Full Conference Schedule Wednesday, November 11, 2015 10:00am 11:00pm 12:00pm 5:00pm 12:00pm 2:00pm 2:00pm 4:00pm 1:00pm 5:00pm 3:00pm Exhibitor/Vendor Set-up On-Site Registration Open Discussion Group: Northern Most Vineyard Dr. Hans Rosenfeldt, Norway, Viticulturist and Winemaker Past President, Norwegian Grape Growers Association Workshop: Collective Promotion of Northern Viticulture & Global Cooperation Ms. Jennifer Montgomery, Executive Director Illinois Grape Growers & Vintners Association Trade Show Area Open Lied Lodge Room Check-In Available 5:00pm 6:15pm 7:00pm 9:00pm Opening Ceremony Steinhart Lodge Welcome Reception & USA Wine Tasting Event Sample cold/cool climate wines from across the United States of America
Thursday, November 12, 2015 6:30am 8:00am 8:00am 8:30am 8:30am 9:15am 9:15am 10:00am 10:00 10:30am 10:30 11:15am 11:15 12:00pm 12:00pm 1:30pm 1:30pm 3:00pm 3:00pm 3:30pm Lied Lodge Dining Room Breakfast Opening Session Keynote Address Building a Strong Model for Cool & Cold Climate Wine/Grape Industry Growth: Lessons Learned from Nova Scotia Success Mr. Tony Aspler, C.M. Author, Wine Industry Writer, Wine Judge, Toronto, Canada General Session A: The Anatomy & Physiology of Winter Hardiness Dr. Tim Martinson, Cornell University Cooperative Extension, Geneva, NY, USA General Session B: Manipulating Vine Dormancy Fall Season Dr. Imed Dami,Assoc. Prof., Ohio State University, Wooster, Ohio, USA General Session C: Results and Implications of an eight-year study of grape production in North Dakota Dr. Harlene Hatterman-Valenti,Professor, North Dakota State University, Lunch Parallel Session D: Innovative Grape Products Robert Byrnes, Lyons, Nebraska, USA Grape Seed Oil Production for Energy & Culinary Use Laurie Pappinen, Gotland Island, Sweden Making Award-Winning Grappa from Cool Climate Grapes E. John Broadbent, Norwalk, Iowa, USA Producing Grape Brandy on a Budge Parallel Session E: Short Season Viticulture Panel Paul Troop, Owner, Omega Vines; Salt Spring Vineyards, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada Jens Madsen, Kokaerwine, Christianstad, Denmark Harri Poom, Owner, Saare-Tõrvaaugu Farm, Lüüste, Estonia 3:30pm 5:00pm Parallel Session F: Sparkling Wine Workshop Must Pre-Register, $10 Tasting Fee Limit 100 participants Parallel Session G: Grapegrowing Under Plastic: Protected Vine Culture Tom Plocher, Northern Winework Inc.,
Larry Mawby, L. Mawby Winery, Suttons Bary, Michigan, USA Hugo Minnesota, USA 50,000 Greenhouses: Growing Red Globe Seedless in Northern China Mariana Maante, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia The Effect of Open Field & Protected Cultivation on Grape Quality Andy Farmer, Northeastern Vine Supply, West Pawlett, Vermont, USA Unheated Plastic House Production of Premium Seedless Table Grapes in Vermont 5:30pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 10:00pm Dine Around Town Night Meet at the enterance to the Lied Lodge at 5:15pm for transportation to local restaurants in Nebraska City. Steinhart Lodge Global Wine Reception & Nebraska Wine Tasting Sample cold/cool climate wines from around the world & Taste the Best of Nebraska
Friday, November 13, 2015 6:30am 8:00am 8:30am 9:15am 9:15am 10:00am 10:00 10:30am 10:30 11:15am 11:15 12:00pm 12:00pm 1:30pm 1:30pm 3:00pm 3:00pm 3:45pm Lied Lodge Dining Room Breakfast General Session H: Northern Grapes Project Dr. Tim Martinson, Cornell University Cooperative Extension, Geneva, NY, USA General Session I: TBA Break: Poster Session C & Trade Show Area Open General Session J: Climate Change & Sustainability in Wine Production in the United Kingdom Dr. Chris Foss, Head, Wine Department, Plumpton College, United Kingdom Keynote Address: Climate Change Catastrophe or Opportunity for Viticulture? Dr. Paul Huttner, Minnesota Public Radio, St. Paul, MN, USA Lunch Parallel Session K: Winemaking with Emerging Varietals: Petite Pearl, Frontenac blanc, Louise Swenson Rod Ballinger, Owner, Bear Creek Winery Simon Naud, Owner & Winemaker, Vignoble LeBauge, Quebec, Canada Ethan Joseph, Winemaker, Shelburne Winery, Burlington, VT, USA Parallel Session L: Perspectives on Grape Breeding: Panel Discussion Dr. John Stenger, North Dakota State University, Mr. Valentin Blattner, Wadenswil, Switzerland Mr. Peter Hemstad, Stillwater, MN, USA 3:45pm 5:15pm Parallel Session M: From Grape to Wine: Wine Tasting for Growers: Panel Discussion & Wine Tasting Parallel Session N: Spring Frost Avoidance: Panel Discussion
Must Pre-Register, $10 Tasting Fee Limit 100 participants Karine Pedneault, Ph.D. Research Scientist, CDBQ. Quebec Agriculture Development Center, La Pocatiere, Quebec, Canada Gaelle Dube, Agronomist & Viticulturist Consultant, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada Ben Loseke, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE Amigo Oil for Spring Frost Terry Heggemeier, Grape Grower Blackhoof Creek Winery, Barnum, MN, USA Season Extension with a Cold Air Drainage Machine Bradley Beam, Enology Specialist, Illinois Grape Growing Wine Association, Carbondale, IL, USA 6:30pm 8:30pm VitiNord Gala Event & Dinner Celebrate how the VitiNord Conference brings participants from across the globe together to collaborate and share "Best Practice" techniques in growing the highest quality of grapes and producing incredible wines. Enjoy a three course dinner where each course has been carefully paired with wonderful cool/cold climate varieties of wines. The Nebraska wine industry will be your host for this fun and relaxing evening. The Gala dinner will end with the announcement of where the 2018 VitiNord conference will be held. Saturday, November 14, 2015 8:45am 9:00am Meet at the Entrance of the Lied Lodge to load tour busses 9:00am 10:00pm VitiNord Innovation Tour Guests will participate in Field Day opportunities in viewing and using the latest technologies available in viticulture and winemaking. Includes Lunch & Farm to Table Dinner