2024 FWGGA Annual Conference Registration
VENUE: DeLand, Florida
Hotel: Courtyard By Marriott DeLand, 308 N. Woodland Blvd. DeLand, FL 32720
ROOM RATE: $160.00 plus tax (Ask for FWGGA rate)
For online conference registration, click here to register online, or click here for the mail in registration form, click here to download the 2024 conference agenda.
Thursday, January 11, 2024 - Pre- Conference
6:30 – 10:00 pm – MEET UP PARTY at location TBA. Several tables reserved for FWGGA
Friday, January 12, 2024
Registration – 8:00 am – 12:00 in Hotel Lobby (drop wines for competition here)
8:30 am – 11:30 am – COMMERCIAL CORNER – Hotel Meeting Room – Sarah Aschliman
9:30 am – 11:30 am – BOOT CAMP ( pre-registration required) Frank Humphries
Elliott Vineyards, 525 Minshew Rd, Pierson (386) 749-4031
11:30 am – 12:30 pm – LUNCH (on your own)
All afternoon sessions at “The Second Floor” at 145 N. Woodland Blvd. 5-minute walk south of the hotel on the east side of the street. Entry to the right of The Byte Restaurant.
12:30 pm – 12:45 pm – Welcome – J.R. Newbold, President of FWGGA
12:45 pm – 1:45 pm – Session I –Maureen MacDonald – Blending Wine and Fruit
1:45 pm – 2:45 pm – Session II – FAMU – Islam El Sharkawy, PhD. – Grape Breeding Program at Florida A&M University, Current & Future
2:45 pm – 3:00 – BREAK
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm – Session III -Keynote – Fritz Westover- Penn State U – “A Holistic Approach to Vine Health, Production and Longevity in a Vineyard System” Via ZOOM
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 at Venue 142
Venue 142 – 142 N. Woodland Blvd, DeLand Across from “The Second Floor”
Food stations and party. Yellowstone theme celebration. Western dress attire.
9:00 pm – ?? – Enjoy downtown DeLand on your own.
Saturday, January 13, 2024
All Saturday Sessions will be held at “The Second Floor” at 145 N. Woodland Blvd. 5-minute 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- 8:00 am – Registration in Hotel Lobby (after that at The Second Floor)
8:30 am – 9:30 am – Session IV – Todd Steiner – 10 Top Wine Production Practices
9:30 am – 10:30 am – Session V – – Maureen MacDonald – Malolactic Fermentation
10:30 – 10:40 am– BREAK
10:40 am – 11:40 am – Session VI –– UF – Dr. Ali Sarkof = Pierce Disease
11:40 pm – 12:00 pm – LUNCH –lunch provided
12:15 pm – 1:00 pm – Session VII –- Golden Tickets presentations – 20 minute each
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm – Session VIII – Frank Humphries (FAMU) –Uncorking the Latest Trends in Winemaking
2:00 pm – 2:15 pm – BREAK
2:15 pm – 3:15 pm – Session IX – Todd Steiner – (Ohio State) – Oxygen Management
3:15 pm – 4:00 pm – Session X – FDAC/ VAC and state updates
4:00 pm – 4:45 pm – Session XI – UNIVERSITY AND OTHER UPDATES (15 min each)
4:45 pm – 5:00 pm –PRESIDENT’S NOTES and CLOSING COMMENTS
SPECIAL DOOR PRIZE DRAWING –You MUST be present to win