The Annual Grape Field Day has been scheduled for Sept. 14, 2024 from 10am to 12pm! The Field Day will showcase the latest research on cold-hardy grapevines, pest and disease management for your vineyard, best practices in winemaking, and offer tastes of over 50 varieties of grape. 

Mark your calendars for 10am-1pm on Tuesday, February 20th. The University of Minnesota Grape Breeding & Enology program will be hosting our annual Grape Research Update at the Dakota County Extension Office, with a hybrid option. Light refreshments will be served. Open the article to RSVP for this event!

The new [email protected] email account can be used to contact the program with questions about upcoming events, or about winemaking or grape growing. We have also added a calendar to our website, under the "Resources & Events" tab above 

The new program leader and Extension Specialist, Dr. Soon Li Teh, and grape Extension Educator, Madeline Wimmer will be at the HRC from 3-6pm on December 4th, 2023. This informal meet-and-greet event is a great time for grape growers, winemakers, and homeowners to chat with the team about what they'd like to see from future UMN research. Snacks and beverages will be provided!

Dr. Soon Li Teh, who received his PhD from UMN in 2018, has returned to Minnesota to serve as our newest Assistant Professor of Grape Breeding and Enology. In his new role he will continue the important work of developing high quality, cold-hardy grape cultivars for the wine and table grape industries.