Past Events

Monthly R&D Series - Third Thursdays!
A great opportunity for industry to get involved with the BCWGC R&D Committee, meet the researchers and bring your questions to the table. These monthly R&D series are for industry to participate in an informal virtual discussion on research priorities that support BC enology and viticulture.

Join us via Zoom from 9:00 - 10:00:

Dr. Tanja Voegel, UBC-Okanagan – Crown Gall of Grapevines

Monthly R&D Series - Third Thursdays!
A great opportunity for industry to get involved with the BCWGC R&D Committee, meet the researchers and bring your questions to the table. These monthly R&D series are for industry to participate in an informal virtual discussion on research priorities that support BC enology and viticulture.

Join us via Zoom from 9:00 - 10:00:

Dr. Jose Ramon Urbez-Torres, AAFC - From nursery to vineyard: sustainable management of grapevine trunk diseases

A workshop hosted by Sustainable Winegrowing BC

Monday, April 17th, 2023 | 9am - 12pm

Location: Kalala Organic Vineyards, West Kelowna

Cost: By cash donation at the event

RSVP by email: info@sustainablewinegrowingbc.ca

Presenters:

For the second installment of this three-part webinar series, we welcome the following individuals to discuss short- and long-term vineyard management strategies to combat, mitigate, and evolve with the effects of climate change:

Monthly R&D Series - Third Thursdays!
A great opportunity for industry to get involved with the BCWGC R&D Committee, meet the researchers and bring your questions to the table. These monthly R&D series are for industry to participate in an informal virtual discussion on research priorities that support BC enology and viticulture.

Join us via Zoom from 9:00 - 10:00:

Dr. Ben-Min Chang – Agricultural weather station networks can help growers manage cold damage and more

Wine Growers British Columbia, in partnership with the BC Wine Grape Council, BC Grapegrowers’ Association and the BC Wine Authority, are thrilled to host the annual Insight Conference for the BC wine industry on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. This years’ conference will be hosted in person at the Penticton Lakeside Resort.

The annual BC wine industry Insight Conference is a forum where industry can gather and learn about important topics and issues that affect their businesses and the industry.

Monthly R&D Series - Third Thursdays!
A great opportunity for industry to get involved with the BCWGC R&D Committee, meet the researchers and bring your questions to the table. These monthly R&D series are for industry to participate in an informal virtual discussion on research priorities that support BC enology and viticulture.

Join us via Zoom from 9:00 - 10:00:

For the first installment of the CGCN-RCCV three-part 2023 webinar series on climate change, we will focus on rootstocks. This webinar will address how climate change relates to rootstock use/selection in both a cool climate and warm climate context. Two brief presentations will be followed by an engaging panel discussion featuring a group of experts from across Canada! Attendees can submit questions when registering, as well as during the webinar. We hope you will join us!

Monthly R&D Series - Third Thursdays!
A great opportunity for industry to get involved with the BCWGC R&D Committee, meet the researchers and bring your questions to the table. These monthly R&D series are for industry to participate in an informal virtual discussion on research priorities that support BC enology and viticulture.

Join us via Zoom from 9:00 - 10:00:

January 19 , 2023 - Jamie Yearly, AAFC: Screening Alleyway and Undervine Cover Crop Species for Okanagan Valley Vineyards

Monthly R&D Series - Third Thursdays!
A great opportunity for industry to get involved with the BCWGC R&D Committee, meet the researchers and bring your questions to the table. These monthly R&D series are for industry to participate in an informal virtual discussion on research priorities that support BC enology and viticulture.

Join us via Zoom from 9:00 - 10:00:

December 15 , 2022 - BC SIFT - Deepa Filatow

Monthly R&D Series - Third Thursdays!
A great opportunity for industry to get involved with the BCWGC R&D Committee, meet the researchers and bring your questions to the table. These monthly R&D series are for industry to participate in an informal virtual discussion on research priorities that support BC enology and viticulture.

Join us via Zoom from 9:00 - 10:00:

November 17 , 2022 - Guy Ash, Pessl Instruments - Digital or IoT Solutions for Grape Production:

Monthly R&D Series - Third Thursdays!
A great opportunity for industry to get involved with the BCWGC R&D Committee, meet the researchers and bring your questions to the table. These monthly R&D series are for industry to participate in an informal virtual discussion on research priorities that support BC enology and viticulture.

Join us via Zoom from 9:00 - 10:00:

Monthly R&D Series - Third Thursdays!
A great opportunity for industry to get involved with the BCWGC R&D Committee, meet the researchers and bring your questions to the table. These monthly R&D series are for industry to participate in an informal virtual discussion on research priorities that support BC enology and viticulture.

Join us via Zoom from 9:00 - 10:00:

Monthly R&D Series - Third Thursdays!
A great opportunity for industry to get involved with the BCWGC R&D Committee, meet the researchers and bring your questions to the table. These monthly R&D series are for industry to participate in an informal virtual discussion on research priorities that support BC enology and viticulture.

Join us via Zoom from 9:00 - 10:00 :

August 18, 2022 - Cellar Safety: Preparing for Harvest, Manufacturing Safety Alliance - 

We are so pleased to announce that Grower Day 2022 is happening on August 11 2022 at the Penticton Lakeside Hotel and Conference Centre. This year's theme is Climate Change Mitigation!

This year we are offering a Smoke Taint Sensory Workshop, a Regenerative Farming Practices Panel, and speakers on Wild Fire Preparedness. We will be honouring our 2022 Viticulturist of the Year and presenting our Lifetime Achievement in Viticulture Award! 

Monthly R&D Series - Third Thursdays!
A great opportunity for industry to get involved with the BCWGC R&D Committee, meet the researchers and bring your questions to the table. These monthly R&D series are for industry to participate in an informal virtual discussion on research priorities that support BC enology and viticulture.

Join us via Zoom from 9:00 - 10:00 :

Monthly R&D Series - Third Thursdays!
A great opportunity for industry to get involved with the BCWGC R&D Committee, meet the researchers and bring your questions to the table. These monthly R&D series are for industry to participate in an informal virtual discussion on research priorities that support BC enology and viticulture.

Join us via Zoom from 9:00 - 10:00 :

On behalf of the Agassiz & Summerland RDC Seminar Series Committee, I am delighted to announce that our next seminar is scheduled on:

Wednesday March the 30^th, 2022 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM (PST)

For our third webinar of 2022, we will divide our focus between Tissue Culture and Crown Gall, with expert input from across Canada and the United States. To present on tissue culture, we welcome Dr. Robin Browne of Acadia University, and Rob Haynes of CGCN-RCCV nursery partner Upper Canada Growers. For the discussion on Crown Gall, we will see presentations from Dr. Tanja Voegel of University of British Columbia-Okanagan, and Plant Health Consultant Dr. Judit Monis.

Monthly R&D Series - Third Thursdays!
A great opportunity for industry to get involved with the BCWGC R&D Committee, meet the researchers and bring your questions to the table. These monthly R&D series are for industry to participate in an informal virtual discussion on research priorities that support BC enology and viticulture.

Join us via Zoom from 9:00 - 10:00 :