General Session I: Vine culture in the emerging wine regions of northern and eastern Europe.Ms. Anja Antes, Antes Vines, Inc., Heppenheim, Germany
Anja Antes studied Viticulture and Oenology in Geisenheim from 2010 to 2014 and had work experiences in wineries and nurseries in New Zealand and Portugal. Now she is working in the family company – a wine-growing and grafting company in Germany founded in 1952. The family is committed to providing appropriate vines to winegrowers in colder winegrowing regions like Poland, Sweden, Netherlands, Great Britain, Lithuania, Ukraine, Czech Republic, northern Germany and Denmark. The Service includes the complete procedure from consulting (rootstocks, varieties, soil analysis, plant protection) up to planting and installation of trellising system.  In her presentation, Anja will discuss varieties, new crossings, her own experiences and the experiences of customers in these colder winegrowing regions during the last decade.