Transcript Grapes in Estonia

Grapes in Estonia
Jaan Kivistik
Harri Poom
Jurmala 09.11.2006
About authors
Jaan Kivistik
 Fruitgrowing teacher of
Räpina Gardening
College
 [email protected]
 Sireli 12-35 Räpina
64505 Estonia
 Phone: +372 7961608
Harri Poom
 Master of SaareTõrvaaugu farm
 [email protected]
 Saare talu, Lüüste
küla,Vändra vald,
Pärnumaa 87615
 Phone: +372 5228413
A new book
has been issued by publishing house
ILO in Tallinn
Content
 Temperature – the most
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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
Northern Europe
Heat accumulation
Weather in Estonia
Heat accumulation
Weather in Estonia
Summer lenght
Weather in Estonia
Winter cold
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)
Well-known grape collections
 Roogoja (A) –
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Harju county
Haava (B) –
Lääne county
SaareTõrvaaugu
(B) – Pärnu
county
Räpina (C) –
Põlva county
Pruuli (C) –
Võru county
Roogoja farm
http://www.hot.ee/roogoja/inglise%20roogoja%20talu.htm
Räpina Gardening College
http://ak.rapina.ee/jaan/viinamarjad/index_i.htm
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”
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’)
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.
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.
3. Varieties to unheated greenhouses
‘Swenson White’ (‘ES 6-143’) is winterhardy and
has valuable berries.
‘Jokke’ (‘PRK 13-32’) is
winterhardy and fruitful
but needs long time for
ripening.
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
Best wine varieties in Estonia
(labels designed by Astra Kukk)
Red wine
 ‘Hasanski Sladki’
 ‘ES 9-7-48’
White wine
 ‘Jubilei
Novgoroda’
Sale of young plants
 Roogoja farm –
family Kivistik
 Pruuli farm –
Liia Kaska
 Saare-Tõrvaaugu
– Harri Poom
 Seedri nursery –
Elmar Zimmer
 Plantex Ltd –
Tiit Juhani
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
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.
Recommended varieties
by Estonian Horticultural Association
For growing beside
southern walls:
 ‘Kuzminski Sini’
 ‘Sukribe’
 ‘Zilga’
Recommended varieties
by Estonian Horticultural Association
For growing in unheated
greenhouses:
 ‘Aljošenkin’
 ‘Krassavets’
 ‘Supaga’
Small vineyards
for making wines
Vineyard of Räpina congregation has been founded in 2004
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)
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
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
Welcome to Estonia!
Thanks for help!
 Tiit Juhani and
Plantex Ltd
 Elmar Peterson
 Uku Kuut
 Vaike Kivistik
 SA Räpina
Kultuurkapital
 Räpina
Aianduskool