The 2024 Grape Expectation symposium is a daylong series of lectures by professionals in viticulture (grape growing), enology (winemaking), and marketing. Lectures are designed to present new and relevant information to professionals and amateurs involved with grape growing or the wine industry. Pesticide recertification credits will be provided. Multiple tastings will be conducted during the symposium. Award-winning wines will be available for sampling in the N.J. Wine Showcase immediately following the symposium. This is the thirty-ninth year of the symposium. Come, learn, and spend time with your fellow N.J. wine professionals. Fore registration, please follow the instruction under the program detail.
When: Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Where: Forsgate Country Club: 375 Forsgate Drive Monroe Twp., NJ
PROGRAM
08:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast
09:00 Welcome, Introductions, and Symposium Overview. Dr. Gary C. Pavlis – RCE Atlantic County
09:10 Shoot thinning and leaf removal relating to disease control. Dr. Mengjun Hu, University of Maryland
09:40 What’s New from The Industry?
10:00 Break
10:15 Strategies for managing Spotted Lanternfly in N.J. vineyards. Dr. Anne Nielsen, Rutgers NJAES
11:00 Sustainable best practices for Eastern- vineyards Alice Wise, Cornell University
11:30 Sustainable viticulture programs on both coasts. Mark Chein, Extension Educator (Retired) Penn State and Oregon State
12:00 Buffet Lunch, Featuring NJ Wines
1:00 The Mystery Wine Challenge. Dr. Gary C. Pavlis, RCE Atlantic County.
1:30 Governor’s Cup Reviews. Seferino Cotzojay (White Horse Winery), Michele Mitchell (Cape May Winery), Brian Tomasello (Tomasello Winery)
2:00 Winemaking myths and misconceptions: Observations from the cellar. Dr. Denise Gardener, Enology Consultant
2:30 Pesticide Safety Tools. Patricia Hastings, Rutgers NJAES.
3:00 Understanding fungicide resistance and its management. Dr. Mengiun Hu, University of Maryland
3:30 Novel weed control technologies: what the future looks like. Dr. Thierry Besancon, Rutgers NJAES.
4:00 Update on the Grape and Wine Science Certificate Program. Dr. Bev Tepper, Dept. of Food Science, Rutgers University
4:15 Wine Tourism Trends. Dr. Claudia Gil Arroyo, Cape May Agricultural Agent, RCE Cape May County.
4:30 N.J. Wine Showcase
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Cost: Non-Industry members – $95
Winery Personnel – $95 for first person and $75 for additional industry members.
At the door – $120.
The cost includes seminars, roundtable discussions, demonstration tastings, continental breakfast, breaks, buffet lunch (featuring N.J. wines), and the Award-Winning Wine Showcase.
Beginning this year, we will be starting a new registration and payment method. You will now be registering online, and payment will be taken there. This new system will allow you to pay by debit/credit card or e-checks. We feel this will be a much simpler process for all involved. The website is called Ancor, and you will log in following the directions. This is the website you will log in to register: https://ce-catalog.rutgers.edu/coursedisplay.cfm?schID=91090
Directions for creating the account: Online Registration Instructions (site.com)
For more information on registration: Dr. Gary C. Pavlis. (609) 625-0056 (Voice) or pavlis@njaes.rutgers.edu
COORDINATORS: Gary C. Pavlis, Ph.D., pavlis@njaes.rutgers.edu; Daniel Ward, dward@njaes.rutgers.edu; Hemant Gohil, gohil@njaes.rutgers.edu
Sponsored by: RUTGERS COOPERATIVE EXTENSION
In cooperation with The NJ Wine Industry Advisory Council & the Garden State Wine Growers Association
