Past Events

May 18, 2023 R&D Committee Meeting

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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

April 20, 2023 R&D Committee Meeting

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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

March 16, 2023 R&D Committee Meeting

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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

Insight Conference 2023

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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.

February 16, 2023 R&D Committee Meeting

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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:

Canadian Grapevine Certification Network's "Rootstocks & Climate Change" Webinar

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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!

January 19, 2023 R&D Committee Meeting

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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

R&D Committee Meeting - December 15, 2022

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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

R&D Committee Meeting - November 17, 2022

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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:

R&D Committee Meeting - October 20, 2022

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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:

R&D Meeting - September 2022

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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:

R&D Meeting - August 2022

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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 - 

2022 Grower Day/AGM

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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! 

R&D Meeting - May 2022

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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 :

R&D Meeting - April 2022

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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 :

Canadian Grapevine Certification Network's "Tissue Culture and Crown Gall" Webinar

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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.

R&D Meeting - March 2022

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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 :