About
The Colorado Association for Viticulture and Enology (CAVE), Colorado Wine Industry Development Board (CWIDB), and Western Colorado Horticulture Society (WCHS) present a joint multi-day event with seminars, workshops, trade show, and reception along with opportunities to network and exchange ideas with fellow industry colleagues. In order to increase the breadth of topics this event will have multiple simultaneous presentations. For those of you whose interests spans multiple tracks invite your industry colleagues and share what you've learned from the seminars you each attend.
Locations
All events take place in the Palisade / Grand Junction area. Tuesday's seminars will be at the Wine Country Inn (WCI). Wednesday/Thursday Seminars will take place at the Two Rivers Convention Center (TRCC) or the nearby Main Street Suites (MSS).
- Two Rivers Convention Center: TRCC (Grand Junction, CO)
- Wine Country Inn: WCI (Palisade, CO)
- Hampton Inn: HI (Grand Junction, CO)
Note: These seminars will not be simulcast to the Front Range.
Registration
Registration is on a per-day basis. Registration is required to attend seminars even if no fee is due. Once registered for the Seminars on a given day, you may attend any of that days 4 tracks (WCHS, Viticulture, Enology, Business) and the Trade Show. Please Note Wednesday & Thursday Lunches (register separately) include a speaker.
Online Registration Closed Monday, January 17, 2011 at 10:00am
Please Note: CAVE Memberships expired 12/31/2010 if you have not already done so, please RENEW your CAVE membership (or JOIN CAVE) prior to the seminar to take advantage of member rates.
CSU Workshop
- Horst Caspari - Grape Growing: Principles and Practices - a full day workshop for growers (Monday Jan 17) -- WORKSHOP FULL
This seminar is put on by CSU and you must register for it separately. $50/person including lunch. There is a limit of 30 participants.
Seminar Speakers
- Rick Bakas - Social Media (Bakas Media; complimentary copy of Quick Bites: 75 Savory Tips for Social Media Success)
- Rob Bleiberg - Mesa Land Trust
- Horst Caspari - Irrigation Management, Varietal Trials, 2010 Grape Growers Survey (CSU Professor / Viticulturist)
- Doug Caskey - Colorado Wine Industry Branding (Colorado Wine Industry Development Board Executive Director)
- Nolan Doesken - State Climatologist (CSU)
- Luke Eckenroth - Direct Shipping (Ship Compliant)
- Ron Godin - Alternative Crops : Hops (CSU Research Scientist)
- Carey Greene - Wine America
- Rick Hamman - The Growers Role in Optimizing Vine Performance & Understanding Vine Balance (Hogue Ranches / Mercer Estate Winery Viticulturist)
- Bob Hammon - Spotted Wing Drosophila (CSU Extension Agent Agronomy, Entomology )
- Jim Harbertson - Phenolics in Viticulture (WSU Associate Scientist / Extension Enologist)
- Kelli Hepler - Agritainment & Agritourism
- Corey Hicks - FSA Disaster Relief
- Michael Jones - Yeast Nutrition & Problem Fermentations (Scott Laboratories Fermentation Specialist)
- Michael Kaiser - TTB Labelling (Wine America)
- Mike Laszlo - Business Plans for Wineries & Vineyards (Laszlo Law)
- Steve Menke - Hedonistic Wine Tasting Seminar, Sensory Fault Seminar, Grape Contracts (CSU Associate Professor / Enologist)
- Bill Nelson - TTB Audits
- Dick Nunamaker - The Plight of the Honey Bee
- Mike Omeg - Owls & Bats for Pest Management
- Ramesh Pokharel - Canker Management in Peaches & Non-Chemical Apple Thinning (CSU Nematologiest & Fruit Pathologist)
- Craig Reggelbrugge - Immigration (Agriculture Coalition for Immigration Reform)
- John Salazar - Colorado Commissioner of Agriculture
- Elizabeth Slater - Tasting Room & Events: Wine Sales and Etiquette (Wine Industry Network)
- Lee Sommers - The Future Direction of CSU Agricultural Research (CSU Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station Director)
- Curtis Swift - Lavender in Vineyards (CSU Extension Agent Horticulture)
- Lisa Van de Water - Wine Microorganisms and Fault ID (Vinotec Napa)
- Wendy White - Agritourism (Colorado Proud Marketing Specialist)
Panel Discussions
- Marketing to Restaurants: Evan Faver (Salt Bistro, Boulder), Johnathan Shankland (Charles Court, the Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs); Corky Douglass (Denver restaurateur and CWIDB member); Dave Tewksbury (formerly sales trainer with Western Distributing and now a Colorado wine retailer and past chair of the CWIDB)
- Farm to Table Marketing: Leigh Jones (Jonesy’s Eat Bar, Denver), Greg Barnhill (Charles Court, The Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs)
Lodging (CAVE Members: mention the seminar for discounted lodging for attendees)
- Hampton Inn, Grand Junction: $89 (1-970-243-3222)
- Main Street Suites, Grand Junction: $89 (1-970-242-2525)
- Wine Country Inn, Palisade: $79 (1-970-464-5777)
Schedule (subject to change)
Specific rooms will be updated on the event schedule as the seminar nears (Venue:Room, i.e., TRCC:CRR1 is held at the Two Rivers Convention Center in Colorado River Room 1).
Venue: Two Rivers Convention Center (TRCC)
Rooms:
Colorado River Room 1 (CRR1)
Colorado River Room 2 / Gunnison (CRR2/G)
Whitewater/Kannah (W/K)
Adobe/Escalante (A/E)
Plateau/Dominguez (P/D)
Venue: Hampton Inn (HI)
Venue: Wine Country Inn (WCI)
Venue: Western Colorado Research Center (WCRC)
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Monday, January 17, 2011
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Trade Show
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WCHS
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VinCO – Viticulture |
VinCO – Enology |
VinCO – Business / Marketing |
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Horst Caspari - Grape Growing: Principles and Practices - a full day workshop for growers (WCRC) : 9am-4pm -- WORKSHOP FULL |
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Tuesday, January 18, 2011
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Trade Show
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WCHS
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VinCO – Viticulture |
VinCO – Enology |
VinCO – Business / Marketing |
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Exhibitors set up & Registration (TRCC:CRR2/G) |
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8:30am |
Bus Tour (TRCC) Choice of Fruit Growing, or Grape Growing Tour expected to return by 5:15-5:30pm |
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1:00pm |
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Steve Menke - Hedonistic Wine Tasting Seminar (WCI) |
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2:30pm |
Colorado Wine Board Quality Program (WCI) |
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3:15pm |
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Doug Caskey – Colorado Wine Industry Branding (WCI) |
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4:00pm |
Break
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5:00pm |
Industry / Trade Reception: wineries, hors d' oevres (WCI) | ||||||
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Wednesday, January 19, 2011
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Trade Show
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WCHS
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VinCO – Viticulture |
VinCO – Enology |
VinCO – Business / Marketing |
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8:00am |
Open (TRCC:CRR2/G) |
Registration & Trade Show (Bagels/Coffee Available) (TRCC:CRR2/G) |
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8:30am |
Introduction – Neil Guard(WCHS), Neil Jaquet(CAVE), Doug Caskey(CWIDB) (TRCC:CRR1) |
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8:45am |
Teresa A. Coons - Mayor, City of Grand Junction |
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9:00am |
Mike Omeg--Management of Barn Owls for Rodent Control (TRCC:W/K) |
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Michael Jones (Scott Labs) – Yeast Nutrition (TRCC:A/E) |
Rick Bakas - Social Media (TRCC:P/D) |
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10:00am |
Ron Godin--Alternative Crops-Hops (TRCC:W/K) |
Jim Harbertson – Phenolics in Viticulture (TRCC:CRR1) |
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Luke Eckenroth (Ship Compliant) – Shipping and interstate regulations (TRCC:P/D) |
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10:45am |
Break (TRCC:CRR2/G)
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11:15am |
Dick Nunamaker--The Plight of the Honey Bee (TRCC:W/K) |
Jim Harbertson – Phenolics in Viticulture (TRCC:CRR1) |
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Bill Nelson – What to Expect during a TTB Audit (TRCC:P/D) |
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12:00pm
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WCHS Past Presidents & Secretary's lunch (TRCC:A/E) |
Lunch – Carey Green (WineAmerica) (TRCC:CRR1) |
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1:00pm |
Mike Omeg--Using Bats in Tree Fruit Pest Management (TRCC:W/K) |
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Michael Jones (Scott Labs) – Stuck / Sluggish Fermentations (TRCC:P/D) |
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Michael Kaiser – Wineamerica Labels , Doug Caskey – CO labeling (TRCC:CRR1) |
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1:45pm |
Ramesh Pokharel-Cytospora Canker management in Peaches (TRCC:W/K) |
Horst Caspari – Irrigation Management (TRCC:P/D) |
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2:30pm |
Kelli Hepler- "Now That's Agritainment" (TRCC:W/K) |
Rick Hamman – The Growers Role in Optimizing Vine Performance (TRCC:CRR1) |
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3:30pm |
Break (TRCC:CRR2/G)
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4:00pm |
"Agri-tourism" Panel Discussion (TRCC:W/K) |
Rick Hamman – Understanding Vine Balance (TRCC:CRR1) |
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5:00pm to 8:00pm |
Meet the Speakers (In Exhibit Hall) & Reception |
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Thursday, January 20, 2011
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Trade Show
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WCHS
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VinCO – Viticulture |
VinCO – Enology |
VinCO – Business / Marketing |
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8:00am |
Open (TRCC:CRR2/G) |
Registration---Exhibitors and Trade Show, Bagels/Coffee Available (TRCC:CRR2/G) |
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8:30am |
John Salazar – Colorado Commissioner of Agriculture (Web Conference) (TRCC:CRR1) |
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Craig Reggelbrugge - Agricultural Coalition for Immigration Reform (TRCC:CRR1) |
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9:45am |
Mike Omeg--Commercial Cherry Varieties for Modern Orchard (TRCC:W/K) |
Corey Hicks – FSA Disaster Relief Programs (TRCC:A/E) |
Lisa Van de Water – Microorganisms and Fault ID (TRCC:CRR1) |
Elizabeth Slater - Tasting Room & Events: Wine Sales and Etiquette (TRCC:P/D) |
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10:15am |
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10:45am |
Break (TRCC:CRR2/G)
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11:15am |
Ramesh Pokharel- Non-Chemical Apple Thinning (TRCC:W/K) |
Horst Caspari – Variety Trial Rogers Mesa (20m) (TRCC:P/D) |
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Mike Laszlo - Business Plans for Wineries & Vineyards & Stephen Menke - Grape Contracts (TRCC:CRR1) |
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Rob Bleiberg – Mesa Land Trust (TRCC:W/K) |
Horst Caspari – 2010 Growers Survey (TRCC:P/D) |
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12:00pm |
Curt Swift – Lavender (TRCC:W/K) |
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Lunch: WCHS Board Meeting (TRCC:A/E) |
Lunch – Nolan Doesken: State Climatologist (TRCC:CRR1) |
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CAVE Business Meeting (TRCC:CRR1) |
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1:15pm |
WCHS Business Meeting (TRCC:W/K) |
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1:30pm |
Lee Sommers-Future Directions of CSU Agricultural Research (TRCC:W/K) |
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Lisa Van de Water – Microorganisms and Fault ID (HI) |
Farm to Table (TRCC:P/D) |
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2:30pm |
Ron Godin—Soil Fertilization for Fruit Production (TRCC:W/K) |
Bob Hammon - Spotted Wing Drosophila (TRCC:A/E) |
Marketing to Restaurants (TRCC:P/D) |
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3:15pm |
Break (TRCC:CRR2/G)
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3:30pm |
"Transition to Organic" Panel Discussion (TRCC:W/K) |
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Steve Menke - Oxidation (HI) |
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6:00pm |
Cocktail Hour (TRCC:CRR1)
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7:00pm |
Banquet (Phelyx the Magician & The Palisade Historical Society Presentation) |
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Trade Show
For exhibitor booths: Reserve space via the WCHS
Registration
Registration is on a per-day basis. Registration is required to attend seminars even if no fee is due. Once registered for the Seminars on a given day, you may attend any of that days 4 tracks (WCHS, Viticulture, Enology, Business) and the Trade Show. Please Note Wednesday & Thursday Lunches (register separately) include a speaker.
Online Registration Closed Monday, January 17, 2011 at 10:00am
Please Note: CAVE Memberships expired 12/31/2010 if you have not already done so, please RENEW your CAVE membership (or JOIN CAVE) prior to the seminar to take advantage of member rates.
