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NA VIGA TIONVINT A GE 2010 NEW YORK: FINGER LAKES After a cool and wet season in 2009, the growing season in 2010 was almost a polar opposite. It was the warmest grow- ing season in almost 40 years, which also made it one of the earliest that growers and winemakers could remember. While the quantity of the crop was down slightly overall, the quality of this year's vintage has many excited about the wines that will be produced. Weather: We accumulated 2,924 growing degree days, the most in 40 years. Tem- peratures cooled in mid-September, and late-season rains increased Botrytis pres- sure for some. Cooler harvest temps kept acids from going too low. Pests/Diseases: Grape berry moth pres- sure was greater this year due in part to the warm temperatures. Growers' results with a new GDD-based model for GBM were mixed. Supply/Demand: Prices were flat or slightly up for most variety categories, except white hybrids, which trended down. Grape surplus eased somewhat this year. Varieties: Red vinifera tend to do well in years like this. Potential for fuller, APPROVALS TTB LABEL Low per-label costs Gov't. Liaison Negotiations or Footwork Reasonable Hourly Rates TRADEMARK SEARCHES As Low as $185 Your trade names or designs are searched at the U.S. Patent Office to help establish valuable ownership Over 100 years' total staff experience handling every government liaison need for industry. or avoid costly legal liability. Phone or write for details. Phone: (703) 524-8200 Fax: 525-8451 TOLL-FREE 1-800-642-6564 Major Credit Cards Accepted www.trademarkinfo.com Since 1957 200 N. Glebe Rd., Suite 321 Arlington, Virginia 22203 QSEE US AT UNIFIED, BOOTH #721 104 Wines & Vines JAnUARY 2011 rounder styles due to lower acids and ripe fruit. More dry Riesling this year? Hans Walter-Peterson Viticulture extension specialist, Cornell Cooperative Extension NEW YORK: LONG ISLAND In 2009, yields were erratic due to cool, wet weather in June. We were relieved to see average to above-average yields in 2010—particularly in white varieties. The 2010 growing season was very warm, re- sulting in very ripe fruit that came in two to three weeks early. Long Island growers were extremely pleased that ripening pro- gressed so well and that harvest was early. Weather: This was one of the warmest seasons on record, with 3,700 growing degree days. Rainfall was below average through the summer and early fall. The region dodged a bullet as Hurricane Earl missed us. Pests/Diseases: The dry weather led to low disease pressure all season. European red mites flared in some blocks at the very end of the season. GovtLiaison_Dir08 11/29/07 2:00 PM Pag Varieties: The weather resulted in very ripe fruit, both whites and reds. Harvest was not rushed because neither disease nor predicted storms precipitated harvest. Alice Wise Viticulturist, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County For 2010 there are expectations that the fruit quality will surpass those ever expe- rienced for many cultivars. A prolonged warm growing season proved highly beneficial for late-season red vinifera, and harvest wrapped up almost three weeks ahead of average. For 2010 more than 51,000 tons were processed, and farm gate value was up with gross sales esti- mated at CAD$67.5 million. ONTARIO Weather: Bud swell was in early April due to extremely warm early season tem- peratures. Bloom, veraison and harvest occurred 14 days earlier than the 10-year average. Vine acclimation was excellent. Pests/Diseases: There were no major pest issues. Some vine decline/collapse was attributed to accumulated winter injury from 2003-05 and the wet season of 2009. HoytShepston_Monthly09 10/31/08 4:44 PM Supply/Demand: Some growers reported a 10% to 15% decline in production (some