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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:black">Dear Grape Grower and Vintner:</span>
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<p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#231F20">Thanks to<span class="xxapple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">your</span><span class="xxapple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#231F20"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#231F20">continuous
interest and support by the Ohio Grape Industries Committee, we are pleased to resume monitoring fruit maturity progression of varieties grown at the OSU research vineyards during the 20</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">24<span style="color:#231F20">
season. This information will be sent weekly to OGEN subscribers and posted on the program website,<span class="xxapple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><a href="https://ohiograpeweb.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/home" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Buckeye
Appellation</span></a><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#231F20">.<span class="xxapple-converted-space"> </span></span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#231F20">The date of berry sampling and corresponding heat units or growing degree days (GDD)
are included. Note that the GDD in your location could be higher or lower than that at our sites. For example, at the Wooster research vineyard, grape ripening of similar varieties is typically 1 to 2 weeks behind central and southern Ohio, and 1 to 2 weeks
ahead of more northern latitude vineyards and on Lake Erie shores. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1A1718">To determine the GDD in your location, visit the
</span><a href="http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/gdd/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0000E9">OSU-GDD Calculator</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1A1718">. To learn more about monitoring fruit maturity and berry sampling, please read OSU
factsheet at the following link: </span><a href="http://ohiograpeweb.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/sites/grapeweb/files/imce/pdf_factsheets/determining%20Fruit%20Maturity.pdf"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0000E9">Are your grapes ready to pick?</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1A1718">
Click here for </span><a href="https://ohiograpeweb.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/grape-growing/fruit-maturity-osu-vineyard-2015-2016-2017"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0000E9">Fruit maturity from previous years</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1A1718">.
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<p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Please click the link below and check out the weekly progression of grape ripening of familiar and new varieties in our research vineyards. We hope you find this resource informative and useful
to your business.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Results of berry sampling on
</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://ohiograpeweb.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/sites/grapeweb/files/imce/fruit_maturity/2024_OSU%20Grape%20Maturity%20%284%29_19%20Aug_dk.pdf">1<span style="color:windowtext">9</span> August 2024</a></span></b><span class="MsoHyperlink"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <span style="color:#231F20">We wish you a successful and bountiful harvest!</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Imed Dami, PhD</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Professor & Extension Viticulturist</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Dept. Horticulture & Crop Science</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The Ohio State University – Wooster Campus</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">1680 Madison Avenue</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Wooster, OH 44691</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">330-263-3882</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Website: </span>
<a href="https://email.osu.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=KqCk5FrK_RpyO6iU3YoCf0MIudRyJKoRfWRIfZ7haqBeUY-ijQ7WCA..&URL=http%3a%2f%2fohiograpeweb.cfaes.ohio-state.edu%2f" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Buckeye Appellation</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal"><a href="https://email.osu.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=4gLw6358Ro1iEOVeZoOp2ljTnFtGycVAWchVKF6EOo2zspGijQ7WCA..&URL=mailto%3adami.1%40osu.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">dami.1@osu.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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