Program Schedule

Thursday-Friday, November 9-10

Breeding and Growing Grapes in Minnesota

Tom Plocher, Northern Winework, Inc. Hugo, Minnesota, USA

Cold Hardy Grapes in the Collection at Samachvalovichy

Vladimir Ustinov, Grape breeder, Belarussian Federal Research Center, Samochvalovichy, Minsk, Belarus

Did Leiv Eirikson find grapes in Vineland?

Hans Rosenfeld, As, Norway

Grapes in Estonia

Jaan Kivistik, Instructor, Rapina School of Horticulture, Rapina, Estonia

Harri Poom, Saare- Torvaaugu Farm, Vandra, Estonia

Grapegrowing and Winemaking in Poland

Jerzy Siemaszko, Suwalki, Poland

Grapegrowing in Latvia

Gvido Dobelis, President, Latvian Grape Growers Association, Riga, Latvia

Growing Vines in Norway?

Arild Syversen, Asker, Norway

History of Grape Breeding at Novocherkask and Current Activity

Svetlana KrasoKhina, Grape Breeder and Viticultureist, Russian Horthicultreu Institute, Novocherkask, Russia

Review of the Center and also the breeding work of R. F. Sharov

Tamara Yashchenko, Viticulturist, Center for Siberian Viticulture, Biisk, Altai, Russia

Sweden

Lauri Pappinen, Gute Vingord, Gotland, Sweden

The Quebec Experiment

Alain Breault, A&M Viticulture Inc. St. Paul Abbotsford, Quebec, Canada

Varieties for wine – Amurensis based varieties

Gvido Dobelis, President, Latvian Grape Growers Association, Riga, Latvia

Video of New Grape Varieties Developed at My Vineyard in Eastern Latvia

Andrash Fazekash, Grape Breeder, Madonas, Latvia

Viticulture in Finland

Meeri Saario, Lohja, Finland

Viticulture in Northern China : Inner Mongolia, jiin, Heilongjiang

Tom Plocher, Northern Winework, Inc. Hugo, Minnesota, USA

Winegrowing in Denmark

Peter Lorenzen, Conslltant and Pesident, Danish Winegrowers Association, Odense, Denmark

Friday, November 10

Winemakers’ Winetasting Event

Wines presented and discussed:

  • Tom Plocher, USA: Hasansky Sladki (carbonic maceration)
  • Jerzy Siemaszko, Poland: Rondo
  • Lauri Pappinen, Sweden: Rondo
  • Andris Dishlers, Latvia: Zilga