The Maryland Grape Growers and the Maryland Wineries Associations are holding their joint Annual meeting January 28 and 29, Wednesday and Thursday, at Hyatt Place hotel, Kent Narrows, Grasonville, Maryland. Tickets are available at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mgga-and-mwa-joint-annual-meeting-tickets-1977989971250?aff=oddtdtcreator
Rooms are available at the Hyatt, call 877-504-1344 and ask for meeting rate.
The schedule of presentations are:
Growers sessions
Wednesday the 28th:
- State of the Industry
- MDA pesticide regulation update
- Late season pesticide use
- Winemakers Research Exchange: Maryland Chapter
- Grape Cast & UMD Pesticide research
- Veraison: A deep dive
- Frost prevention & Winter damage
- Social – PLEASE bring samples of your wine for ‘educational’ tasting.
Thursday the 29th:
- MGGA business meeting
- Pesticide resistance mitigation
- New Vineyard survey technology
- Grape Root Borer & Spotted lanternfly
- Disease resistance in the PIWI Varieties
- Impact of rootstock choice on Cab Franc
- Cover crops & Undervining
Winery sessions
Wednesday the 28th:
- State of the Industry
- Scott Labs- Oak alternatives
- Variety highlight: Teroldego
- Sorting table tech
- Winemakers Research Exchange: Maryland Chapter
- Winemakers Research Exchange Q&A
- Carbonic Nuevo
- Social – PLEASE bring samples of your wine for ‘educational’ tasting.
Thursday the 29th:
- Sparkling wine procedures
- Low / non alcohol wines
- Dehydration techniques
- Going Kosher Carbonic Procedures
- Impact of rootstock choice on Cab Franc
- Cab Franc Panel