1. Jaan Kivistik Harri Poom
Grapes in Estonia
Jaan Kivistik
Harri Poom
Jurmala

2. About authors Jaan Kivistik
Fruitgrowing teacher of Räpina Gardening College
Sireli Räpina Estonia
Phone:
Harri Poom
Master of Saare-Tõrvaaugu farm
Saare talu, Lüüste küla,Vändra vald, Pärnumaa 87615
Phone:

3. A new book has 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

11. Räpina Gardening College http://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 ’)
‘Madeleine Royal’ (from Latvia)
In unheated greenhouses:
‘Swenson White’
‘Jokke’ (‘PRK 13-32’)

14. 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.

15. 2. Varieties to southern walls
‘Adalmiina’ (‘ES ) 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.

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

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 ’) 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 ’
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 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

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 varieties by Estonian Horticultural Association
For growing beside southern walls:
‘Kuzminski Sini’
‘Sukribe’
‘Zilga’

23. Recommended varieties by 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. Partnership with other 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)

26. More about grapes in Estonia
The book “Viinamarjad Eestis - Grapes in Estonia” devoted to friends of northern grapes
The homepage of Räpina Gardening College

27. Estonians in Jurmala
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
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