The Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute (CCOVI) is hosting nine more free events as part of its annual lecture series.
Professors in finance, Biological Sciences and other disciplines will share their knowledge as part of the third annual lecture series, which ends May 17. Topics include weather-related risks, grape sour rot and a rapidly developing wine region in China.
Daryl Somers of the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre and Helen Fisher, an abjunct professor from the University of Guelph Department of Plant Agriculture, will speak about accelerated grape breeding from 3 to 4:30 p.m. today in MacKenzie Chown H313.
Future lectures are:
Assistant Professor Antonia Mantonakis
Marketing, International Business and Strategy, Business, Brock University
Monday, March 22 / Time: 3 to 4:30 p.m. / Location: H313
Topic: Consumer behaviour
Kevin Ker
CCOVI Professional Affiliate, Brock University
Monday, March 29 / Time: 3 to 4:30 p.m. / Location: H313
Topic: Penglai China – The rapidly developing wine region in China
Adjunct Professor Wendy McFadden-Smith
Biological Sciences, Brock University/ Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Monday, April 12 / Time: 3 to 4:30 p.m. / Location: H313
Topic: New initiatives in the management of grape sour rot
Professor Vincenzo DeLuca
Biological Sciences, Brock University
Monday, April 19 / Time: 3 to 4:30 p.m. / Location: Sankey Chambers
Topic: Biochemical pathway discovery in grape natural product biosynthesis
Associate Professor Don Cyr
Finance, Brock University
Professor Martin Kusy
Faculty of Business, Brock University
Professor Tony Shaw
Geography, Brock University
Monday, April 26 / Time: 3 to 4:30 p.m. / Location: Sankey Chambers
Topic: Hedging weather-related risks in the viticulture industry with weather contracts
Associate Professor Dirk De Clercq
Organizational Behaviour, Human Resources, Entrepreneurship and Ethics (OBHREE)
Assistant Professor Maxim Voronov
Marketing, International and Business and Strategy, Brock University
Monday, May 3 / Time: 3 p.m. / Location: to be determined
Topic: Creating an identity for the Ontario wine industry
Professor Ralph Brown
College of Physical and Engineering Science, University of Guelph
Monday, May 10 / Time: 3 p.m. / Location: to be determined
Topic: Instrumentation for precision viticulture
Associate Professor George Van der Merwe
Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph
Monday, May 17 / Time: 3 p.m. / Location: to be determined
Topic: Understanding the impact of fermentation stresses on yeast during wine production
