Growing Forward: Season Wrap Up Event- 28 November, 2024

                                      Hello, and Happy Harvest Dear Readers!

As you are all no doubt in the middle of harvest, I will keep this post relatively brief.

Firstly, please, SAVE THE DATE in your calendars for our:

Season Wrap Up event.

Set for November 28, 2024, the central theme “Growing Forward” will explore strategies that equip growers with the tools needed to keep building a healthy and sustainable grape-growing business.

Following a successful growing season, it's time to collectively reflect on what we've learned and apply those insights for future achievements.

This is a complimentary event with lunch provided on site. The details are below:

DATE: Thursday, 28 November 2024.

LOCATION: Berwick Lions Club

TIME: Registration 8:30am.

EVENT DURATION: 9am- 3PM

And now, the weekly harvest update: Precipitation, GDD and phenological stages are provided by the Kentville Research Station up to 27^th September 2024.

Table 1. Precipitation.

Month	25-Year Average (mm)	Current Year (mm)
April	81.5	54.0
May	74.0	29.8
June	95.5	83.0
July	81.3	201.7
August	94.5	30.1
September	104.1	76.8**
October	115.8

**Up to September 27, 2024

Table 2. Growing degree days up to September 27, 2024

Growing degree days, base of 10 °C starting on April 1
Current Year	10-Year Average
1179.4	1082.8

 Table 3. Phenological stages of three varieties of grape by date for the KRDC Research Vineyard. Bud break for all three varieties was between May 18 and May 20, 2024.

Date of Assessment	Marquette	L’Acadie blanc	New York Muscat
27-September	READY FOR HARVEST	READY FOR HARVEST	READY FOR HARVEST

 Table 4: The Below Brix and Acidity measurements are my own sourced from several locations in the Kentville/Wolfville area. All analysis was conducted by ALab technicians at Acadia University using the FOSS system.

DATE	VARIETY	BRIX	TA
25-Sep-24	L'ACADIE	20.5	9.56
25-Sep-24	FRONTENAC  BLANC	24.7	15.84
25-Sep-24	OSCEOLA  MUSCAT	19.3	9.33
25-Sep-24	NY MUSCAT	19.8	6.02
25-Sep-24	CHARDONNAY	18.7	13.47
25-Sep-24	MARQUETTE	26.6	15.33
25-Sep-24	PINOT NOIR	18.9	12.44

TA was measured in grams per liter.

All monitored cultivars with the exception of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir have since been harvested at the Kentville/Wolfville locations. Upcoming results will only focus on those two cultivars.

Brix Accumulation in Carleton area for 2 October 2024 are:

DATE	VARIETY	BRIX
2-Oct-24	SEYVAL BLANC	19
2-Oct-24	L'ACADIE BLANC	19.5
2-Oct-24	CHARDONNAY	18

Measurements were taken by refractometer.

Thank you all for your time this week.

Please note: in preparation for future events, I will be sending out a short survey asking your insight into topics you would like to approach-whether they be best practice sessions, seminars, panel discussions ect.

I do encourage you to register for the Growing Forward session on the 28^th November.

I will be posting a registration link where you would also be able to indicate dietary restrictions for the lunch provided.

I am looking forward to seeing you, and please, if you would like a visit prior to the day, do let me know; I will make arrangements to see you.

Thank you again, and enjoy this wonderful weather.

Cheers!

 Katarina Vucic MSc DipWSET

Viticulture Specialist
Perennia Food and Agriculture
Email kvucic@perennia.ca
Office 902-678-7722

Cell 902-599-1390

www.perennia.ca