Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture

Completed Competitive Grant

Building the Iowa wine culture through improved quality

Project ID: M2010-03

Abstract

Iowa’s first “State of the Viticulture Industry” quality report was prepared by the ISU Extension Value Added Agriculture Program and the Midwest Grape and Wine Industry Institute to identify quality benchmarks for the industry.

Key Question: What are the state averages and ranges for various quality traits used in the grape and wine industry?

Findings: This report on the state of Iowa’s wine and grape industry outlines a variety of measures and analyses of quality issues for the state’s wineries and vineyards.

Lead investigator: Ray Hansen, Iowa Value Added Agriculture Extension

Co-Investigator(s):

Murli Dharmadhikari, Midwest Wine and Grape Institute

Year of grant completion: 2011

This competitive grant project was part of the Leopold Center's Marketing Initiative.

Topics: Grapes, wine and viticulture