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At the Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station

Ningxia University Students and Faculty Tour the Fruit Station

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On November 1st, Ningxia University Wine Marketing students and Faculty visited the Fruit Station for a tour.  It was a cold day, but the sun was shinning and everyone seemed to enjoy learning about the Fruit Station and how we grow grapes and process our wines.  Jennifer gave an overview of the Fruit Station and Marilyn discussed the Fruit Station’s accredited tree Arboretum.  Marilyn and Shelia discussed and demonstrated Mushroom harvest.  Jeremy explained the Apple sorter and how it is used. Once in the field, Jeremy also discussed the different ways we prune Apple and Peach trees as well as the various trellising systems used in America for grapes. C. J. finished up the morning with a tour of the winery and distillery and explained the complete process the Fruit Station uses to make our wines and spirits.

 

Marilyn discussing the tree map for the arboretum before we head out into the cold
Marilyn speaking about the trees and showing the lightning strike to the Tulip tree
Checking out the Ginkgo Tree
Shelia discussing mushroom harvest
Jeremy explaining the Apple sorter
Jeremy explaining the Grape trellising systems
A closer look at another grape trellis system
C.J. explaining the fermenting process
A closer look at the distilling process
Taking a look at what comes out of the still
C.J. showing how to bottle the wine once it is ready
Joy helping us out with some translating