Grapes in Estonia Jaan Kivistik teacher

Grapes in Estonia

• Jaan Kivistik - teacher

• Räpina Gardening School

About author

• Jaan Kivistik

• Fruitgrowing teacher of the Räpina Gardening School

• Sireli 12-35 Räpina 64505 Estonia

• jaankivistik(at)hot.ee

• Phone: [phone]

• Book: Viinamarjad Eestis. Grapes in Estonia. Tallinn ILO 2006

• Website: Viinamarjad Eestis http://ak.rapina.ee/jaan/viinamarjad/index.htm

Some grape growers in the Baltic Sea countries

Climate in Estonia

• Heat accumulation

Collectors of cultivars (varieties)

• CULTIVAR = CULTIVATED VARIETY

• Aili Kivistik at Roogoja farm near Kose-Risti in Harju county (A-zone)

• Raimu Aas at Haava farm near Haapsalu in Lääne county (B-zone)

• Harri Poom at Saare-Tõrvaaugu gardening farm near Vändra in Pärnu county (B-zone)

• Lija Kaska at Pruuli-Kaska farm near Sõmerpalu in Võru county (C-zone)

Aili Kivistik

• http://www.hot.ee/roogoja/

Raimu Aas

Harri Poom

• http://e-aiand.com/index.html

Lija Kaska

Recommended cultivars for growing in Estonia since 2010

• http://ak.rapina.ee/jaan/puuv/sort2010/a_sn10.htm

• Out of doors - 'Hasanski Sladki', 'Kuzminski Sinii' (CGL 2-05-43), 'Sukribe', 'Zilga', 'Jubilei Novgoroda', 'Rondo', 'Silva' (bred by A. Gailiunas).

• In unheated greenhouses – 'Aljoshenkin', 'Supaga', 'Krassavets', 'Kosmonavt', 'Swenson Red'.

'Hasanski Sladki' ('Varajane Sinine', 'Baltica')

'Kuzminski Sinii' ('CGL 2-05-43')

'Sukribe'

'Zilga'

'Rondo'

'Jubilei Novgoroda' / 'Silva'

'Aljoshenkin'

'Supaga'

'Krassavets'

'Kosmonavt' / 'Swenson Red'

Growers and sellers of young plants

• Elmar Zimmer at Seedri nursery http://www.seedripuukool.ee/

• Tiit Juhani at Juhani nursery http://www.plantex.ee/?mid=2&lang=et

• Taavi Kivistik at Roogoja farm

• http://www.hot.ee/roogoja/

• Lija Kaska at Pruuli-Kaska farm

• Phone [phone]

• Harri Poom at Saare-Tõrvaaugu farm http://e-aiand.com/index.html

• Meristem-propagator Hedi Kaldmäe http://www.eau.ee/~agt/mustikas/mikrotaim.html

Growers of table grapes

Grape growers and wine makers

• Jaak Eensalu at Annemäe farm near Otepää in Valga county. His vineyard is 0.3 hectares. Cultivars: 'Rondo', 'Hasanski Sladki', 'Phoenix', 'Solaris'. http://www.jaaguviinamegi.blogspot.com/

• Uku and Kertu Kuut near Orissaare on the island Saaremaa.

Experimental wine making

• Raimu Aas brewed 160 litres of wine in 2010.

• Rõhu Experimental Station of the university, they brewed wines in 2009.

• Jaak Eensalu has got equipment for winemaking and made his first wine of 'Rondo' in 2009.

Estonian grape wines in autumn 2010

First wine making at Annemäe farm in 10th Oktober 2009

Training day at Räpina on 25th September 2009

Estonian University of Life Sciences

• Kadri Karp https://www.etis.ee/portaal/isikuCV.aspx?PersonVID=36601&lang=en

• manages research work about grapes.

• Experimental plantation with 400 plants at Rõhu. Cultivars: 'Zilga', 'Rondo', 'Hasanski Sladki'.

• Experimental plantations in three farms. Cultivars: 'Zilga', 'Rondo', 'Hasanski Sladki', 'Jubilei Novgoroda', 'Severnõi Rannii'

Vineyard at Rõhu Experimental Station in 2008

INDEX OF MATURITY

• INDEX OF MATURITY

• oBrix x pH2

Powdery mildew Oidium Tuckeri

Downy mildew Plasmopora viticola

Raccoon dogs A photo from Wikipedia

Troubles

• Powdery mildew in some greenhouses and downy mildew at Jaak Eensalu

• Raccoon dog at Raimu Aas and fox at Rõhu

• Night frosts in spring

• Storms at Lija Kaska and heavy snow destroyed new greenhouses

More about grapes in Estonia

• The book “Viinamarjad Eestis Grapes in Estonia” 2006

• The homepage „Grapes in Estonia“ http://ak.rapina.ee/jaan/viinamarjad/index_i.htm

Sabile vineyard 11th November 2006

Some participants of the First International Conference in 2006

Estonians in Sabile 28.-31.07.2011

• Jaan Kivistik from Räpina Gardening School

• Jaak Eensalu from Annemäe farm

• Raimu Aas from Haava farm

• Jaanus and Tea Lajal are wine eksperts from Tartu

Thank you!