Sunday, November 4, 2018
1:00pm-5:00pm
Conference registration open
Lower Level of Lied Lodge
1:00pm-3:00pm
Winery Boot Camp: Starting a Commercial Vineyard
Panel Discussion – OPEN TO POTENTIAL GROWERS/WINERY OWNERS – no cost
Steinhart Room – Lower Level of Lied Lodge
3:00pm-4:00pm
NWGGA Specialty Crop Block Grants Projects
- Nebraska Sustainable Roll Out
- Vineyard and Winery Program to Certify Sustainable
Steinhart Room – Lower Level of Lied Lodge
4:00pm-5:00pm
NWGGA Specialty Crop Block Grants Projects
Drift Scouting Via Drone Technology – Panel Discussion
Steinhart Room – Lower Level of Lied Lodge
4:00pm-6:30pm
Exhibitor/Vendor Set-up
Rosenow Room – Lower Level of Lied Lodge
7:00pm-8:30pm
Wine Reception and Historical Tours
Arbor Mansion & Carriage House
Monday, November 5, 2018
7:00am
Conference Registration Open
Lied Lodge – Lower Level
7:45am-8:15am
Opening Session & Welcome
Theresa McFarland – NWGGA President, Amelia Breinig – Nebraska Department of Agriculture, John Ricks – Nebraska Tourism Commission, Dr. Michael
Boehm – IANR
Steinhart Room
8:15am-9:15am
Keynote Address
Who Needs Another Cabernet: Celebrating the Diversity of Our Regional Cold Climate Wines
Tim Hanni, Vice-President of the Institute of Masters of Wine North America
Steinhart Room
9:15am-10:00am
General Session A
Current Climatic Conditions/Outlook for the Coming Growing Season
Dr. Allen Dutcher, Associate State Climatologist
Steinhart Room
10:00am-10:45am
Break
Trade Show Area Open
10:45am-11:30am
Parallel Session B
Japanese Beetles and Other Invasive Species
Dr. Dean Vollenberg
Steinhart C
Parallel Session C
Essential Issues in Fermentation Management
Todd Steiner
Steinhart A/B
Parallel Session D
Growing Sales with a Superstar Team
Susie Tucker
Steinhart D
Exhibits/Trade Show Area Open
Rosenow
11:30am-1:00pm
Lunch
Timber Dining Room
Exhibits/Trade Show Area Open
Rosenow
1:00pm-1:45pm
Parallel Session F
There’s Fungus Among Us: Understanding Botryosphaeria Fungus
Dr. Paul Read and John Thull
Steinhart C
Parallel Session G
Hard Ciders – Part 1*
Denise Gardner
*Extra Cost for Tasting Session
Steinhart A/B
Parallel Session H
Positive Cash Flow and Financial Metrics
Tim Hanni
Steinhart D
Exhibits/Trade Show Area Open
Rosenow
1:45pm-3:00pm
Parallel Session I
Challenges in Vineyard Weed Management and Unwanted Chemical Trespassing-Drift
Dr. Reid Smeda
Steinhart C
Parallel Session J
Hard Ciders – Part 2*
Denise Gardner
*Extra Cost for Tasting Session
Steinhart A/B
Parallel Session K
Succession Planning: Beginning Your Business Exit Strategy
Odee Ingersoll and Catherine Lang
Nebraska Business Development Center
Steinhart D
Exhibits/Trade Show Area Open
Rosenow
3:00pm-3:30pm
Break
Trade Show Area Open
4:00pm – 5:15pm
Product Demo in the Vineyard – Apple Press Show and Tell
Arbor Day Farm Vineyard and Apple Barn
5:15pm-5:45pm
Happy Half Hour
Historic Morton Barns
Sponsored by MPI Label Systems (Label Gallery)
5:45pm-7:15pm
BBQ
Historic Morton Barns
Sponsored by MPI Label Systems (Label Gallery)
Pork Provided by Nebraska Pork Producers
7:15pm-8:45pm
Bonfire
The Morton Oak
Tuesday, November 6, 2018
7:45am-9:45am
NWGGA Annual Membership Meeting
Steinhart Room
9:45am-10:30am
Keynote Address
Lessons Learned from the Washington Wine Institute
Josh McDonald, Executive Director, Washington Wine Institute
Steinhart Room
10:30am-11:00am
Break
Steinhart Room
Exhibits/Trade Show Area Open
Rosenow
11:00am-12:30pm
Parallel Session M
Managing Vineyards for High Quality
John and Jennifer Thull
Steinhart C
Parallel Session N
Cellar Aging: Now What? – Making Good Wines Great!*
Todd Steiner
*Extra Cost for Tasting Session
Steinhart A/B
Parallel Session O
Rethinking Customers’ Red Carpet Treatment
Tim Hanni
Steinhart D
Exhibits/Trade Show Area Open
Rosenow
12:30pm-2:00pm
Lunch
Timber Dining Room
Exhibits/Trade Show Area Open
Rosenow
2:00pm-2:45pm
Parallel Session Q
Soil Health
Dr. Ray Ward, Ward Lab
Steinhart C
Parallel Session R
Winery Sanitation
Denise Gardner
Steinhart A/B
Parallel Session S
Like Attracts Like: Fostering Successful Community Partnerships
Susie Tucker
Steinhart D
Exhibits/Trade Show Area Open
Rosenow
2:45pm-3:15pm
Break – Steinhart Room
Trade Show Area Open: Last Blast of Exhibits – Rosenow
3:15pm-4:45pm
Parallel Session T
Joint Viticulture and Enology Session
Crimson, Petite Pearl and Verona: From Vine to Wine*
Tom Plocher
*Extra Cost for Tasting Session
Steinhart A/B
Parallel Session U
Joint Viticulture and Enology Session
Crimson, Petite Pearl and Verona: From Vine to Wine*
Tom Plocher
*Extra Cost for Tasting Session
Steinhart A/B
Parallel Session V
3:15-4:00
Understanding Food Safety for Wineries and the Produce Safety Rule
Dan Kahler and Caitlyn Andrews
4:00-4:45
Making Your Winery a Tourism Destination
Steinhart C
Exhibits/Trade Show Area Open
Rosenow
7:00pm-9:00pm
Harvest Wine Dinner
Rosenow Room