ORGANIC GRAPE AND WINE PRODUCTION
March 21 and 22, 1995
Jordan Hall
New York State Agricultural Experiment Station
Cornell University
Geneva, New York 14456
Under SARE (Northeast Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
Program) sponsorship, a group of Cornell researchers and organic and
conventional grape growers have been studying the feasibility of organic
wine and juice grape production in New York. Their results of this five
year project will be presented in this conference on organic grape and wine
production, but other speakers from the organic producer communities in the
east, California and France will also share their experiences in organic
grape and wine production. The seminar will be immediately followed by the
New York State Wine Industry Workshop at the same location. This is an
N.J. Shaulis symposium co-sponsored by the Cornell Farming Alternatives
Program, Northeast Organic Farming Association, and the New York State
Grape Production Research Fund. Registration fee is $50.00 and includes a
copy of the proceedings.
Featured Speakers:
Dr. Gunter Schruft Director, State Wine & Viticulture Research
Institute, Freiburg, Germany
Dr. Laurie Drinkwater Rodale Institute, Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Henderson Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA)
Rich Gahagan Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (Regulations)
John Schumacher California, Hallcrest Organic Winery
Dr. Robert Pool Cornell Professor of Viticulture
Dr. David Peterson Cornell Cooperative Extension, Finger Lakes
Jim Kamas Cornell Cooperative Extension, Lake Erie
Dr. Timothy Martinson Cornell Entomologist - IPM Specialist
Dr. David Gadoury Cornell Plant Pathologist
Dr. Gerry White Cornell Agriculture Economist
Dr. Stuart Klausner Cornell Professor of Agronomy
Richard Figiel Silver Thread Vineyard, Finger Lakes organic
grape grower
Scott Smith 4 Chimneys Vineyard, Finger Lakes organic grape grower
Ken Farnan Buzzard Crest Vineyard, Finger Lakes organic
grape grower
Joseph Ottati Glendale Farm, Finger Lakes organic grape grower
George Scalf CEO, Blue Mountain Natural Products, New Hampshire
For information contact Judy Robinson, Department of Horticultural
Sciences, NYSAES, Geneva, NY 14456. 315-787-2238 FAX 315-787-2216.
Judy Green Phone: 607-255-9832
Coordinator Fax: 255-9984
Farming Alternatives Program Email: jg16@cornell.edu
Dept. of Rural Sociology
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853-7801