Event

Harvest Workshop

Harvest Workshop-
July 23rd- 10:00 4:00 pm
Surry Community College, SBVE Building
630 South Main Street, Dobson, NC 27017

$25 Includes Lunch
PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Agenda
10:00 12:00 pm
Preparing for Harvest
Dr. Mark Hoffman/NCSU, Sarah Bowman/ SCC, Eric Case/ Burntshirt Vineyards
Grape Harvest in the Southeast; Complex Decision Making over the Whole Season
Dr. Mark Hoffman/NCSU
Crop Estimate Methodology, Canopy & Crop Load Management to balance Brix, pH, TA & sensory components
Sarah Bowman/SCC
Rots & Rain; When to Harvest, when to wait?
Eric Case/ Burntshirt Vineyards (Recipient of the NCWA Grower of Excellence Award for 2018

12:00 1:00 pm Lunch

1:00 - 4:00 pm
Optimizing Harvest & Fermentation
David Bower/ SCC, Megan Hereford/ Scott Laboratories, Shaun Richardson/ Laffort, USA
Beyond Brix -David Bower/SCC
Assessing ripeness and picking on pH, What high pH means for winemaking
Interpreting brix via a refractometer
Utilizing parameters beyond Brix, pH, and TA to assess ripeness (Malic Acid, Glucose/Fructose/YAN-combined), what is it?
Yeast Selection Based on Harvest Conditions -Shaun Richardson/ Laffort, USA
Adjustments for rot / underripe grapes / Mythoxypyrazines / style

Harvest Protocol - Megan Hereford/ Scott Laboratories
Nutrients & addition protocols
Optional additions & their benefits (tannins, MLF co-innoc, etc.)
QAP Harvest Panel - David Bower/SCC
o Harvest Panel details & services offered with the QAP program.

Ask the Winemaker - Mark Friszolowski/ Childress Vineyards, Nadia Hetzel/ Cypress Bend Vineyards, David Bower/ Surry Cellars
o Q&A with a panel of experienced winemakers
Subject To Change