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NE W S O F GRA P E S AN D W INE S IN EA S T ERN NOR T H AMERI C A Tasting Wine Grape Cultivars by Region Researchers in the Northeast evaluate wines from the multi-state NE 1020 project G eneva, N.Y.—Thirty-three winemakers, growers and industry researchers eschewed time in the vineyard or the lab Aug. 15 in favor of attending a wine tasting in Geneva. The "Cultivar by Region" tasting provided the first opportunity to taste and compare wines made from grape cultivars grown at various sites in New York, Pennsylvania and Connecticut as part of the the U.S. Department of Agriculture). The NE 1020 project, a comprehensive study Cultivar by Region tasting was set up to exthat involves researchers in 24 states from plore the site differences between California to Vermont. winesandvines.com several varietal plot vineyards. A For the past two years, reLearn more: Search keywords total of nine flights were arranged searchers at Cornell, Penn State "NE 1020." by variety and by processing trials and the Connecticut Agricultural such as different yeasts, and they included Experiment Station have worked together to 46 wines made from vinifera and hybrid produce wines for the project (initially funded through the Viticultural Consortium via (Continued on page 88.) HEADLINES p86 GRAPEGROWING p90 Is your label just ink on paper, or is it powerful, cost-effective marketing? • Dedicated to serving the wine industry with rotary offset, sheet-fed offset, small- and large-format digital, and UV flexo printing capabilities. • 22 facilities strategically located nationwide to reduce transportation costs and provide manufacturing redundancy and security. • Single-source supplier for pressure-sensitive and glue-applied labels, along with application equipment. • Award-winning wine labels and sustainability solutions. www.wspackaging.com 1-877-977-5177 marketing@wspackaging.com 86 W in e s & V i ne s OC TOB E R 20 13 Innovation for impact Heavy de-bossing creates visual depth for the Caliza brand signature, making it appear as if the name is carved out of the main label. A scuff varnish further enhances the details of the script. Learn more at www.wspackaging.com/casestudies/caliza.