2023 FWGGA Annual Conference Registration
VENUE: DeLand, Florida
Hotel: Courtyard By Marriott DeLand, 308 N. Woodland Blvd. DeLand, FL 32720
ROOM RATE: $139.00 plus tax (Ask for FWGGA rate)
For online conference registration, click here to register online, or click here for the mail in registration form.
Thursday, January 12, 2023 - Pre- Conference
6:30 – 10:00 pm – MEET UP PARTY at location TBA. Several tables reserved for FWGGA
Friday, January 13, 2022
Registration – 8:00 am – 12:00 in Hotel Lobby
8:30 am – 11:30 am – COMMERCIAL CORNER – Hotel Meeting Room
9:30 am – 11:30 am – BOOT CAMP (pre-registration required)
“Spring Garden Vineyard”, 980 Reynolds Rd., De Leon Springs (386) 804-5510
(Approximately 7.5 miles north of the Courtyard Marriott off SR 17)
11:30 am – 12:30 pm – LUNCH (on your own)
Afternoon sessions will be held at “The Second Floor”, 145 N. Woodland Blvd., a 5-min walk south of the hotel on the east side of the street. Entry is to the right of “The Byte” restaurant.
12:30 pm – 12:45 pm – Welcome
12:45 pm – 1:45 pm – Session I – FRUIT WINES (Dominic Rivard, Nova Scotia)
1:45 pm – 2:30 pm – Session II – PLANT PATHOLOGY (Dr. Phillip Brannen)
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm – BREAK
2:45 pm – 3:45 pm – Session III – (Dominic Rivard)
3:45 pm – 4:30 pm – Session IV – (Dominic Rivard)
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm – FWGGA Business Meeting
Election of Officers, Announcements, Recognize past Presidents and Board
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm – BREAK
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Meet and Greet and Wine Tasting Competition
“Venue 142” – 142 N. Woodland Blvd, across from “The Second Floor”
Food stations and party. 100th Anniversary celebration with cake. Fancy dress attire.
9:00 pm – ? – Enjoy downtown DeLand on your own.
Saturday, January 14, 2023
Saturday Sessions will be held at “The Second Floor”, 145 N. Woodland Blvd., a 5-min walk south of the hotel on the east side of the street.
7:30 am – 9:00 am – BREAKFAST – (on your own)
7:30 am- 8:30 am – Registration in Hotel Lobby
9:00 am – 9:45 am – Session V – (Dr. Phillip Brannen, University of Georgia)
9:45 am – 10:30 am – Session VI – CLIMATE SMART TECHNOLOGY
FOR THE VINEYARD – (Dr. Chen, Florida A&M University)
10:30 am – 10:45 am – BREAK
10:45 am – 11:30 am – Session VII – WINERY SANITATION
(Dr. Jill Blume, Purdue University, Ohio)
11:30 am – 12:15 pm – Session VIII – GOLDEN TICKET PRESENTATIONS
12:15 pm – 12:45 pm – LUNCH – box lunch provided
12:45 pm – 1:30 pm – Session IX – HISTORY of FWGGA
(Dr. Robert Bates, Professor Emeritus, UF)
1:30 pm – 2:15 pm – Session X – US CONSUMER PERCEPTIONS
OF MUSCADINE WINES
(Dr. Back and Dr. Tasci, University of Central Florida)
2:15 pm – 2:30 pm – BREAK
2:30 pm – 3:15 pm – Session XI – ACID ADJUSTMENT – (Dr. Jill Blume)
3:15 pm – 4:00 pm – Session XII – PACKAGING MUSCADINE GRAPES
(Dr. Katherine Witrick, University of Florida)
4:00 pm – 4:45 pm – Session XIII – UNIVERSITY AND OTHER UPDATES
4:45 pm – 5:00 pm – CLOSING COMMENTS
Notes:
1) Some details of this agenda are still in flux.
2) You are encouraged to bring a few bottles of wine for the friendly wine competition on Friday evening.
3) We are looking for interested persons to get involved in the leadership of the association. Please contact any of the officers listed in the recent Newsletter if you have any questions.