Dr. Mark Paul Selda Rivarez, UBC - An Ilarvirus with Five Names and the Need for On-site, High-throughput Virus Diagnostics in Grapes Dr. Mark Paul Selda Rivarez, the new Assistant Professor of Phytopathology and Virology at UBC, will introduce a proactive approach to protecting the BC wine grape industry from a new generation of complex...
Dr. Mehdi Sharifi, AAFC - Ground Cover Management and Sustainability in European Vineyards: Insights from the GiESCO 2025 Conference GiESCO is an internationally recognized event focused on viticulture and enology, with presentations from researchers around the world. In 2025, there were over 350 attendees, and the main theme was sustainability and climate change. Dr. Sharifi...
Save the Date! November 26th at UBC Okanagan campus. Open to all members of industry! Co-hosted by the University of British Columbia and Agriculture and Agrifood Canada, hear updates on the 6 ongoing S-CAP funded research projects for wine grapes in the morning. Stay for lunch, and a presentation on smoke taint as well as...
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...
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...