Grapes in Estonia

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Grapes in Estonia

• Jaan Kivistik
• Harri Poom

Jurmala 09.11.2006
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About authors

• Jaan Kivistik
• Fruitgrowing teacher of Räpina Gardening College
• jaankivistik_at_hot.ee
• Sireli 12-35 Räpina 64505 Estonia
• Phone [phone]

• Harri Poom
• Master of Saare-Tõrvaaugu farm
• harriest_at_netscape.net
• Saare talu, Lüüste küla,Vändra vald, Pärnumaa
  87615
• Phone [phone]

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A new book has been issued by publishing house
ILO in Tallinn

• Content
• Temperature the most important factor for
  grapes
• Estonian grapes in the past and today
• Features of varieties
• Species and hybrid varieties
• Breeders of northern varieties
• Exploration of grape varieties at Räpina
• Grouping of varieties
• Varieties spread in Estonia
• Growing hints

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Northern Europe

• Heat accumulation

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Weather in Estonia

• Heat accumulation

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Weather in Estonia

• Summer lenght

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Weather in Estonia

• Winter cold

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Estonian grape lovers

• Collectors (Räpina, Roogoja, Pruuli, Haava)
• Propagators and distributors (Roogoja, Pruuli,
  Saare-Tõrvaaugu, Seedri, Plantex Ltd.)
• Experimentators (Estonian University of Life
  Sciences)
• Growers in home gardens and small vineyards (less
  than 100 plants)

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Well-known grape collections

• Roogoja (A) Harju county
• Haava (B) Lääne county
• Saare-Tõrvaaugu (B) Pärnu county
• Räpina (C) Põlva county
• Pruuli (C) Võru county

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Roogoja farm

• http//www.hot.ee/roogoja/inglise20roogoja20talu
  .htm

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Räpina Gardening College http//ak.rapina.ee/
jaan/viinamarjad/index_i.htm

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Exploring varieties at Räpina

• Students have explored since 1998
• Average mass of a berry
• Uniformity of berries
• Amount of seeds in a berry
• Average mass of a seed
• Percentage of seeds in berries
• More about it in the book Grapes in Estonia

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Some good varieties based on exploring at Räpina

• In open field
• Hasanski Sladki
• Albo Varheaja
• Beside southern walls
• Adalmiina (ES 6-16-30)
• Madeleine Royal (from Latvia)
• In unheated greenhouses
• Swenson White
• Jokke (PRK 13-32)

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1. Varieties to open field

• Hasanski Sladki (Varajane Sinine) is
  winterhardy, its berries ripen very early.

• Albo Varheaja
• is winterhardy, its berries persist long time in
  storage room.

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2. Varieties to southern walls

• Adalmiina (ES 6-16-30) is winterhardy, has
  good taste and its berries persist long time in
  storage room.

• Madeleine Royal (from Latvia) is V.vinifera but
  it has survived 25 C without cover in
  greenhouse.

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3. Varieties to unheated greenhouses

• Jokke (PRK 13-32) is winterhardy and fruitful
  but needs long time for ripening.

• Swenson White (ES 6-1-43) is winterhardy and
  has valuable berries.

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Making wines at Valgjärve

• Ruth and August Huik have made wines since 2001
• Analyses of berries have been made by Polli
  Horticultural Research Centre
• Wines have tested in Põltsamaa wine factory by
  Andres Koern and Kalle Ojassalu
• A wine (Mitšurinets, Albo Varheaja, ES
  9-7-48) has been appreciated this summer on wine
  festival in Haapsalu

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Best wine varieties in Estonia (labels designed
by Astra Kukk)

• Red wine
• Hasanski Sladki
• ES 9-7-48
• White wine
• Jubilei Novgoroda

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Sale of young plants

• Roogoja farm family Kivistik
• Pruuli farm Liia Kaska
• Saare-Tõrvaaugu Harri Poom
• Seedri nursery Elmar Zimmer
• Plantex Ltd Tiit Juhani

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Research work in Estonian University of Life
Sciences

• Experimental vineyards (about 100 plants of 5
  varieties) planted at Lümanda (Saare county),
  Kambja (Tartu county) and Ruusmäe (Võru county)
  in 2003 Department of Horticulture (Kadri Karp,
  Marge Starast)
• Research of resveratrole concentration in stems
  of grapes Mati Haga, Tõnu Püssa, Mati Roasto

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Home gardens

• Grapes are grown in several home gardens in
  unheated greenhouses or beside southern walls as
  
• polyfunctional ornamental plants,
• ecological table grapes,
• grapes for wine making.

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Recommended varieties by Estonian Horticultural
Association

• For growing beside southern walls
• Kuzminski Sini
• Sukribe
• Zilga

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Recommended varieties by Estonian Horticultural
Association

• For growing in unheated greenhouses
• Aljošenkin
• Krassavets
• Supaga

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Small vineyards for making wines

• Vineyard of Räpina congregation has been founded
  in 2004

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Partnership with other countries

• Countries
• Latvia
• Minnesota
• Finland
• Norway
• Denmark
• Sweden
• Russia
• Ukraine
• Poland

• Spheres of work
• Interchange varieties and information
• Mutual visits
• Interchange lecturers and articles
• Making wine (Juha Karvonen, Andris Dishlers)
• Participation in composing the book Grapes in
  Estonia (Andris Dishlers, Arild Syversen)

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More about grapes in Estonia

• The book Viinamarjad Eestis - Grapes in Estonia
  devoted to friends of northern grapes
• The homepage of Räpina Gardening College
  http//ak.rapina.ee/jaan/viinamarjad/index_i.htm

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Estonians in Jurmala 08-11.11.2006

• Jaan Kivistik Räpina Gardening College
• Harri Poom Saare-Tõrvaaugu farm
• Uku Kuut Tallinn, Saaremaa
• Kertu Silla Kuut Tallinn, Saaremaa
• Aili Kivistik Roogoja farm
• Liia Kaska Pruuli farm
• Jaanus Jõgi Tallinn, Pärnu county
• Marge Starast Estonian University of Life
  Sciences
• Kadri Karp - Estonian University of Life Sciences
• Taimi Paal - Estonian University of Life Sciences

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Welcome to Estonia!
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Thanks for help!

• Tiit Juhani and Plantex Ltd
• Elmar Peterson
• Uku Kuut
• Vaike Kivistik
• SA Räpina Kultuurkapital
• Räpina Aianduskool