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VINTAGE 2013 2014 WINES & VINES DIRECTORY/BUYER'S GUIDE Ontario, Canada Logistics: Tanks filled quickly, making for prolonged harvest time in vineyards. The most current and comprehensive guide to the wine and grape industry professionals, products and services in North America is now available. ORDER TODAY winesandvines.com/order Varieties: Higher yields and longer time to reach winery standards led to extended harvest and some fruit loss in vineyards. The overall quality was very good for most. Weather: A slow, cool start to spring was the opposite of 2012. High moisture levels and good late-season growing conditions made for a large crop. IN PRINT WITH ONLINE ACCESS. 2013 will be remembered as a slow, long harvest with higher than anticipated yields even where thinning occurred at correct times. Adequate moisture throughout the season kept vines and fruit moving along. There was only one very hot period in July. Vine growth was very good, and cluster development was slow and steady. Many late-season reds were harvested up to two weeks later than the 20-year average. Lancaster, Berks, Lehigh, Chester, Center, Erie and Wyoming counties Pests/diseases: No unusual pressure noted, but there was some sour rot in early cultivars and high multi-colored Asian lady beetle activity near harvest. High levels of black rot and powdery mildew in organic blocks. Supply/demand: Yields were very high this year—25% higher than anticipated in many blocks despite crop thinning (berry and cluster weights are up). Dr. Kevin W. Ker Research associate, CCOVI Brock University Pennsylvania Quality overall is very good to excellent, especially for white varieties but also for most reds. Vineyards hit by late spring frost had some yield reduction; otherwise yields were also very good. Weather: May was punctuated by late frost events, and summer thundershowers seemed to never go away. But by the end of August, the weather dried out and white and most red grapes matured beautifully. Pests/diseases: Late-season downy mildew was a problem for some vineyards. Green, Safe & Strong Synthetic Caustic and Acid replacements The new Standard in FDA GRAS Chemicals FEATURES: g 000 HMIS score g Non-corrosive to metals g Non-irritating to skin g Non-mutagenic g 100% Bio-degradation g Organic certification applied for g EPA, OSHA and USDA approval PRODUCTS: g SAR-Sulfuric g HAR-Hydrochloric g CR-Caustic g SaniClean L/H g pHlexaPeel L/H USES: Tank and line cleaning, production area sterilization, pH adjustments, Water Treatment Contact: Jeff White, 714-420-2525 MTS Environmental Solutions • www.mts-es.com 130 W in es & V i ne s january 20 14