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Sustainability

Grape & Wine Cluster Research Updates: Update #1 – May 28th

Name: Grape & Wine Cluster Research Updates: Update #1 – May 28th
Start: 2026-05-28T09:00:00-07:00
End: 2026-05-28T11:00:00-07:00
Location: Zoom

May 28 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Free

Join us to hear from several researchers working within the AgriScience Grape & Wine Research Cluster as they share updates on the first three years of their research projects! Attendees will have a chance to learn about current research from across Canada on topics like soil health, vine stress, wine flavour modification, cold hardiness, and more. We hope you will join us!

Update #1 – May 28th

Activities covered in this webinar will include:

Activity 4: Vegetation management for long-term productivity and enhanced ecosystem services in Canadian semi-arid vineyards (Dr. Mehdi Sharifi, AAFC Summerland)
Activity 9: Influence of temperature and heat-stress mitigation strategies on grape quality in British Columbia vineyards (Dr. Simone Castellarin, University of British Columbia)
Activity 11: Wine flavour modification through non-traditional yeasts, oenological treatments, and taint remediation (Dr. Debbie Inglis, Brock University)
Activity 15: From carbon sequestration to terroir: Understanding the impact of abiotic stresses on grapevine, berries, and wine quality to foster sustainable grape and wine production (Dr. Karine Pedneault, Université du Québec en Outaouais)
Activity 17: Enhancing the resilience of Nova Scotia vineyards to climate change through improvements to ecosystem services (Dr. Vicky Lévesque, AAFC Kentville)

Date: Thursday, May 28th, 2026
Time: 12:00pm to 2:00pm Eastern time
Location: Zoom webinar
The webinar is free to attend but registration is required!

Register here