CCOVI in the news – 2018

December 28, 2018 – Wines in Niagara – Meet Niagara’s King of Fizz, plus 40 fabulous sparkling wines from Ontario and B.C. for New Year’s
December 18, 2018 – The Standard – NIAGARA UNCORKED: The Fizz Club strives for sparkling excellence
December 14, 2018 – The Brock News – Counsellor’s Day helps highlight Canada’s only wine and grape science undergraduate program
December 12, 2018 – CHCH News – What’s in a wine label
December 12, 2018 – The Brock News – How Fizz Club is shaping Canadian sparkling wine
December 12, 2018 – The Brock News – Look at the label when choosing wine this holiday season
December 10, 2018 – Gismondi on Wine – Sparking interest in sparkling
December 7, 2018 – CBC The Sunday Edition – Think paying more for wine guarantees good quality? Think again
December 4, 2018 – The Grower – Canadian sparkling wines are strong global contenders
December 4, 2018 – Newstalk 610 CKTB – Sparkling wine showcase at Brock
December 4, 2018 – About Fort Erie – Brock University to host Canada’s Fizz Club meeting
December 3, 2018 – CHCH News – Growing demand for sparkling wine in Ontario
December 3, 2018 – The Brock News – The secret Fizz Club for Canada’s winemakers
December 3, 2018 – Wines in Niagara – British wine writer treated to world’s largest tasting of Canadian sparkling wines at Brock
December 1, 2018 – Wines in Niagara – Ontario wine industry giants, Brock U research builders Ziraldo and Kaiser cited with elite award
November 30, 2018 – The Brock News – CCOVI hosts world’s largest tasting of Canadian sparkling wine
November 27, 2018 – The Brock News – Winery hosts OEVI students for tour and co-op opportunities
November 26, 2018 – Niagara This Week – Provincial chamber honours Ziraldo, Kaiser with lifetime achievement award
November 26, 2018 – The Brock News – Industry giants and CCOVI builders, Ziraldo and Kaiser cited with elite award
November 24, 2018 – CHCH News – Icewine harvest begins
November 24, 2018 – CTV News – Early Icewine harvest
November 18, 2018 – The Standard – Reality series Cork Screwed pops open at screening
November 15, 2018 – The Brock News – Strong Brock presence at international wine awards
November 8, 2018 – Toronto Life – Q&A: The winemaker behind Foreign Affair Winery’s award-winning Dream 2015 and its upcoming LCBO release
November 2, 2018 – The Standard – ‘There will be more Brock across Niagara’: Fearon
October 26, 2018 – The Grower – Low-cost virus testing now available to grape growers
October 24, 2018 – Wines in Niagara – Cuvée Grand Tasting to celebrate Ontario VQA wine for 31st year
October 22, 2018 – The Brock News – CCOVI research vineyards to tackle climate change challenges
October 18, 2018 – OZY – So long, beer goggles. Hello, VR wine goggles
October 16, 2018 – The Brock News – Cuvée Grand Tasting to celebrate Ontario VQA wine for 31st year
October 11, 2018 – The Brock News – Co-op gives award-winning student winemaker a career boost
October 4, 2018 – The Brock News – Brock grad wins top international wine award for third time
October 2, 2018 – The Brock News – TV show shines spotlight on CCOVI and Niagara wine
September 26, 2018 – The Brock News – Brock’s CCOVI helps to Educate Your Senses
September 25, 2018 – The Brock News – CCOVI student named Rising Star at Grape and Wine
September 24, 2018 – The Brock News – Brock Night at Grape and Wine creates perfect blend
July 25, 2018 – The Brock News – Global wine icon visits Brock
July 23, 2018 – CBC – Vineyards welcome hot and dry weather
July 20, 2018 – The Grower – Celebrating cool climate Chardonnay
July 17, 2018 – Elle Canada – Dream job alert: The Canadian who became a master winemaker
July 7, 2018 – Newstalk 610 CKTB – Audio clip with Director Debbie Inglis
July 5, 2018 – Niagara This Week – ‘We have to be ready for anything’: MacAulay
July 5, 2018 – Newstalk 610 CKTB – Audio clip from The VIP Lunch with Lee Sterry
July 5, 2018 – Newstalk 610 CKTB – Government commits $8.4 million to establish Canadian grape and wine science cluster
July 4, 2018 – St. Catharines Standard – $11M funding announced for grapes and wine
July 4, 2018 – Cogeco – Wine Industry Funding
July 4,2018 – CHCH – Niagara wine industry gets funding boost
July 4, 2018 – iPolitics – MacAulay to unveil ‘major investment’ in grape and wine research in Niagara-on-the-Lake
July 4, 2018 – The Brock News – Brock to play key role in new national grape and wine research cluster
June 2018 – Vines Magazine – Megan’s Way (page 11)
June 20,2018 – St. Catharines Standard – Wine by any other label would taste as sweet
June 15, 2018 – Gary Killops – International Cool Climate Wine Symposium set to highlight Canada’s wine industry
June 15, 2018 – The Brock News – International Cool Climate Wine Symposium set to highlight Canada’s wine industry
June 14, 2018 – Gary Killops – Fizz Club on tour: Canadian sparkling winemakers are Italy bound
June 14, 2018 – Erie Media – Fizz Club on tour: Canadian sparkling winemakers are Italy bound
June 14, 2018 – The Brock News – Fizz Club on tour: Canadian sparkling winemakers are Italy bound
June 14, 2018 – A Must Read – 2018 Experts’ Tasting profiles Niagara’s peninsula’s stunning range of Cab Franc
June 5, 2018 – St. Catharines Standard – Niagara Uncorked: Cabernet Franc Success in Niagara
May 30, 208 – Erie Media – Brock wine research highlighted among international experts
May 28, 2018 -The Brock News – Brock wine researcher highlighted among international experts
May 14, 2018 – Godello – Tasting Ontario part two: Chardonnay
May 10, 2018 – Bay Street Bull – This Canadian women is one of Napa Valley’s best winemakers
May 7, 2018  -Vividair- Vineyard drone study
May 6, 2018 – Erie Media – Top VQA wine promoters honoured at Experts Tasting
May 2018 – The Grower – Weather Vane
May 3, 2018 – The Brock News – Top VQA wine promoters honoured at Experts Tasting
April 21, 2018 – Dine Magazine – Hooray for Cuvée
April 20,2018 – Forbes – Women of the wine world at Vinitaly International: why now?
April 13, 2018 – Wine Discovery – Conversations at Cuvée 2018
April 10, 2018 – Ag Innovation – Research institute helps make Ontario wines world class
April 9,2018 – Fresh Plaza – Ontario growers researching possibility of new table grape variety
April 3, 2018 – The Brock News – Brock grad recognized as rising star in the Ontario hospitality industry
March 31, 2018 – Sparkling Winos – A Sparkling Recap of Cuvée 2018
March 29, 2018 – Palate Practice – Another year, another Cuvée
March 29, 2018 – Ontario Universities – Counting the ways we can work together for prosperity
March 29, 2018 – Wines in Niagara – Buhler returns to Niagara to take the reins as winemaker at Henry of Pelham
March 27, 2018 – AgInnovation Ontario – Research institute helps make Ontario wines world class
March 26, 2018- Canadian Grapes to Wine Spring Edition – Wine shortage
March 26, 2018 – Orchard and Vine Magazine – Studying the virtual reality of wine production
March 26, 2018 – The Brock News – Inaugural Winemaker of Excellence awarded at packed Cuvée Grand Tasting
March 26, 2018 – Gary Killops, Wine, Beer, Food, Travel- Inaugural Winemaker of Excellence awarded at packed Cuvée Grand Tasting
March 25, 2018 – Your TV Niagara, Cogeco – 2018 Cuvée Grand Tasting
March 24, 2018 – The Grower – Vineyard Excellence Honoured
March 19, 2018 – The Brock News – Tickets selling fast for Ontario’s biggest VQA celebration

March 14, 2018 – St. Catharines Standard – NIAGARA UNCORKED: Barrelling Annie and entry-level whisky (Cuvée weekend)
March 12, 2018 – Erie Media – Cuvée 2018 toasts 30 years of excellence in Ontario wine
March 9 ,2018 – About Fort Erie – Cuvée Grand Tasting Celebrates 30 Years
MARCH 8, 2018 – Palate Practice – Gearing up for another Cuvée 
March 8, 2018 -The Brock News – Cuvée 2018 toasts 30 years of excellence in Ontario wine
March 2018 – Better Farming magazine – Educating a ‘blossoming’ industry 
March 2, 2018 – Brock News – LCBO President and CEO to present at CCOVI Lecture Series
February 26, 2018 – The state of winemaking in the Finger Lakes – Connections with Evan Dawson
February 23, 2018 – The Brock News – CCOVI helping to put Niagara on map as world-class wine destination
February 7, 2018 – Wines in Niagara – The wine wire: Olympic wines, Brock’s sensory lab, wine & chocolate, cider school rules, Ed Clark’s about-face
January 29, 2018 – Wine Enthusiast – Do Your Genes Predict Your Wine Preference?

January 22, 2018 – The Brock News – International sommeliers tour CCOVI
January  20, 2018 – CBC Radio Canada – La réalité virtuelle pour augmenter les ventes de vins canadiens
January  20, 2018 – CBC Radio Canada – Viticulture Virtuelle
January 19, 2018 – Le Régional – Les chercheurs donnent à l’industrie du vin une longueur d’avance

January 16, 2018 – The Brock Press – Brock wine research to be advanced by provincial funding

January 16, 2018 – The Hamilton Spectator – Provincial funds help Brock create wine consumer lab
January 13, 2018 – SooToday.com – Karl Kaiser, cofounder of Inniskillin wines, remembered
January 12, 2018 – Niagara This Week – Flat Rock Cellars’ David Sheppard kicks off CCOVI Lecture Series
January 11, 2018 – Gastronomía & Cía – Primer laboratorio de vinos de realidad aumentada, virtual y sensorial del mundo
January 10, 2018 – The Drinks Business – TOP 5 MULTI-SENSORY DRINKS EXPERIMENTS

January 10, 2018 – Beverage Daily – Canadian university to create wine consumer lab
January 9, 2018 – Niagara This Week – Provincial funds help Brock create wine consumer lab
January 9, 2018 – AM 900 CHML – CCOVI Mediated Wine Lab Funding 
January 9, 2018 – Northern Ontario Business – Cheers to research funding

January 9, 2018 – CBC Radio Sudbury/RADIO-CANADA -Le vin produit en Ontario sous la loupe d’universitaires

January 9, 2018 – CBC Radio Windsor/RADIO-CANADA -Programme de viticulture à l’Université de Brock

January 9, 2018 – CBC Radio Toronto/RADIO-CANADA – Vin et réalité augmentée
January 9, 2018 – Newstalk 610 CKTB – BROCK RECEIVES ONTARIO GRANT TO CREATE WINE SENSORY LAB
January 8, 2018 – YourTV Niagara – Brock CCOVI Announcement
January 8, 2018 – Welland Tribune – Provincial grant for Brock wine research
January 8, 2018 – Wine Business magazine – Ontario grant helps Brock create first-of-its-kind wine sensory lab
January 8, 2018 – CHCH Hamilton – Wine sensory lab
January 8, 2018 – St. Catharines Standard – Provincial grant for Brock wine research
January 8, 2018 – The Brock News – State-of-the-art fermentation equipment part of government funding
January 8, 2018 – The Brock News – Ontario grant helps Brock create first-of-its-kind wine sensory lab
January 7, 2018 – CHCH News – Ice Wine
January 5, 2018 – CBC Hamilton – Wine lovers rejoice, extreme cold snap is good news for icewine
January 4, 2018- The Brock News – Funding announcement scheduled for Monday at Brock
January 4, 2018 – Niagara This Week – Brock’s CCOVI working to be a leader in cider boom

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