN 55991 www.kfence.com Trellising and wildlife fencing materials as well as professional installation services.
Kaufman Container.....512, 413 1227 East Hennepin Ave. Minneapolis, MN 55414 www.kaufmancontainer.com Wine bottles, corks, capsules, decoration.
The Label Gallery.....220
1-11 Lee Avenue Norwich, NY 13815 www.labelgallery.net Flexographic & Digital Printing & Embossing.
MDT & Associates.....207, 306
3319 York Ave. North Minneapolis, MN 55422 www.mdtgrow.com Vineyard supplies from grow tubes to harvest bins.
Midwest Grower Supply/GFG Ag Products.....410
606 West 4th Street Stanberry, MO 64489 www.midwestgrowersupply.com Complete line of pesticides, Oxbo grape harvester, V-mech vineyard equipment.
MN Department of Agriculture Driftwatch.....707
625 Robert Street North Saint Paul, MN 55155 www.fieldwatch.com DriftWatch is an online specialty crop registry to inform pesticide applicators of sensitive crop locations.
MN Department of Natural Resources.....625
1601 Minnesota Drive Brainerd, MN 56401 www.dnr.state.mn.us/livingwith_wildlife/ind Wildlife Damage Management Program
MN Department of Agriculture.....708
625 Robert Street North Saint Paul, MN 55155 www.mda.state.mn.us Food and Feed Safety Division
MN Department of public safety, alcohol & gamling enforcement division.....709 445 Minnesota Street Suite 222 Saint Paul, MN 55101 www.dps.mn.gov Licensing Agency for Alcohol Manufacturers in Minnesota.
Minnesota Grown....223
625 Robert Street North St. Paul, MN 55155 www.mngrown.com The Minnesota Grown Program encourages consumers to purchase local foods and links them directly to producers via our annual Minnesota Grown Directory. The statewide Directory features nearly 1,000 locations and includes everything from wineries to pick-yourown-farm. For just $60 per year, farms and wineries can join the program and advertise in the Directory.
Minnesota Public RElations Society of America.....322 5353 Wayzata Blvd, Suite 350 Minneapolis, MN 55416 www.minnesotaprsa.org Professional organization MNPRSA provides thought leadership on PR; provides enriching learning opportunities.
Munckhof Manufacturing.....525, 527
5943 Hemlock Street Oliver, BC, Canada V0H1T0 www.munckhof.com North American manufacturer of viticultural implements including trimmers, sprayers and pre pruners.
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Directory Northcoast Wine Grape Brokers.....312
12810 Anderson Road Lower Lake, CA 95457 www.northcoastwinegrapes.com Brokers of wine grapes and bulk wines.
Niebur Tractor & Equipment.....431, 430, 331, 328 14380 240th Street East Hastings, MN 55033 www.nieburtractor.com Vineyard sprayers, tractors and equipment.
Northeastern Vine Supply.....210
1428 River Road West Pawlet, VT 05775 www.nevinesupply.com Supplier of premium quality cold hardy grapevines.
Prospero Equipment Corp....626 123 Castleton Street Pleasantville, NY10570 www.prosperocorp.biz Full winery equipment supplier.
Scott Laboratories.....218
2220 Pine View Way Petaluma, CA 94954 www.scottlab.com Fermentation, filtration, equipment and packaging solutions for the wine industry.
Shemogue Custom wine & fruit trellis systems.....422, 323
70 Oyster Beach Lane Little Shemogue, NB, Canada E4MOA1 www.wine&fruittrellissystems.ca Complete Artos trellis system, Clemens vineyard equipment weeding without chemicals.
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South Dakota Agricultural Laboratories.....529
1006 32nd Ave. Suite 105 Brookings, SD 57006 SDAL serves as a testing and research laboratory.
Spec Trellising.....426
39 Indian Drive Ivyland, PA 18974 www.spectrellising.com Supplier of high quality vineyard products and winery equipment.
The Barrel Mill.....509
640 Chinook Ave. SW Avon, MN 56310 www.thebarrelmill.com The Barrel Mill is a cooperage in Central Minnesota specializing in Premium Wine Barrels and Infusion Spirals. Our products are made from the finest Oak we can find, hand-selected and aged to perfection.
Tri-State Bobcat.....701, 702, 703, 704, 705
1200 Highway 13 East Burnsville, MN 55337 www.tristatebobcat.com Medium construction, landscape, arborist, excavation sales, service and rental stores.
Trysk Print Solutions.....309
2201 3rd Ave. #2704 Seattle, WA 98121 www.tryskprintsolutions.com Wine label printing experts delivering the best value for your time and money.
University of Minnesota.....324
1390 Eckles Ave. Suite 120 St. Paul, MN 55108 www.grapes.umn.edu Grape breeding and enology; Minnesota Experiment Station.
Westfall Tanks.....226 124 Workman Ct. Eureka, MO 63025 www.westfalltanks.com Plastic wine tanks, hoses, and pumps.
Windridge Implements.....308
2073 State Hwy 9 Decorah, IA 52101 Midwest equipment dealer representing Rinieri Vineyard Equipment and other specialty brands.
Winterhaven Nursery.....411
18103 628th Avenue Janesville, MN 56048 www.winterhavengrapevines.com Providing the latest Top Quality Cold Hardy Grapevines since 2002. Shipping anywhere East of the Rocky Mountains. 100% guaranteed.
Winthrop & Weinstine.....216
225 South Sixth Street Suite 3500 Minneapolis, MN 55402 www.winthrop.com Winthrop & Weinstine is a dynamic business and commercial law firm with a dedicated wine industry team, serving winery and vineyard clients on a wide range of legal issues.
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Enjoy a warm winter's evening, sipping award-winning local wines and savoring chef-inspired paired meals at some of the best restaurants in downtown Minneapolis.
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A GLOSSARY OF BOTTLE SIZES Picolo/Split/Pony =187.5 ml; 1/4 of a 750 ml Half Bottle =375 ml; 1/2 of a 750 ml Bottle =750 ml Magnum =1.5 Liters; 2 750 ml bottles Double Magnum/ Jeroboam =3 Liters; 4 750 ml bottles Jeroboam/ Rheoboam =4.5 to 5 Liters; 6 to 6 1/3 750 ml bottles Imperial/ Methuselah =6 Liters; 8 750 ml bottles Salmanazar =9 Liters; 12 750 ml bottles; a standard case Balthazar =12 Liters 16 750 ml bottles Nebuchadnezzar =15 Liters; 20 750 ml bottles Melchior/ Solomon =18 Liters; 24 750 ml bottles; 2 cases Goliath/Primat =27 Liters; 36 750 ml bottles; 3 cases
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SIZE DOES COUNT It is always interesting to see alternative sizes to the usual wine bottle. How many of us know what is out there? The classic wine bottle holds 750 ml. of wine, though you can find some sparklers in bottles as small as 187.5 ml., and some stills and sparklers in gigantic bottles holding up to 27 liters. Only infrequently will you find a person that has actually memorized the sizes and names of available bottles, as well as the amount of wine each holds, and it isn’t an important skill. However, there are mnemonics (memory enhancers) that do allow people to spout out some of the classifications in order, and hearing some of these (which are not always in the best of taste) can make for a fun time. Fairly innocuous, for example, is the mnemonic enabling one to recall the Magnum through the Nebuchadnezzar. “ My Judy Really Makes Splendid Belching Noises.” As you read on, you will see how that lovely concept works. For some reason now obscured by time, the titles given to bottles are largely Biblical. There seems to be no rhyme or reason as to why each has the name it does, but the nomenclature has survived, and for the most part is globally used today. There are slight differences as to how some regions refer to the same sizes of sparkling vs. still wine, so when you see two names for the same size bottle on the sidebar, as a rule the first is the Bordeaux (still wine) name, and the second is from the Champagne region [this does not hold true for the “split”]. If there is only one name, the two regions agree. Bottle size is important for reasons other than just the amount of wine someone wants to keep around. Actually, it influences the speed of aging, with the smaller bottles aging faster than the larger. This does not mean that there is a perfect ratio of aging as a bottle increases in size, but there is some increase in time. In other words, a Magnum will age slower than a bottle, but it does not take exactly twice as long to get to the same point. Is there an optimum size for a bottle of wine? Most literature reports that taste tests do not in fact distinguish a wine as it relates to its aging time, but many enophiles insist the Magnum is the perfect size because of the ratio of wine exposed, or not exposed, to the air. Note that many, if not most, retail shops and wineries charge more than double the price of one bottle when you buy a Magnum, even though you receive exactly the same amount of wine in the Magnum as you do in two bottles. The reason for the extra charge is that it is more labor intensive to create the larger format bottle. However, the good news is that the price differential is diminishing as Magnums become more popular. We enjoy both half bottles and large format bottles for perhaps more pedestrian reasons than aging time and cost. Ordering half bottles at restaurants allows us to partake of a number of different wines for a reasonable sum. As wine consumption rises in the United States, more and more wineries are putting their wines in this size bottle to accommodate the public’s desire to experience many wines. We like the large formats for the simple reason that they are kind of cool to have on your table. Magnums don’t cause much of a stir, but walk into a crowd with a 9 Liter and you become the center of attention. —Monty and Sara Preiser
These are all beautifully crafted wines, and worthy of acclaim! Taste the Best of Show and Governor’s Cup winning wines at the
Gold Medal Gala
These wines are in very limited supply and expected to sell out at the wineries. Enjoy a chef-inspired paired meal to celebrate another successful year and another successful Conference!
2015
See you there to toast the best of the best!
CompetitionWinners minnesota governor’s cup
Three Oak Wines, Albert Lea, MN — 2014 Frontenac Gris
best of show red wine
Lincoln Peak Vineyard, New Haven, VT — 2013 Marquette
best of show white wine
Three Oak Wines, Albert Lea, MN — 2014 Frontenac Gris
best of show fortified
Millner Heritage Vineyard & Winery, Kimball, MN— 2012 Müllner Nice
Gold Medal Winners Winery Double Gold Cellar 426 Winery Cold Country Vines & Wines Cold Country Vines & Wines Parley Lake Winery Shelburne Vineyard Tassel Ridge Winery Train Wreck Winery Tug Hill Vineyards
Gold Cellar 426 Winery Chateau St. Croix Winery Dancing Dragonfly Winery Dancing Dragonfly Winery Elmaro Vineyard Fireside Winery Leigh’s Garden Winery Leigh’s Garden Winery Lincoln Peak Vineyard Lincoln Peak Vineyard Miletta Vista Winery Millner Heritage Vineyard & Winery Parley Lake Winery Saint Croix Vineyards Sandhill Crane Vineyards Shelburne Vineyard Sovereign Estate Three Oak Wines White Winter Winery Wild Mountain Winery Elmaro Vineyard Sandhill Crane Vineyards The Cape Winery
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Winning entry
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2014 Red Door 2014 Ice Wine Frontenac Gris 2013 Frontenac 2013 Marquette Limited Edition 2014 Whimsey Meadow Rosé NV Candleglow White 2013 Brianna 2014 La Crescent
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2013 Aspire Reserve Marquette 2012 Chateau Rouge 2014 Charleston 2014 Promenade 2014 Elmaro Delicious 2014 La Crescent 2013 Beka 2014 Marquette 2013 Marquette 2014 Ragtime White 2014 Flight 2012 Müllner Nice 2014 Petite Amie 2013 Frontenac Gris NV Blue Skies 2014 Louise Swenson NV Frontenac 2014 2014 Frontenac Gris 2015 Hard Apple Cider 2013 Mountain Ice 2014 Currant Affair NV 840 Reserve NV Marquette