Viticulture Extension Resources

Viticulture News and  Meeting Updates

• Grapes: Extension: Viticulture Notes: summaries of vineyard and winery activities across the state.
• Upcoming Meetings

Grower Information and Resources

Links to checklists, guides, presentations, references, and tip sheets for growers and Extension agents.

1. Grape Grower's Checklist: a step-by-step guide for new grape growers in Virginia.  more >>

2. Recommended Publications

• Wine Grape Production Guide for Eastern North America
• Pest Management Guide: Grapes

3.  GeoVine: This web application is used to display maps and utilize geoprocessing tools built for the USDA-SCRI funded project, "Improved grape and wine quality in a challenging environment: An eastern US model for sustainability and economic vitality."

4. Extension Presentations: PowerPoint presentations from previous industry meetings.  more >>

5. Grapevine Petiole Sampling Instructions 

• Instructions for Grape Petiole Sampling in Virginia (PDF | 92KB)

6. Grape Pest Management

• Virginia Grape Diseases Update Blog
• Grape Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
• IPM Elements (PDF | 232KB)

7. Additional resources: In-depth articles and web-based tools. more >>