BCWGC January 15, 2026 R&D Committee Meeting
ZoomJanuary 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...
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 - Mitacs Proposal - Tracking Provincial Sparkling Wine Harvest Chemistry & Characterizing Chemical and Sensory Qualities of BC...
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 Ministry of Agriculture & Food invites you to register for their upcoming Virtual Workshop: Interpreting Your Soil Test If you recently submitted a soil sample for analysis and have a...
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...
Export Navigator invites B.C. alcohol producers to a free 90-minute webinar on navigating interprovincial trade and regulatory barriers. Breaking Barriers: Navigating Interprovincial Alcohol Trade for B.C. Producers Learn what it...
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...
CCLSP and the BC Decision Aid System (DAS) for Grapes Join us on August 21 to learn about the Cross Commodity Leadership Support Project (CCLSP) and how their Innovation &...
Notice of AGM August 7, 2025, 12:30 - 1:30 via Zoom The BC Wine Grape Council Annual General Meeting has been set for Wednesday, August 7, 2025. Full agenda and details will be distributed in the coming weeks. Visit the AGM WEBPAGE for up-to-date information. Register for the meeting here ____________________________________________________________________ BC Wine Grape Council...
July 17, 2025 - 12:00 - 1:00 - Dr. Wesley Zandberg, UBC Okanagan - Smoke exposure update: Improved tests and novel off-vine models suggests alternative mechanisms for smoke-exposed in wine and suggest new targets for mitigation New research from the Zandberg lab is challenging the currently accepted model of how grape exposure to forest fire...