The 2021 Cold Climate Conference will be held again VIRTUALLY!  

2-DAY Conference 

FEBRUARY 10TH & 11TH  FROM 4:30 - 9:00 PM 

All times are evenings in Central Time

Minnesota wine lovers, raise your glasses! This season, wines made from the University of Minnesota’s (UMN) newest cold-hardy wine grape, ‘Itasca,’ are available for the first time for consumers, with more options coming next year. 

Due to COVID-19, the annual Fall Field Day has been cancelled. This event has been hosted for decades at the Horticultural Research Center. We hope that we can continue to offer this event again in September 2021.

If you are interested signing-up for UMN Grape Grower emails, follow this link. 

The extension team has developed some easy to understand guidance to assit growers and pickers in what grapes to retain for wine making. 

http://enology.umn.edu/grapes-how/what-do-bad-grape-clusters

The first two of 4 blog posts about vineyard cover crops can be found at 

http://fruit.umn.edu/vineyard-cover-crops-overview

http://fruit.umn.edu/vineyard-cover-crops-buckwheat