Smoky Hill Vineyards & Winery Fine Kansas & American Wine Wine Accessories, Gifts and Wine Maker Dinners

About Us > Growers > KGGWA

The Kansas Grape Growers & Winemakers Association is a group comprised of both hobbyists and professionals with the purpose of furthering the grape growing and wine making industries in Kansas. That is the official purpose. The unofficial purpose is for fellowship, and to enjoy a glass or two of fine Kansas wine from time to time. We have an email to keep in touch, post information and plan events and seminars. The association has an annual dues that assists with the activities conducted each year. To join, get more information, or be added to the group email list, contact Dave Cairns - KGGWA President. Throughout the year there are workshops that are conducted in various locations around the state. These workshops range from how to prune a vine to how to make wine. Below there is a schedule of these informal workshops and locations. The association has an annual meeting in January. At that meeting we conduct formal workshops, have a multi-course wine dinner, have an amateur winemaking competition and close with a business meeting in which we discuss the events of the past year and some of the ideas for the future. Below there is information on the annual meeting and a link to the last meeting. At the annual meeting in Manhattan January 6-9, the officers and board positions for 2006 were elected. They are: David Cairns, President dcairns@networksplus.net Mike Schmidt, Vice President chacou17@bulldognet.com Randy Storey, Secretary Rcsrws@wheatstate.com Becky Campbell, Treasurer campbellb@usd377.org R&D Chair, Janet Forgy vineyard@wamego.net Marketing Chair, John Brewer elderwines@aol.com Legislative Chair, Norm Jennings norm@kansaswine.com KSU Horticulture Research, Helen Bortz, Secretary Hbortz@oznet.ksu.net KSU Fruit Science Researcher, Sorkil Sadir, Ph.D Skadir@oznet.ksu.edu
KGGWA Workshops - Following is a list of the 2005 offerings:
DATE	TOPIC	LOCATION	PRESENTER
April 9, 2005	Amateur Wine Making	Mulvane	John Brewer
April 16, 2005	Starting a New Vineyard	Olpe	JoAnn Kuhlmann
April 23, 2005	Amateur Wine Making	Salina	Steve Jennings
June 4, 2005	Vineyard Maintenance	Topeka	Dave Cairns
June 19, 2005	Wine Judging	Paxico	Tom Braddy
June 26, 2005	Starting a New Winery	Udhall	Randy Storey
August 14, 2005	Amateur Wine Making	Topeka	Dave Cairns
August 21, 2005	Wine Judging	Hutchinson	David Ross
August 27, 2005	Mechanical Picking	St. George	Dee Forge
September 9, 2005	Grape Stomp and Wine Judging	State Fair	David Ross
October 8, 2005	Vineyard Maintenance	Strong City	Mike Schmidt and John Oswald
October 15, 2005	Vineyards to the Next Level	Salina	Norm Jennings
January 6-8, 2006	Annual Conference	Manhattan	Janet Forge

For information on any of these sessions, contact Dave Cairns.

[Home]	[Contact Us]	[Map & Directions]
[Wines]	[Shopping]	[Events]
[Facility Rental]	[Locations]	[About Us]