Emily Hodson, winemaker at Veritas Vineyard and Winery, highlights the role of nitrogen and potassium in wine quality. She addresses challenges with high potassium in Virginia soils and promotes organic nutrients and precise vineyard management. Her involvement in Winemakers Research Exchange and the HiRes Vineyard Nutrition Project, is leading to practical, science-based solutions for viticulture and winemaking improvements in Virginia and beyond. Podcast transcript is available at http://beav.es/5GD.

Related podcast episodes:

• Season 1, Episode 1 | How it All Started (Russ Smithyman)
• Season 1, Episode 11 | Vineyard to Winery – Looking Beyond YAN (Amanda Stewart)
• Season 2, Episode 11| Virginia Nitrogen Trials – A Tale of Two Cultivars (Dana Acimovic)
• Season 2, Episode 9 | Does Vineyard Nitrogen Impact Wine sensory? (Megan Mershon)

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This podcast is funded through the National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s (NIFA) Specialty Crop Research Initiative Coordinated Agricultural Projects (CAP) grant. Project Award Number: 2020-51181-32159. 

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