The CGCN-RCCV’s new Certification Program addresses the immediate need for Certified virus-free vines

Posted Mar 11th, 2021 in News & Updates

On March 8th, 2021 the Canadian Grapevine Certification Network (CGCN-RCCV) released amendments to their Certification Standards. These amendments include the development of an entirely new set of standards called “Certification Program, Option 2 Protocols,” and minor changes to their original Certification program that has now been renamed “Certification Program, Option 1 Protocols.” Both of these protocols are available on CGCN-RCCV’s website in English and French.

OFVC Education Series 2 - Grape events

Posted Feb 9th, 2021 in News & Updates

OFVC Education Series 2 - Virtual events

Upcoming Webinar series on Cool Climate Winemaking

Posted Dec 14th, 2020 in News & Updates

Perennia Upcoming Webinar series on Cool Climate Winemaking

Alcoholic Fermentation for Winemaking

Posted Dec 8th, 2020 in News & Updates

Perennia: Alcoholic Fermentation for Winemaking

Press Release: $6.2-million in funding announced to support CGCN-RCCV’s clean plant program

Posted Oct 29th, 2020 in News & Updates

On October 27th, Brock University’s Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute (CCOVI) announced a $6.2- million funding commitment through Genome Canada’s Genomic Applications Partnership Program (GAPP) to support the Canadian Grapevine Certification Network (CGCN-RCCV) and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) in supplying the industry with certified virus-free grapevine planting material.

Grapes of Wrath: Trouble in Ontario Wine Country

Posted Oct 26th, 2020 in News & Updates

By: Rick VanSickle October 9th, 2020 The Ontario wine industry is in one big hot mess right now, fighting fires on several fronts with few tools to extinguish all the flames engulfing them.

Red blotch disease alters the chemical composition and taste of critical winemaking grapes

Posted Oct 20th, 2020 in News & Updates

By: Luyi Cheng Northwestern University October 16th, 2020 Alison Crowe knows there’s a problem. Crowe is a winemaker in California’s Napa Valley. “If you drove through my vineyards right now, you’d see these cute little fuzzy leaves and tiny little baby grape clusters,” she said in April, when everything in the vineyards looked fine. But around July and August, for some vineyards, red blotches appeared on grapevines’ leaves. The blotches signal infection, caused by a virus that stunts...

Upcoming Webinar series on Red Blotch disease in grapevine

Posted Oct 19th, 2020 in News & Updates

OWRI Upcoming Webinar series on Red Blotch disease in grapevine

Retirement Announcement for Dr. André Lévesque

Posted Oct 19th, 2020 in News & Updates

Retirement Announcement for Dr. André Lévesque

Canada’s Napa Valley Seeks Elusive Audience: Canadian Wine Drinkers

Posted Sep 21st, 2020 in News & Updates

OSOYOOS, British Columbia — The first surprise for Séverine Pinte, a French winemaker working in Canada, was how casual everyone was — more ripped jeans and flip-flops than Chanel. Then there was the unexpected need to warn grape pickers not to smoke marijuana near her beloved vines. And finally there was a furry menace: Canadian black bears with a taste for chardonnay that gobbled up rows of grape clusters, forcing winemakers to employ hunters, electrified fences or pepper bombs. When Ms...

Resources & Updates

Displaying posts in News & Updates

The CGCN-RCCV’s new Certification Program addresses the immediate need for Certified virus-free vines

OFVC Education Series 2 - Grape events

Upcoming Webinar series on Cool Climate Winemaking

Alcoholic Fermentation for Winemaking

Press Release: $6.2-million in funding announced to support CGCN-RCCV’s clean plant program

Grapes of Wrath: Trouble in Ontario Wine Country

Red blotch disease alters the chemical composition and taste of critical winemaking grapes

Upcoming Webinar series on Red Blotch disease in grapevine

Retirement Announcement for Dr. André Lévesque

Canada’s Napa Valley Seeks Elusive Audience: Canadian Wine Drinkers

Become Certified