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Come to the 29th Annual New York State Home Wine Seminar!
03AUG2013

Place:  Monroe County Cooperative Extension (the usual place)
                        249 Highland Avenue, Rochester, New York 14620

Time:  Program starts at 9:00 AM and ends at 4:00 PM (or so) 
                Registration opens at 8:15 AM

Cost:  $20.00 per person
 Show up early so you don't miss anything!




2013 Seminar has the following speakers:

Analyzing Wine: the Devils (and Angels!) are in the details
by Ed Lavin

Crop Update
Tom Mitchell, Fall Bright - presented by Tom Banach

Tannins and Anthocyanins: Behaviors and Impacts in Wine
by Daniel Pambianchi

Malo-Lactic Fermentation, by Co-Inocculation
by Michael Jones, of Scott Labs

Gruener Veltliner, a Case Study
by Brendan Zugibe



 As we confirm our speaker you will see them here.
Do come back often to see who shows up next. 


Here are the PDFs from 2012:

Understanding and Managing Acids and pH    by Daniel Pambianchi    Danial Pambianchi


 Making Aromatic White Wines                            by Brandon Seager     Brandon Seager
Understanding Common Wine Flaws                   by Melissa Aellen    Melissa Aellen
Making Late Harvest, Ice, and Port Wine            by Mark Patterson and Jonathan Oakes    Jonathan Oakes & Mark Patterson



Here are the PDFs from 2011:

Beginning Winemaking                      Chris Gerling, NYS Agricultural Experiment Station at Geneva

Inactive Yeast                                  Sigrid Gertsen-Briand of Lallemand

Marquette                                              Jan Klapetzky, Young-Sommer Winery

Learn to make wine using                  Jill Misterka
lilacs, roses, dandelions,
and other edible flowers

Deductive Wine Tasting                     Holly Howell (nota bene: each word is a different PDF of two)


Here are the .PDFs from 2010:

Finger Lakes Wine Growing:                                    Gary Cox, Award Winning Home Winemaker
Some Historical Highlights

Case Study, Bordeaux Blend                                    Dave Breeden, Winemaker at
with samples                                                           Sheldrake Point Vineyard

Care and Feeding of Yeast:                                       Mark Nisbet,
Strategies for Successful                                           NYS Agricultural Experiment Station
Fermentation

Fining Bench Trials, with samples                              Peter A. Frisch, NYS Home Wine Committee
                                                                               and Award Winning Home Winemaker


This year we would like to thank Wegmans and Constellation Brands for their donation of glass stemware so that we can properly evaluate the wines presented. 


Here are the .PDFs from 2009: 

Starting a Backyard Vineyard                                     Ed Kwiek, Home Vineyard Consultant

SO2 Management                                                     Staci Nugent, Winemaker at Keuka Lake Vineyards

From Home to Professional Winemaker                      Jan Klapetzky, Winemaker at Young Sommers Winery


Here are the PDFs from 2008

FIXING COMMON WINE                                     Domenic Carisetti, Winery Consultant
MAKING PROBLEMS              

SUR LEES (Yeast) STIRRING                                Shawn Verity, Heron Hill Winery
for TASTE and AGING


Here are the PDFs from 2007. 

Making Fruit Wine                                                   Bill Martin, Owner and Winemaker, Montezuma Winery

Fining and Finishing                                                 Dave Breeden Winemaker, Sheldrake Point Vineyards

Basic Testing in Winemaking                                    Jan Klapetzky, Multiple Award Winning New York State Home Winemaker

Wine Faults                                                            NYS Home Wine Committee