{"id":42800,"date":"2017-01-05T15:22:01","date_gmt":"2017-01-05T19:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=42800"},"modified":"2017-01-05T15:22:01","modified_gmt":"2017-01-05T19:22:01","slug":"brocks-first-online-continuing-education-course-breaks-new-ground-for-wine-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2017\/01\/brocks-first-online-continuing-education-course-breaks-new-ground-for-wine-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Brock\u2019s first online continuing education course breaks new ground for wine industry"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brock University\u2019s continuing education offerings are going digital, and when the Certificate in Ontario Wine online course<\/a> begins next month, it will also be the Ontario wine industry\u2019s first integrated online program specific to VQA wine.<\/p>\n

Offered by Brock\u2019s Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute (CCOVI), the course is designed for a wide audience, from wine enthusiasts to professionals working in a winery, hospitality or retail sales environment.<\/p>\n

The five-week program will see students study alongside peers under course designer and instructor Marc Pistor, an Ontario winemaker who is also a Brock Oenology and Viticulture alumnus (BSc \u201906). Using an interactive format that includes videos, forums and chat discussions, students will put in about six hours of work each week around their own schedule. They will receive suggestions and recommendations on Ontario wines to taste and will be able to share their tasting notes with their classmates.<\/p>\n

Graduates will receive official certification through CCOVI at Brock University and are also eligible to write the Wine Council of Ontario Certification.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn Niagara there are options and opportunities for wine education but beyond our region, those opportunities are limited,\u201d said Pistor. \u201cCreating this course helps to get the word out about Ontario wine across the province.\u201d<\/p>\n

The course will run five times each year in February, April, June, August and October. Registration is $195.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the first online course of its kind,\u201d said Barb Tatarnic, CCOVI\u2019s manager of continuing education. \u201cOffering this course online will remove both geographical and time barriers for people interested in a formal introduction to Ontario wine.\u201d<\/p>\n

During a trial run of the course, participants were able to test out the system and work through the course material.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would recommend this course to anyone working, or aspiring to work in the Ontario wine industry as this course would be hugely beneficial,\u201d said trial participant Malcolm Lamont, LCBO Product Consultant in St. Catharines.<\/p>\n

Laurie Macdonald, VQA Ontario\u2019s Executive Director, said industry partners including VQA Ontario welcome the new course, and are looking forward to working with CCOVI to increase consumer knowledge about VQA wines.<\/p>\n

\u201cConsumers will benefit from a better understanding of Ontario\u2019s diverse regions including the role grape origin plays in the character and taste of our wines,\u201d Macdonald said.<\/p>\n

Registration for the February session closes January 27 and the course begins February 11. For more details visit: ccovi.ca\/ce\/node\/2833<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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