Dr. Mamadou Lamine, Dr. Odile Carisse, and Dr. Kosal Khun; AAFC Quebec – Developing and validating disease detection tools to improve the management of powdery mildew and botrytis rot in vineyards. The presentation will focus on Activity 16, Objective 4 of the Sustainable Canadian Agriculture Program Projects being conducted at AAFC labs in Quebec. The project...
February 19, 2026 - 12:00 - 1:00 - Hannah Charnock, Brock University - Mitacs Proposal - Tracking Provincial Sparkling Wine Harvest Chemistry & Characterizing Chemical and Sensory Qualities of BC Bubbles Sparkling wine is a growing market segment, highlighting clear opportunities for domestic development. In BC, producers face significant vintage-to-vintage variability driven by climate pressures,...
January 15, 2026 - 12:00 - 1:00 - Dr. Joanna Fountain, Lincoln University, NZ - Climate change impacts and adaptation options in cool climate wine regions: from knowledge to action...
February 19, 2026 - 12:00 - 1:00 - Hannah Charnock, Brock University - Tracking Provincial Sparkling Wine Harvest Chemistry & Characterizing Chemical and Sensory Qualities of BC Bubbles Sparkling...
April 16, 2026 - 12:00 - 1:00 - How wildfire smoke exposure may change the aroma of wines The aim of the presentation is to give a quick overview of...
May 21, 2026 - 12:00 - 1:00 - Torin Kelly, Invasive Species Council of BC and Lisa Scott, Okanagan and Similkameen Invasive Species Society - Invasive species awareness in BC and critical insights for newly planted Okanagan vineyards Invasive plants and insects are more than a nuisance; they have the potential to cost BC...
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...
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...
Overview Join us for a lunch with Dr. Thibaut Scholasch, co-founder of Fruition Sciences and one of the world's leading authorities on vine water status and its relationship to fruit...
July 16, 2026 - 12:00 - 1:00 - Dr. Jumi Gogoi, UBC - Decision support for BC wine grapes: Cold hardiness modeling and the Canadian Vineyard Atlas This session will...