Editor: Imed Dami, PhD
Assistant Professor, Viticulture Specialist
Department of Horticulture and Crop Science
Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center
1680 Madison Avenue
Wooster, OH 44691-4096
Phone: (330)-263-3882
Fax: (330)-263-3887
E-mail: dami.1@osu.edu
www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/grapeweb/
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Content:
2006 Ohio Wine
Competition
N Fertilization
Upcoming Events
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2006 Ohio
Wine Competition: Record Year!
The 2006 Ohio Wine Competition
was held May 9-11, 2006 at The Ohio State University/OARDC. A total of 273 wines
were entered representing 40 wineries/brands. Out of 273 wines entered, 175
wines (64.1% of entries) received medals (see
attachment).
The 2006 Ohio Wine Competition ran smoothly with the complete satisfaction of
The Ohio State University/OARDC staff as well as the panel of seven experienced
judges. In addition to the marketing benefits of an award winning wine, we are
once again chemically analyzing the wines that were submitted for the
competition and will mail out a report of the results in addition to the judges
comments to the participating wineries. It is our goal to provide an educational
tool in addition to marketing again for this years competition. Through chemical
analysis and the judge’s comments we are able to address “Wine Quality” from
both a sensory and quantitative basis. It is my belief that by providing this
information to the Ohio commercial wine industry over the past five years on an
extension format, it has had a positive effect on wine quality as reflected in
the successful results we have achieved in this years competition.
The 2006 Ohio Wine Competition marked several records in competition history.
This year’s competition included a record amount of participating winery/brands
representing 40 entering this year. Therefore, we also received the most
entries in the history of the competition at 273 wines entered. In addition,
the competition awarded 175 total medals, which also marks a record in the
amount of total medals ever awarded. The 2006 competition set an important
record in the number of Gold medals ever awarded at 30 shattering the previous
record of 22 set in 2003. The percent of total medals awarded based on the total
amount of entries at 64.1% of the wines entered receiving medals ranked second
highest in competition history. Several records were set in the amount of wines
entered into the American, Fruit and Ice wine categories at 61, 22 and 12 wines
entered respectively. As represented in the past several competitions, the 2006
competition once again received the highest amount of entries across Vinifera
categories in comparison to Hybrid or American category entries.
These brief statistics are an important indicator that wine quality is seriously
being addressed and improving significantly across the state within the
commercial wine industry to a point where we are being recognized nationally for
the quality wines we are capable of producing in Ohio.
We would like to thank all the participating wineries of the 2006 Ohio Wine
Competition in addition to the excellent panel of judges that dedicated their
time and experience in making this a successful competition. The Ohio State
University/OARDC along with the Ohio Grape Industries Program is committed to
further enhancing wine quality through research and extension in addition to
continued evaluation and improvements of the Ohio Wine Competition.
Nitrogen
Fertilization
Source: Finger Lakes
Vineyard Update By. Jamie Hawk, Finger Lakes Grape Program
As bloom rapidly approaches, it's time to apply your supplemental nitrogen
to coincide with your vines' pre-bloom nitrogen demand. Matching the timing of
your application with the period of increasing vine uptake will help minimize
the loss of nitrogen from your vineyards and improve the efficiency of your
fertilization programs. A split application, with one third to one half of the
total amount of nitrogen applied pre-bloom and one half to two thirds applied
1-2 weeks post-bloom is recommended, especially in blocks whose soils have a
high leaching potential (e.g. coarse-textured, well-drained soils such as
gravelly loams and sandy soils). Fifty lb. actual N/acre should be considered
an upper limit for heavily cropped Concord vines, while 30 lb/acre or less is
generally a good range for premium varieties.
2006
Upcoming Events
June
5-6
7
28
28-30 American Society for Enology and Viticulture Annual Convention.
Sacramento, CA. ASEV is the professional association
July
9-12