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FALL   •   WINTER   •   SPRING   •   SUMMER          New Vineyard Timeline
Grape - Spring Content

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT   •   CULTURAL PRACTICES   •   IPM   •   VINE NUTRITION & SOILS

Event Details

Date

August 11, 2016

Time

8:00am-4:00pm

Location

CLEREL
6592 West Main Rd
Portland, NY 14769

Host

Lake Erie Regional Grape Program

Pre-Registration Deadline: August 8, 2016

EVENT HAS PASSED

2016 Craft Beverage Summit

August 11, 2016

2016 Craft Beverage Summit


Cornell Lake Erie Research and Extension Laboratory
6592 West Main Road
Portland, NY 14769
&
21 Brix Winery
West Main Road
Portland, NY 14769


8:00 am  Registration

8:15 am  Welcome and Opening Remarks
• Vince Horrigan, County Executive, Chautauqua County
• Kevin Sanvidge, Director, Chautauqua County Department of Planning & Economic Development PILOTs and Financing

8:45 am  The Path from Hop Growers To Craft Brewery, The Story of Climbing Bines Craft Ale Company
• Chris Hansen - Climbing Bines Craft Ale Company, Penn Yan, NY

9:15 am  The Production and Marketing of Hard Cider the Star Cider Way
• Cortni K M Stahl - Star Cider LLC, Clifton Springs, NY

9:45 am  The Production of Malting Barley in NYS, From Sourcing the Raw Products to Marketing
• Ted Hawley, Head Maltster, NY Craft Malt, LLC, Batavia, NY

10:15 am  From Grape Growers to Owning Liberty Vineyards & Winery, the NY Wine & Grape Foundation 2016 Winery of the Year
• Pam and Gary Burmaster, Liberty Vineyards & Winery, Sheridan, NY

10:15 to 10:45 am  Break/Tour of CCE Facility

11:00 am  Overview of the NYS Brewery Supply Chain Analysis
• Cheryl Thayer  Harvest NY, Cornell Cooperative Extension

11:30 am  Cooperatives for Small Scale Agriculture
• Kevin Martin, Lake Erie Regional Grape Program, Penn State University

12:00 pm How Five & 20 Spirits and Brewery Approaches The importance of Quality from Field to Finished Product
• Mario Mazza, Owner, Five & 20 Spirits and Brewery, Westfield, NY

12:30 pm Lunch at 21 Brix Winery, Portland, NY

1:00 pm Tastings and hear from Jimmy Walsh (Head Brewer), Joe Nelson (Head Distiller), and Mario Mazza from Five & 20 Spirits and Brewing on grower/producer relations and Quality from Field to Finished Product.

2:00 pm  Mike Jordan Olde Chautauqua Farms (grape grower providing grapes to 21 Brix) and Chris Kane (Wine maker and owner of 21 Brix)

2:30 pm  Questions and answer

3:00 pm  End






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Announcements

Welcome Andrew Holden to the LERGP team!

In case you have not heard yet, we have filled the vacant position of Business Management Educator. We are pleased to welcome Andrew Holden to our team. Here is a brief introduction with a little background. Please stop in to say hello and introduce yourself. Bring questions- he is ready to get to know you and your farm operation!

The Lake Erie Regional Grape Program welcomed Andrew Holden, LERGP's Business Management Specialist, to our team on March 1, 2024, filling the vacancy since May 2023. Andrew pursued his education at Ohio State University, earning a B.S. in Agribusiness and Applied Economics and later obtaining an M.S. in Agricultural and Extension Education. In his previous role he served as the Ashtabula County Agricultural Extension Educator with Ohio State University Extension for the past 5 years. Andrew is eager to bring his passion for agriculture, grapes, and wine along with his economic knowledge to this new position and to the growers in the Lake Erie Grape Region. He is looking forward to engaging with growers to help him understand their needs to ensure that his role equips them with the tools needed for success. His office is located at the Cornell AgriTech campus in Portland, NY (CLEREL).

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