Wine Grapes
Lynn Ketchum
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Grape variety identification
This article describes how to identify grape varieties for commercial or home/hobby vineyards and landscapes.
Establishing a Vineyard in Oregon: A Quick-Start Resource Guide
This is a quick reference for those interested in establishing a vineyard in Oregon. A step-by-step format guides readers to the basic information they would need to consider before developing a vineyard, including how to develop a business plan, determine site suitability, investigate cultivars,...Latest Resources
Wine Grape Tissue Nutrient Analysis Guidelines for Oregon
This is a guide that can be used by wine grape growers to interpret their vine tissue nutrient analysis results to determine nutrient sufficiency, deficiency or excess.
Vineyard IPM - Vaughn Walton
Vaughn Walton is an entomologist with Oregon State University’s Department of Horticulture and also a core researcher with the Oregon Wine Research Institute. He works with vineyardists who are growing grapes for this area’s booming wine industry. His team has determined three species of insects responsible for spreading red blotch.
Vineyard IPM - Rick Hilton
Rick Hilton is an entomologist and Extension researcher with the Oregon Wine Research Institute, based at Oregon State University. His work focuses on three treehoppers that could be vectors of red blotch disease, which can devastate a vineyard.Latest News
Skunking the stink bug: discover the latest in sustainable management in orchards
Jun 30, 2016
Orchardists can minimize damage through integrated pest management
Why are my grapevines stunted? New OSU Extension app has the answers
Mar 1, 2016
App makes it easy to check out all the possibilities and pick the right solution
Oregon wine industry experiences 27.6 percent increase in gross sales
May 30, 2007
Wine grape crops posted gross sales of $46.7 million last year, an increase of 27.6 percent since 2005.
