Something in the Air: The wizard of wine, and grape growing, Gary Pavlis

Published: March 17, 2021, 3:53 p.m.

Gary Pavlis, Jersey native and longtime agent at the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station is the man who put the state's wineries on the map. An expert of grape growing, Meteorologist Joe Martucci and Gary talk about how climate change has benefitted grape growing in the state, how a tweak in the state law made the wine industry blossom and his time as President of the American Wine Society. 

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1:38 - Gary's Mount Rushmore of wine
2:45 - What his job is like going into growing season
6:31 - Why he can thank his dad for getting him into agriculture. 
14:22 - What rapid wintertime warming has meant to the grape growing industry.
22:55 - How Gary helped to explode the New Jersey winery business
26:20 - Where the future of grape growing is going.

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