Put the 2026 Beginner Grape School on your Calendars!

Friday, March 13, 2026 — MU Beginner Grape School from 9 am to 5pm at the Eckles Hall Event Center on the MU campus.

More details and a sign up link will be posted on the MU Grape and Wine Institute soon.

CLICK HERE-> https://gwi.missouri.edu/events/

Dean Volenberg, Viticulture Extension Leader with the MU Grape and Wine Institute will be teaching the class.

Past topics have included:

• Markets and Costs of Establishment
• Winemaking for Grape Growers 
• Site Selection and Successful Vineyard Establishment
• Grape Insect Pests and Management
• Grape Diseases and Management
• Managing non-bearing grapevines
• Managing bearing grapevines