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WineEast acreage survey from 2010 shows a 250% increase in Blanc Du Bois, with a new total of 70 acres in the Gulf Coast region and more than 150 acres in the state of Texas. Expansion of Blanc Du Bois into other states in the southeast is increasing, with new plantings in the Piedmont and coastal regions of Georgia and Alabama as well as in the well-established Muscadine-growing regions of North and South Carolina. Research and extension efforts led by the Texas AgriLife Extension Service at Texas A&M University are focusing on the improvement of yields and quality of Blanc Du Bois throughout the Gulf Coast region. Ongoing projects include the evaluation of TERROIR: Good For Grapes, Not For Glass Every winemaker knows that the best wine starts with the cleanest equipment and bottles. Straight-A and One Step are ecologically formulated to provide the best and safest cleaning results. Taste the Wine not the Grime One Step for easy, single-step cleansing Straight-A for heavy-duty cleaning Clearly Perfect www.ecologiccleansers.com four commercial training systems commonly found in Texas, pest and disease research directed at controlling the grape berry moth and fungal diseases of Blanc Du Bois, plus a wide range of grower cooperative projects to improve vineyard management practices. The Texas AgriLife Extension Viticulture OneStepAd_01-09-12_Layout 1 1/9/12 10:14 PM Page 1 Team is collaborating with Extension Plant Pathology and Microbiology to initiate the submission of Blanc Du Bois wood to Foundation Plant Services at the University of California, Davis, to test for virus and other pathogens that could potentially be propagated in vines, with hopes that clean plant material will be available for nurseries to propagate within a few years. Grapegrowing In May 2007, the Austin County Grape Grower Committee and AgriLife Extension held the first Blanc Du Bois Symposium in Cat Spring, Texas. Texas growers are very supportive of the expansion of Blanc Du Bois into neighboring states and anticipate that the research efforts in Texas will result in improved quality throughout the southeastern region of the United States. WE Fritz Westover is a viticulture program special- ist at Texas A&M. In addition to his duties in the Texas Gulf Coast region, Westover supervises three extension program specialists as part of a statewide team effort to provide educational programs and hands-on viticulture workshops for the Texas wine industry. INNOVATIVE ORCHARD & VINEYARD PRODUCTS DEER & WILDLIFE CONTROL High Density Apple & Grape Trellis Specialist! Gripple - U-Hooks - Tree Fix AgLok - Tube Tie - Klip-On KwikKrimps - Tree Stabilizers Training Rods - HT Wire Clips - Stakes - Stabfix Picking Buckets - Grape Forks Deer Fence & Bird Netting 'Invisible' Black Poly Fence HT 12.5g Fixed Knot Fence Exclusion Fence - GPak Kits H Brace Kits - Monofilament Proguard, Avigard & Ornex Bird Netting Equipment Sales & Rental -Post Drivers, Fence Stretchers and Deer Fence Install Kits Posts & Anchors -Southern Yellow Pine, Lodge Pole & Organic Cedar -Metal– Notched & Studded 'T' -*NEW* Double Helix Anchors Tighteners & Fasteners -Gripples, In&Online Strainers Wire Links, Staples, Crimps Pruners, Loppers & Saws -Felco,Corona,Hickok&Bahco Full line of InstallTools & Wildlife Deterrents! buy online! www.fingerlakestrellissupply.com 315-914-4007 info@fingerlakestrellissupply.com Domain Names Trademarks Copyrights Wineries Vineyards Associations Traphagen Law PLLC Intellectual Property for Business, Media, and the Arts Washington DC * (202) 223-4775 * traphagenlaw.com 80 Wines & Vines FeBRUARY 2012 4041A Railroad Ave. Williamson, NY 14589