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2008
February • March • April • May • June • July
APRIL
15-16	Pennsylvania Wine Association Annual Meeting Harrisburg/Hershey Sheraton Hotel, Harrisburg, PA - 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Invited speakers focus on current topics important to the PA wine industry. Enology topics include new varieties like Albarino, Petit Manseng , Gruner Veltliner, Barbera and Carmenere. Viticulture will include research funded by PA Wine Marketing and Research Program on late season rots and vine decline. Marketing topics include green wineries, fermentation protocol and yeasts and much more. Awards banquet and annual PWA business meeting. For information, please call Jennifer at 717-234-1844.
17	GAP Meeting Hosted by Rice Fruit Company Rice Fruit Company, Gardners, PA - 7:00 p.m. John Rice has kindly extended an invitation to area fruit growers to attend a GAP meeting to be held at Rice Fruit Company on April 17 at 7:00 PM. During the evening workshop, Lee Showalter will provide a step-by-step session on the GAP process, and Ken Peterson, USDA GAP Quality Auditor, will present an overview of the audit program and answer the many questions you may have about certification. If you plan to attend, please contact Lee Showalter at lee.showalter@ricefruit.com

MAY
8-9	Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point Workshop for Apple Cider & Juice Processors Penn State University, University Park Campus The Penn State University Department of Food Science will hold a 2-day workshop on the principles of Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) for juice and cider processors. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires all fresh juice and cider processors that sell any of their product to another business (retail store, Fruit Times Vol. 27, No. 3 Cooperative Extension Service distributor, or as a custom pressing operation) to develop and implement HACCP food safety plans. This workshop, to be held on May 8-9, 2008 at the Penn State University – Main Campus, will help you to understand HACCP principles and write a HACCP plan. The cost for the 2-day program is $325 per person and includes lunch on Thursday and Friday, refreshment breaks, and a copy of the National Center for Food Safety and Technology's "Juice HACCP Training Curriculum" (300 pages), presentation handouts, and reference materials. Seating is limited. Please register by April 24, 2008. For more information on the workshop including directions to the course site and instructions for registering, visit the course web site at http://foodsafety.cas.psu.edu/JuiceHACCP/ or call the College of Agricultural Sciences Office of Conferences and Short Courses at 814-865-8301. You may also contact Dr. Luke LaBorde in the PSU Department.
15	Variety Focus: Cabernet SauvignonUC Davis, Davis, CA. Okay, yes, it’s Cabernet Sauvignon and California, but there is a great lineup of speakers and surely something to be learned even from an arid region. For information go to http://calendar.ucanr.org/eventdisplay.cfm?caleventnum=28491&group=w5760
JUNE
17-20	American Society for Enology and Viticulture Annual Convention Portland, OR ASEV is the professional association of the U.S. wine industry. The focus is on viticulture and enology research with a large trade show. For more information, go to www.asev.org.
JULY
9-11	National Viticulture Research Conference UC Davis, Davis, CA This program is open to the public. NVRC arose out of a desire to establish a national-level forum focused solely on viticulture research. The purpose of the conference is to provide public and private researchers, post-docs, scientific staff and students an opportunity to present their technical work to their colleagues during an intensive three-day program. 2007 proceeding, information and registration at http://groups.ucanr.org/nvrc/.
12-13	American Society for Enology and Viticulture Eastern Section Annual Meeting Sheraton Four Points Hotel, St. Catherines, Ontario This is an important opportunity for non-western states growers to hear the latest research results from their regions include student papers and Viticulture Consortium projects. Symposium theme is aromatic white wines. Olivier Humbrecht from Domaine Ziind-Humbrecht in Alsace will be among the featured speakers. Pre-conference tour of local wineries is available. For more information, visit the ASEV-ES web site at http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/fst/asev/ or call Dr. Andy Reynolds at Brock University.

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