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140 Wines&Vines January 2015 vintage 2014 Graver Technologies has been designing and producing superior ltration, separation and puri cation solutions for more than 100 years. Discover why Graver Technologies is the Clear Choice for beverage manufacturers around the globe. • Clarity • Stability • Taste • Consistency • E ciency • Economy • Reliability 200 Lake Drive, Glasgow, Delaware 19702 Phone: 302-731-1700 Website: www.gravertech.com E-Mail: info@gravertech.com Discover The Clear Choice Quality | Performance | Value suPPly/demand: Demand was strong for Cabernet sauvignon and syrah. some reports claimed rela- tively flat Chardonnay demand and very low demand for riesling. growers report that contract prices held, even after contracted ton- nage deliveries were satisfied. teChnology/teChniques: growers reported labor was tight during thinning and early harvest due to competition from the tree fruit industry, which experienced a large crop with more demand for labor. a warm growing season compressed harvest, and some growers reported picking Cabernet sauvignon, sauvignon Blanc, Char- donnay, pinot gris, syrah, merlot and riesling at the same time. Challenges: Wineries experi- enced tank space challenges, and harvest had to be prioritized due to lack of tank capacity. trucking for small wineries was also tight. Varieties: it was a good grow- ing season for ripening reds and riesling, especially in light of a larger crop load. maintaining acids in varieties such as riesling was challenging due to hot weather. Central inDiAnA ohio River Valley AVA indiana uplands AVA Bruce Bordelon Purdue university the polar vortex in January caused significant vine damage across the northern half of the state. most wine grapes suffered 100% bud mortality as well as cordon and trunk damage. hardy varieties fared better, but overall yield was reduced 75% or more. the ohio river Valley in the southern part of the state saw milder temperatures and much less damage. yields were near normal in that region. Weather: the season was excel- lent for vine recovery and fruit quality. rainfall was moderate and well-spaced. temperatures were moderate through most of the summer. Dry fall weather helped fruit quality. Pests/diseases: spotted wing Drosophila was found in wine and table grapes as well as raspberries, blackberries and blueberries. pho- mopsis was widespread. suPPly/demand: prices have remained stable and are too low to encourage growers to expand acreage. Competition from out-of- state grapes keeps prices low. teChnology/teChniques: many growers are dealing with trunk renewal for the first time. in- experience with this level of dam- age is making management decisions difficult. Challenges: availability of vines for replanting will be the big- gest challenge. Varieties: traminette, Vidal, Chambourcin, Valvin muscat and Chardonel suffered winter injury. marquette, La Crescent, steuben and Frontenac fared very well. ioWA michael L. White Viticulture specialist iowa State university extension the iowa grape harvest was one of average quality and below-average yields. above-average rainfall cre- ated above-normal disease pres- sure. the very cold winter of 2013-14 lowered the expected har- vest amount by 30%-40%. Weather: the winter of 2013-14 was hard on vines growing in iowa. many vines were killed to the ground, and many fruiting buds were killed. the west half of iowa had hail. rain at harvest caused berries to split. Pests/diseases: above-aver- age rainfall created a greater amount of disease pressure. Berry