The Wine Grape Action Team is a cooperation between Purdue University‘s Department of Food Science and the Indiana Wine Grape Council to serve the State’s vintners and growers and help propel the Indiana wine/grape industry into world-class competitiveness.  The 4-member team is available at any time to troubleshoot emerging issues in your vineyard and winery.

*    2008 Italy for Wine Professionals

*      Program   May 10-18   (Christian Butzke, Bruce Bordelon & Jill Blume)

*      Registration

 

*    2008 Spring Grape and Wine Workshop

*      Acid Management in the Vineyard  (Bruce Bordelon)

*      The Acidity of Hope - pH, Potassium and T.A.  (Christian Butzke)

*      Principles and Practices of Pruning Grapevines  (Bruce Bordelon)

 

*    2008 Wineries Unlimited

*      Challenges and Opportunities in a Changing Climate  (Christian Butzke)

*      Enzymes  (Christian Butzke)

 

*    2008 Michigan Wine Industry Annual Meeting

*      Wine Filtration Workshop – Review of Methods and Materials  (Christian Butzke)

 

*    2008 Unified Wine & Grape Symposium

*      Reduction Redux: the Good, the Bad and the Nutty  (Christian Butzke)

*      The Closure Issue   (Adrian Coulter - AWRI)

 

*    2007 Fall Grape and Wine Workshop

*      Purdue Wine Aroma Descriptor Manual (Christian Butzke)

 

*    2007 Indy International Wine Competition

*      Press Release (Jeanette Merritt)

*      Indyinternational.org (Jill Blume)

*      Medal Winners

 

*    2007 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Enology and Viticulture (ASEV)

*      Wine Grape Action Team member elected VP of ASEV National (Christian Butzke)

*      ASEV Membership Application

*      American Society for Enology and Viticulture - National

*      American Society for Enology and Viticulture – Eastern Section   

*      American Journal of Enology and Viticulture

*      Unified Wine & Grape Symposium

 

*    2007 Summer Grape and Wine Workshop

*      Maymester in Italy (Jill Blume)

*      INDIANA WINEGROWERS GUILD Meeting (IWGG President: Larry Satek)

*      B.Y.O.W. (For licensed Indiana wineries only)

*      B.Y.O.W. Wine Evaluation Sheet

 

*    2007 Spring Grape and Wine Workshop

*      Barrel Sanitation (Christian Butzke)

*      Managing Wine Acidity (Ellie Butz)

 

 

*    2007 Wine Grape Symposium @ Indiana Horticultural Congress

      Wine Closure and Packaging Workshop (Christian Butzke)

*      Wine Business Monthly’s Closure Report (Curtis Phillips)

*      Only the Lone Ranger Had Silver Bullets (Bruce Scott)

*      Advances in Synthetic Closure Technology (Jim Cahill)

*      Update on Bag-in-Box Packaging (Janos Radvanyi, Jr.)

*      Winemaker’s Perspective on Screw Caps (Dennis Dunham)

 

*      What can we grow in Indiana? (Bruce Bordelon)

*      Season Review - Indiana's 2006 Vintage (Bruce Bordelon)

*      Establishing a Basement Winery  +Amateur Winemaking Supplies (Ellie Butz & Jill Blume)

 

*    2006 Fall Grape and Wine Workshop

*      Winemaking Equipment Intro (Christian Butzke)

*      Begin Fermentation! (Ellie Butz)

*      Wine Quality Control Basics (Christian Butzke)

 

*    2006 Spring Grape and Wine Workshop

*      Making More $$ In Your Tasting Room (Jeanette Merritt)

*      IQ - The Indiana Quality Alliance (Christian Butzke)

*      The Proactive Winery: Lab Quality Management (Jill Blume)

*      Sulfur Dioxide & Sorbate Management (Christian Butzke)

*      Grape Acreage & Variety Trends (Bruce Bordelon)

*      Training Systems and Canopy Management (Patty Skinkis)

 

*    2006 Wine Grape Symposium @ Indiana Horticultural Congress & Trade Show

*      Grape Pest Management (Bruce Bordelon)

*      Wine Quality – The Science of Funk (Christian Butzke)

*      Exploring the Aroma Potential of Traminette (Patty Skinkis)

*      The Joy of Malolactic Fermentation (Ellie Butz)

*      EPA Worker Protection Standards Compliance (Joe Becovitz)

*      Winery Safety – A Crush Course (Christian Butzke)

 

*    2005 Spring Grape and Wine Workshop

*      A Fresh Look at the Science and Art of Winemaking (Christian Butzke)

 

*    Winery Laboratory Information

*      Winery Lab Starter Kit

*      Free SO2@pH Chart

*      Residual Sugar Color Chart

 

*    Grape Production and Pest Management Information

*      Dept. of Horticulture Fruit and Vegetable Connection (Bruce Bordelon)

 

*    Workshops and Services for the Food Industry and Food Entrepreneurs

*      Dept. of Food Science Extension Classes (Christian Butzke)

 

*    Recent Research

*      2006 Purdue - Silicon Valley Symposium: Tales from a Boiler/Winemaker (Christian Butzke)

*      Wine & Global Warming - The Art of Winemaking in an Ever-Changing World (Christian Butzke)

*      The Science of Closures (Christian Butzke)

*      Musty Taint in Wine - TCA as a Special Case (Christian Butzke)

*      Joint Burgundy-California-Oregon Winemaking Symposium (Christian Butzke)

 

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