Pinotblogger: the Capozzi Winery blog

I’m off to Napa to attend a conference on topics in Organic Winegrowing. Some of the more interesting presentations will be on sustainability and the Costs of Organic farming series of talks.

I’ve reproduced the list of presentations below and I’ll comment on the more interesting ones later this evening.

Should be good times.

Also, I’m still waiting for the domain transfer to finalize. Hopefully the RSS feeds and many of the links on the blog here will begin working correctly once the transfer is comeple. Thanks for sticking with me during this rough patch!

Thursday, June 15th

1:00 p.m.
Opening Remarks
John Williams, Frog’s Leap Winery
“Beyond Organics: The Sustainable Wine Future�

Mildew Control

Dr. Doug Gubler, UC Davis Plant Pathology Department
“Control of Mildew Using Materials Registered for Organic Use & the Use of the Gubler Disease Model�

Stan Zervas, Silverado Farming Company
“Fungicide Programs without Sulfur Dust�

Steve Matthiasson, Premiere Viticultural Services
“Integrated Pest Management of Powdery Mildew�

Costs of Organic Farming

Pete Richmond, Silverado Farming Company
“Dollars vs. the Bottom Line�

Frog’s Leap Vineyard Field Trip with Vineyard Manager, Frank Leeds
“Dry Farming (a verb) or The Theory of Tillage

5:30 p.m.
Wine Reception in the Garden
Honig Vineyard & Winery
Spottswoode Estate Vineyard & Winery
Long Meadow Ranch
Volker Eisele Family Estate
Robert Sinskey Vineyards
Frog’s Leap Winery
Napa Wine Company

Friday, June 16
8:00 a.m.
Weed Control

Dr. Kendra Baumgartner, USDA
“Weed Control Trials in Organic & Non-Organic Vineyards�

Kirk Grace, Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars
“Under the Vine Management of Weeds�

Soil & Vine Health

Steve Pavich, Pavich Family Farms
“Applied Nutrition in Organic Winegrowing�

Paul Anamosa, Vineyard Soil Technologies
“The Science of Organic Fertilizers�

10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Panel on Organic Viticulture & Winemaking
Moderator: Volker Eisele
Panelists:
Phil Coturri - Coturri Vineyards
Kelly Maher- Kelly Maher Vineyard Management.
Ted Hall- Long Meadow Ranch
John Williams - Frog’s Leap Winery
Ashley Heisey – Consulting Winemaker
Matt Taylor - Araujo Estate Wines

1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
All-Organic Outdoor Equipment Show with Demonstrations