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Virtual Consulting Program Opportunity for Ohio Commercial Winemakers

Thursday, August 19th, 2021

By: Todd Steiner, Enology Outreach Specialist, HCS-OSU

Program Announcement and Overview:

The Ohio State University and The Ohio Grape Industries Committee (OGIC) is pleased to announce an exciting program to better help the needs of the growing Ohio commercial wine industry through an Ohio Commercial Winery Virtual Enology Consultant Team. Considering there are currently 370+ A2 and A2f winery permit holders and 60+ applications pending, I have expanded the enology team and developed a virtual winery consultant program that is funded through the OGIC for FY22. This program has been developed to benefit the industry by disseminating current up-to-date wine production practices and procedures enhancing overall wine quality through this virtual consulting opportunity.

A team of five well-known and experienced winemaking consultants (listed below and highlighted further in the attached document) with high accolades have been developed to help address and manage the growing industry.

Each consultant will be available for six (6), one-hour virtual consultation times per quarter via the Microsoft Teams platform with an individual Ohio licensed winery/winemaker. If a winery feels more comfortable receiving consultation by phone, that is acceptable and will be scheduled accordingly. This is intended to benefit 30 wineries each quarter and an impressive 120 wineries throughout FY22. The fiscal year runs from July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022, on a quarterly basis.

This opportunity is on a first-come, first-served basis. The first quarter consultations will take place beginning next week, Monday, August 23-Friday, September 3, just in time for harvest and cellar processing questions and concerns to be addressed. This also provides a great opportunity to simply confirm what our current processing practices are within our cellars pertaining to each quarterly focus provided in the attached flyer.

We hope that you will take advantage of this unique and educational opportunity. There is always room for additional refinement of our cellar procedures and practices in further improving wine quality. It does not matter on winery size or experience from new to veteran winemakers being able to benefit from this opportunity. These consultations are meant to take place in a relaxed and social format in reviewing our current cellar practices and procedures. Please take advantage of this wonderful program involving a good discussion with one of our consultant team members.

Please find the first quarter consultants and their available times below:

  1. Peter Bell
    1. Tuesday, August 24
      1. 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.
      2. 9:45 - 10:45 a.m.
      3. 11 a.m. - noon
    1. Wednesday, August 25
      1. 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.
      2. 9:45 - 10:45 a.m.
      3. 11 a.m. - noon
  1. Denise Gardner
    1. Wednesday, August 25
      1. 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.
      2. 9:45 - 10:45 a.m.
      3. 11 a.m. - noon
    1. Thursday, August 26
      1. 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
      2. 2:15 - 3:15 p.m.
      3. 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
  1. Lee Lutes
    1. Thursday, September 2
      1. 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
      2. 2:45 - 3:45 p.m.
      3. 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
         
    1. Friday, September 3
      1. 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
      2. 2:45 - 3:45 p.m.
      3. 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
  1. Tom Payette
    1. Thursday, August 26
      1. 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.
      2. 9:45 - 10:45 a.m.
      3. 11 a.m. - noon
      4. 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
      5. 2:45 - 3:45 p.m.
      6. 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
         
  2. Chris Stamp
    1. Monday, August 23
      1. 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
      2. 2:45 - 3:45 p.m.
      3. 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
         
    1. Tuesday, August 24
      1. 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.
      2. 9:45 - 10:45 a.m.
      3. 11 a.m. - noon

Register for one of these times slots at

https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/OGICOSUEnologyConsultantTeam@ohiodas.onmicrosoft.com/bookings/

OGIC/OSU Enology Consultant Team - You can book online!

You can now book and manage appointments using our booking page.

outlook.office365.com

 

Due to the complex organization and implementation of this program, we apologize for the delayed announcement of the first quarter consultation times but expect more advanced notice for the remainder of the other three quarterly scheduling times.  

Please be sure to stay within your 1-hour time slot, as the consultants will need some time to get ready for the next winery consultation.  

I highly recommend taking advantage of this free opportunity Please don’t hesitate to sign up as the individual consultations start next week and run through September 2 in reserving your 1-hour time slot. We anticipate these spots will fill up fast.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me at (330) 263-3881 or Christy Eckstein at (614) 728-6438. All scheduling will occur through Christy Eckstein with the online link provided above.

Please see Flyer on the homepage for additional information.

Posted In: Enology
Tags: Enology, Consulting
August 19, 2021 - 2:04pm -- smith.12720@osu.edu