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Alcoholic Fermentation for Winemaking

Posted Dec 8th, 2020 in News & Updates

Perennia: Alcoholic Fermentation for Winemaking

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Grape Hardiness for Late November - BC

Grape Hardiness for Late November - BC

Posted Nov 30th, 2020 in Cold Hardiness & Climate Change

Summerland RDC - Grape Hardiness for Late November BC

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Grape Hardiness for Mid November - BC

Grape Hardiness for Mid November - BC

Posted Nov 16th, 2020 in Cold Hardiness & Climate Change

Summerland RDC - Grape Hardiness for Mid November BC

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BC Growing Degrees Days Update - October

BC Growing Degrees Days Update - October

Posted Nov 3rd, 2020 in Cold Hardiness & Climate Change

Summerland RDC - BC Growing Degrees Days update October 2020

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Grape Hardiness for Late October - BC

Grape Hardiness for Late October - BC

Posted Nov 2nd, 2020 in Cold Hardiness & Climate Change

Summerland RDC - Grape Hardiness for Late October BC

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

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.

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Grapes of Wrath: Trouble in Ontario Wine Country

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.

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

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...

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Upcoming Webinar series on Red Blotch disease in grapevine

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

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Retirement Announcement for Dr. André Lévesque

Posted Oct 19th, 2020 in News & Updates

Retirement Announcement for Dr. André Lévesque

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