Program
Sunday
6:00am – 7:30am
Welcoming Ceremony
Anson Tebbets, Vermont Secretary of Agriculture will welcome you to the conference
Finger bites offered and cash bar available.
Monday
8:00am – 8:30am
8:30am – 9:15am
Climate, Grapes and Wine: Climate Change and Cool Climate Regions
Gregory Jones
Abacela Vineyard and Winery | OR, USA
9:15am – 10:00am
The Value of Sustainable Winegrowing
Lisa Francioni
California Sustainable Winegrowers Association | USA
10:00am – 10:30am
Break and Trade Show
Parallel session A
Viticulture
Parallel session B
Vinification
10:30am – 11:00am
The Wine Industry; Leading the Way for Sustainable Speciality Crops in Nebraska
Jim Ballard
James Arthur Vineyard | NE, USA
11:00am – 11:30am
11:30am – 12:00 pm
The American Grape Terroir: Influence of agricultural management on the microbiome
Elsa Petit
University of Massachusetts | USA
Natural Wines: The Vermont Perspective
Ethan Joseph
Shelburne Vineyard / Iapetus | VT, USA
Kathline Chery
Kalche Wine Co. | VT, USA
Kendra Knapik
Eliston Estate Vineyard | VT, USA
12:00pm – 1:30pm
Lunch and Trade Show
1:30pm – 2:15pm
Species and varietal differences and temperature responsiveness in cold acclimation and de-acclimation
Jason Londo
Grape Genetics Research Unit USDA | NY, USA
Parallel session C
Physiology
Parallel session D
Wine Quality
2:15pm – 3:00pm
3:00pm – 3:30pm
Break and Trade Show
3:30pm – 4:15pm
Nova Scotia: the Evolution of a Cool Climate Wine Grape Industry
Harrison Wright
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Optimizing the link between variety and terroir in northern viticulture
Karine Pednault
Université du Québec en Outaouais | Canada
4:15pm – 5:00pm
Cold hardiness differences between hybrid cultivars
Andréanne Hébert-Haché
Centre de Recherche Agroalimentaire de Mirabel | Canada
Cold Climate Winemaking Ideology and Techniques. From Traditional Method Sparklings to Flash-Detente Reds
Zach Everett
Magnetic Hill Vineyard | Moncton, NB
5:00pm – 7:00pm
Dinner on our own
7:30pm
USA Wine Tasting
Tuesday
8:00am – 8:30am
Trade Show
8:30am to 9:15am
What does it take to create a unique identity of a wine region?
Elaine Chukan Brown
Global Wine Educator | USA
9:15am to 10:00am
Agro-Oenology: Wine Quality vs. Wine Chemistry vs. Vine Management
Matthieu Dubernet
Laboratoires Dubernet | France
10:00am – 10:30am
Break and Trade Show
Parallel session E
Grape & Wine Quality
Parallel session F
Vine Balance & Health
10:30am – 11:00am
Vine balance: How to evaluate by pruning weight, leaf area and yield
Evelyne Barriault
Quebec Ministry of Agriculture Fishery and Food | Canada
11:00am – 11:30am
Yield components and the impact on quality and cost of a bottle of wine
Torben Toldam-Andersen
University of Copenhagen | Denmark
How vineyard landscape complexity can help mitigate grape pests
Daniel Paredes
University of Extremadura | Spain
11:30am to 12:00pm
Making the decision to replant or top-work vines on older vineyards
Eric Amberg
Amberg Grapevines | USA
12:00pm to 1:30pm
Lunch and Trade Show
1:30pm to 2:15pm
Creating branding for regional wines – Tidal Bay example
Geena Luckett
Luckett Vineyard | Nova Scotia
Jean-Benoit Deslauriers
Benjamin Bridge | Nova Scotia
Parallel session G
Marketing
Parallel session H
Grape Varieties
2:15pm – 3:15pm
Grape varieties from Scandanavia (Part 1, Part 2)
Torben Toldam-Andersen
University of Copenhagen | Denmark