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Up-coming meetings and Sentinel Vineyard Report #2

 I think many readers of this blog subscribe to Tony’s viticulture note, but just in case, here is some information that you may be interested in.

The second Sentinel Vineyards Report is out now.  The report is attached at the end of this post.  Make sure to subscribe to Dr. Beth Chang’s Blog here: https://sites.google.com/vt.edu/vtenology/home

Two upcoming meetings:

New Grower Workshop

4 November 2021 at Winchester VA

Team taught sessions for new grape growers and those considering developing a wine grape vineyard in the Mid-Atlantic. 

Registration is required (and the deadline is this Friday!). Please click the link below.

 https://register.ext.vt.edu/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do?method=load&courseId=1600122

Virginia Wineries Association Annual Meeting
November 15 & 16, 2021
Hybrid event: in-person (Richmond, VA) and remote virtual options
The technical session theme on Day 2 is “Wine Stabilization – Keeping Good Wine from Going Bad”, and will feature several speakers and panel discussions surrounding best practices for bottling.
For more details and to register: https://vawine.site-ym.com/page/AnnualMtgHome 

Sentinel Vineyard Report #2

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