Grapes in Estonia

1. Grapes in Estonia Jaan Kivistik Harri Poom Jurmala 09.11.2006

2. Jaan Kivistik Fruitgrowing teacher of Räpina Gardening College jaankivistik@hot.ee Sireli 12-35 Räpina 64505 Estonia Phone: +372 7961608 Harri Poom Master of Saare-Tõrvaaugu farm harriest@netscape.net Saare talu, Lüüste küla,Vändra vald, Pärnumaa 87615 Phone: +372 5228413 About authors

3. A new bookhas been issued by publishing house ILO in Tallinn Content • Temperature – the most 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

4. Northern Europe Heat accumulation

5. Weather in Estonia Heat accumulation

6. Weather in Estonia Summer lenght

7. Weather in Estonia Winter cold

8. 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)

9. Well-known grape collections • Roogoja (A) – Harju county • Haava (B) – Lääne county • Saare-Tõrvaaugu (B) – Pärnu county • Räpina (C) – Põlva county • Pruuli (C) – Võru county

10. Roogoja farm http://www.hot.ee/roogoja/inglise%20roogoja%20talu.htm

11. Räpina Gardening Collegehttp://ak.rapina.ee/jaan/viinamarjad/index_i.htm

12. 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”

13. 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’)

14. ‘Hasanski Sladki’ (‘Varajane Sinine’) is winterhardy, its berries ripen very early. ‘Albo Varheaja’ is winterhardy, its berries persist long time in storage room. 1. Varieties to open field

15. ‘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. 2. Varieties to southern walls

16. ‘Swenson White’ (‘ES 6-1-43’) is winterhardy and has valuable berries. ‘Jokke’ (‘PRK 13-32’) is winterhardy and fruitful but needs long time for ripening. 3. Varieties to unheated greenhouses

17. 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

18. Best wine varieties in Estonia (labels designed by Astra Kukk) Red wine • ‘Hasanski Sladki’ • ‘ES 9-7-48’ White wine • ‘Jubilei Novgoroda’

19. Sale of young plants • Roogoja farm – family Kivistik • Pruuli farm – Liia Kaska • Saare-Tõrvaaugu – Harri Poom • Seedri nursery– Elmar Zimmer • Plantex Ltd – Tiit Juhani

20. Research work inEstonian 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

21. 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.

22. Recommended varietiesby Estonian Horticultural Association For growing beside southern walls: • ‘Kuzminski Sini’ • ‘Sukribe’ • ‘Zilga’

23. Recommended varietiesby Estonian Horticultural Association For growing in unheated greenhouses: • ‘Aljošenkin’ • ‘Krassavets’ • ‘Supaga’

24. Small vineyards for making wines Vineyard of Räpina congregation has been founded in 2004

25. 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) Partnership with other countries

26. More about grapes in Estonia • The book “Viinamarjad Eestis - Grapes in Estonia” devoted to friends of northern grapes • The homepage of Räpina Gardening Collegehttp://ak.rapina.ee/jaan/viinamarjad/index_i.htm

27. 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

28. Welcome to Estonia!

29. Thanks for help! • Tiit Juhani and Plantex Ltd • Elmar Peterson • Uku Kuut • Vaike Kivistik • SA Räpina Kultuurkapital • Räpina Aianduskool