WINE
Wine-grape-growing expert, Dr. Richard Smart, visited Lancaster County last week.
Great grapes
One of the world's leading wine-grape-growing experts, Dr. Richard Smart, visited Lancaster County last week for a walk through Waltz Vineyard, Manheim, followed by presentations at the Lancaster Farm and Home Center.
More than 150 winery operators and wine-grape growers from throughout Pennsylvania and neighboring states attended Smart's visit.
A native of Australia, Smart travels the world, offering grape-growing advice to winery operators. During his local visit, he focused on his two areas of viticulture expertise: canopy and crop management.
Pennsylvania is the fifth-largest wine-grape producer in the nation and ranks eighth in wine output, with approximately 919,950 gallons produced in 2007. The state is home to more than 150 wine-grape growers and more than 120 wineries.
For details about Smart and his Smart Viticulture services, visit
www.smartvit.com.au.
CONTEST
Choice chicken
Have a tasty chicken recipe? Share it in the National Chicken Cooking Contest, and you could win $50,000.
Entries must be original and not previously published.
A preliminary winner will be selected from each state and the District of Columbia. Each state winner will receive $100, and his or her recipe will go on to a regional level of judging.
Nine regional winners will be invited to prepare their creations in person at the National Cook-Off, in San Antonio, Texas, in May.
Each regional winner will receive $1,000 and compete for the grand prize, along with a Judge's Choice prize of $10,000.
Entries can be submitted through
www.eatchicken.com, by fax to (202) 293-4005 or by mail to: National Chicken Cooking Contest, P.O. Box 27997, Washington, D.C. 20038-7997.
Entry deadline is Aug. 31.
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