The CCOVI Lecture Series was established in 2007. Featuring presentations by CCOVI Fellows and Professional Affiliates, the lectures present current topics of importance to grape growers and winemakers, ranging from viticulture and winemaking to wine business and culture.
Lectures will take place weekly on Wednesdays at 2 p.m. beginning Wednesday, Jan. 17 in room H313 of the Mackenzie Chown Complex at Brock University. The lectures can also be viewed online via livestream.
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January
Wednesday, January 17
Antonia Mantonakis
Professor of Marketing, Goodman School of Business, Brock University
Topic: The Psychology Behind How You and Your Consumer Choose.
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Wednesday, January 24
Gary Pickering
Professor of Biological Sciences and Psychology, Brock University
Topic: Red, White or Green? Consumer Perceptions and Engagement with Sustainable Wines in Canada.
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Wednesday, January 31
Liette Vasseur
Professor of Biological Sciences, UNESCO Chair in Community Sustainability, Brock University
Topic: Cover Crops: Commercial, Native or Exotic, or Not At All? This Remains a Question.
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February
Wednesday, February 7
Wendy McFadden-Smith
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Topic: Spot the Lanternfly.
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Wednesday, February 14
Kevin Ker
CCOVI Research Associate, Brock University
Topic: The Nova Scotia Grape and Wine Industry – After the Polar Vortex February 2023.
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Wednesday, February 28
Ron Jackson
CCOVI Researcher
Topic: Wine and Health – A Reasoned View.
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March
Wednesday, March 6
George van der Merwe
Associate Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph
Topic: Characterizing and Developing Yeasts for the Fermentation Industry.
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Wednesday, March 13
Sudarsana Poojari
CCOVI Principal Scientist, Grapevine Virology
Topic: The Importance of Clean Plant Program for Grapevines.
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Wednesday, March 20
George Soleas
President and Chief Executive Officer of the LCBO
Topic: Uncorking Success: The Business of Wine in Ontario.
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Wednesday, March 27
Malkie Spodek
CCOVI Scientist in Entomology
Topic: Laboratory trials of entomopathogens as a biocontrol treatment for Grape Mealybug (GMB).
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April
Wednesday, April 3
Jennifer Kelly
Scientist in Oenology, Brock University
Topic: Winemaking Techniques to Manage Tannins: A Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon Case Study.
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Wednesday, April 10
Jim Willwerth
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, Brock University
Topic: Understanding Vitis Vinifera Cold Hardiness in Ontario After a Decade
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Past Presentations
Monday, Jan. 31
Donald Cyr
Professor of Finance, Goodman School of Business, Brock University
Topic: Potential use of Weather Derivatives in Hedging Aggregate Viticulture Yields: A Case Study of the Niagara Region of Canada
Monday, Feb. 7
Michael Ripmeester and Russell Johnston
Chair and Professor of Geography, Faculty of Social Sciences, Brock University; Associate Professor, Communications, Popular Culture & Film, Brock University
Brock University
Topic: Grapes, Wine and Public Memory
Monday, Feb. 14
Debbie Inglis
CCOVI Director
Topic: TanninAlert: the launch of a new program for Ontario red winemakers to assess skin and seed tannin at harvest to assist in winemaking decisions
Monday, Feb. 28
Sudarsana Poojari
CCOVI Senior Virologist, Brock University
Topic: Emerging virus diseases of grapevine: Advances in diagnosis and management
Monday, March 7
Joachim Scholz & Jacob Anthony Gigliotti
Assistant Professor, Goodman School of Business, Brock University; OEVI Student
Topic: Brand Storytelling on Instagram: How Wine Brands Create Epic Stories One Image at a Time
Monday, March 14
Liette Vasseur
Professor,Department of Biological Sciences / UNESCO Chair on Community Sustainability: from Local to Global, Brock University
Topic: Exploring different cover crops to adapt to climate changes
Monday, March 21
Vanda Provato & Abhay Garg
Chief Marketing & Digital Officer, LCBO; Vice President Of Merchandising, LCBO
Topic: Ontario Beverage Alcohol Evolution and Trends
Monday, March 28
Belinda Kemp
CCOVI Scientist, Oenology, Brock University
Topic: Magic of mushrooms: the potential use of mushroom-derived materials in the winery
Monday, April 4
Ronald Jackson
Wine Writer, Author
Topic: Wine and Food: Perfect Marriage or Myth
Monday, April 11
Debbie Inglis
CCOVI Director & CCOVI Researcher, Brock University
Topic: Enhancing the Sauvignon blanc character in Vidal table wines
Wednesday, Jan. 20
Gary Pickering
CCOVI Researcher
Topic: Bursting the Bubbles: Consumer insights on Ontario sparkling wine highlight opportunities
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Wednesday, Jan. 27
Sudarsana Poojari
CCOVI Scientist, Grapevine Virology
Topic: Advances in Grapevine Certification Standards
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Wednesday, Feb. 3
José Ramòn Urbez Torres
Research Scientist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Summerland Research and Development Centre
Topic: Be aware!, do not get caught!, understanding and managing grapevine trunk diseases, the sleeping giant in your vineyard
Wednesday, Feb. 10
Wendy McFadden-Smith
CCOVI Professional Affiliate; Tender Fruit and Grape IPM Specialist Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Topic: Going viral: Update on grapevine virus research project in Ontario
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Wednesday, Feb. 24
Tom Lowery
CCOVI Professional Affiliate; Research Scientist,Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Agriculture Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre (PARC)
Topic: Sustainable Management of Leafhopper Pests of Grapevines
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Wednesday, March 3
Belinda Kemp
CCOVI Scientist, Oenology, Brock University
Topic: Why do Ontario wine consumers buy local wine?
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Wednesday, March 10
Annette Nassuth
CCOVI Fellow; Associate Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph
Topic: GRAPEling with low temperatures
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*Tuesday March 23 (Special time)
Jim Willwerth
CCOVI Researcher; Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, Brock University
Topic: The impact of cultivar, clone and rootstock selection on grapevine cold hardiness
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*SPECIAL RESCHEDULED TIME*
Wednesday, March 24
Joachim Scholz
CCOVI Fellow; Assistant Professor, Goodman School of Business
Topic: Augmented Reality Marketing in the Wine Industry
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*Wednesday, March 31
Special time: 1 – 2 p.m.
Lester Kwong
CCOVI Fellow; Associate Professor/Department Chair, Economics, Brock University
Topic: Judging Wines: Preferences, Evaluation, and Aggregation
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Monday, Jan. 20
Janet Dorozynski
Trade Commissioner, Canadian Wine, Beer, Spirits and Tourism, Global Affairs Canada
Topic: “Are you ready to export? Everything you’ve always wanted to know but were afraid to ask.”
Monday, Jan. 27
Debbie Inglis
CCOVI Director & CCOVI Researcher, Brock University
Topic: “A locally isolated yeast that consumes acetic acid. Is there application in wine production for Appassimento, sour rot infected fruit, ice wine and sparkling.”
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Monday, Feb. 3
Jeff Stuart
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Brock University
Topic: “Development and commercial scaling of green extraction method for polyphenols from winter grape pomace.”
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Monday, Feb. 24
Ronald Jackson
Wine Writer and Author
Topic: “Sparkling wine, its technological evolution.”
Monday, March 9
Sudarsana Poojari
CCOVI Senior Virologist, Brock University
Topic: “Advances in the diagnosis of grapevine virus diseases.”
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Monday, March 16
Jim Willwerth
CCOVI Senior Viticulturist, Brock University
Topic: “A decade of freezing buds and blankets. The trials and tribulations of cold hardiness and freeze protection research.”
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Monday, April 6
Belinda Kemp
CCOVI Senior Oenologist, Brock University
Topic: “Effect on honey, dusty off-flavours and acetic acid in sparkling wines made from varying amounts of sour rotten grapes.”
Monday, Jan. 14
DONALD CYR
Professor of Finance,
Goodman School of Business, Brock University
Topic: Who is the natural heir to Robert Parker in the en primeur wine market?
*special time of 2:30pm*
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Monday, Jan. 21
RONALD JACKSON
Wine Writer, Author
Topic: Carbonic maceration: Modern version of a Neolithic wine?
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Monday, Jan. 28
JIM WILLWERTH
CCOVI Senior Viticulturist, Brock University
Topic: Evaluation of plant material as an adaptation strategy to climate change in Canadian vineyards.
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Monday, Feb. 11
PAT BOWEN
Research Scientist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Summerland Research and Development Centre
Topic: Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 3: Effects on Cabernet Franc vine performance and wine quality
& CARL BOGDANOFF
Viticulture Biologist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Summerland Research and Development Centre
Topic: Varietal differences in grapevine hardiness – buds, canes and roots
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Monday, Feb. 25
SUDARSANA POOJARI
CCOVI Senior Virologist, Brock University
Topic: Current advances in understanding grapevine virus diseases
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Monday, Mar. 4
*Special Guest Lecture: Cider Talk
FEDERICO TONDINI
AEB Technical Advisor, Cellar Tek
Topic: Yeast selection for cider makers
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Monday, Mar. 11
BELINDA KEMP
CCOVI Senior Oenologist, Brock University
Topic: Communicating scientific research to grape growers and winemakers
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Monday, Mar. 18
ANTONIA MANTONAKIS
Associate Professor of Marketing
Goodman School of Business, Brock University
Topic: The consumer psychology behind wine
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Monday, Jan. 15
DAVID SHEPPARD
Winemaker, Flat Rock Cellars
Join us as 35-year winemaking veteran David Sheppard begins our series with a very special presentation of the late Dr. Karl J. Kaiser’s popular talk, “Pinot Noir: The Savage Yet Seductive Grape.”
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Monday, Jan. 22
JANET DOROZYNSKI
Trade Commissioner, Canadian Wine, Beer, Spirits and Tourism at Global Affairs Canada
Topic: Promoting Canada Internationally through Wine and Food
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Monday, Jan. 29
BELINDA KEMP
CCOVI Senior Oenologist, Brock University
Topic: How method, timing and severity of leaf removal impacts Cabernet franc wine flavour.
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Monday, Feb. 5
RONALD JACKSON
Wine Writer, Author
Topic: Get Corked (the intricacies of cork closures and their alternatives)
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Monday, Feb. 12
ANNETTE NASSUTH
Associate Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology, College of Biological Sciences, University of Guelph
Topic: Do grapes SCREAM for frost tolerance?
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Monday, Feb. 26
JIM WILLWERTH
CCOVI Senior Viticulturist, Brock University
Topic: Effects of Abscisic acid form, concentration and application timing on grapevine cold hardiness
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Monday, Mar. 5
GEORGE SOLEAS
President & CEO at LCBO
Topic: Transformation and Modernization of LCBO
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Monday, Mar. 12
TEK THONGPAPANL
Professor of Marketing and Product Innovation, Marketing, International Business & Strategy, Goodman School of Business, Brock University
Topic: Why we buy the sparkling wine that we buy
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Monday, Mar. 19
BAOZHONG MENG
Associate Professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph
Topic: Grapevine viruses, their impact and their distribution in Ontario
Monday, Mar. 26
JEFF STUART
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Brock University
Topic: Sweet, sticky, and healthy – using metabolomics to develop a ‘green’ protocol for extracting resveratrol and other polyphenolics from the waste pomace of Ice Syrup production
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Wednesday Feb. 15
Belinda Kemp
CCOVI Oenologist
Topic: A comparison of clones from Champagne and Burgundy grown in Ontario for sparkling wine production
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Friday Feb. 24 at 10 a.m.
Kevin Usher
Research Scientist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Topic: The effects of pre-bloom, fruit set and veraison leaf removal on yield, composition and wine quality in the Okanagan Valley
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March 15
Tony Shaw
Professor of Geography, Brock University
Topic: Climate change and the evolution of Canada’s wine appellations and emerging areas: Challenges and benefits
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Special Lecture Presentation
March 16
Sudarsana Poojari
Post-doctoral Fellow at the Summerland Research and Development Centre
Topic: Improvements in Grapevine Virus Diagnostics
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March 22
Jim Willwerth
CCOVI Viticulturist
Topic: The potential impact of climate change on grapevine dormancy and cold hardiness
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March 29
Don Cyr and Lester Kwong
Professor of Finance, Operations and Information Systems and Associate Professor of Economics
Topic: The application of copula function modelling to Bordeaux en primeur wine ratings
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April 5
Gary Pickering
Professor of Biological Sciences, Brock University
Topic: Proselytizing pyrazines: How to avoid and remediate greenness in wine
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April 26
Tom Lowery
Research Scientist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Topic: Epidemiology and management of grapevine virus diseased
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Wednesday Feb. 3
Belinda Kemp
CCOVI Oenologist
Topic: CCOVI sparkling wine research trials and their impact on Ontario sparkling wine quality
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Wednesday Feb. 10
Maxim Voronov and Wesley Helms
CCOVI Fellow
Professor, Strategic Management and Assistant Professor Marketing, Brock University
Topic: Evangelizing for Ontario wine: When and how passion matters
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Wednesday April 13
Ronald Jackson
CCOVI Fellow
Wine writer and author
Topic: Oak characteristics relative to barrel production
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March 2
Dan O’Gorman
CCOVI Professional Affiliate
Research Biologist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre (PARC)
Topic: Out of Thin Air: Spore Trapping and Other Techniques for Studying Grapevine Trunk Disease.
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AND
José Ramòn Urbez Torres
Research Scientist
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre (PARC)
Topic: Demystifying the status of grapevine viruses in British Columbia
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March 9
Lester Kwong
CCOVI Fellow
Associate Professor of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences, Brock University
Topic: Strategic eco-labelling and consumer informativeness
Watch the video here
March 16
Debbie Inglis
CCOVI Researchers and CCOVI director
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Math and Science, Brock University
Topic: Developing Ontario appassimento wines: The impact of drying method, yeast strain and botrytis on wine quality and consumer choice
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March 23
Jim Willwerth
CCOVI Viticulturist
Topic: For the birds: Bird deterrent strategies and understanding bird activity in Ontario vineyards
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March 30
Annette Nassuth
CCOVI Fellow
Associate Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph
Topic: Update on the identification of molecular and morphological markers for cold-hardy grapes
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April 6
Tek Thongpapanl
CCOVI Fellow
Professor, Marketing and New Product Development, Brock University
Topic: Supporting Local Wine in the Presence of Institutional Adversity: The Critical Roles of Network Embeddedness, Innovation Orientation, and Market Turbulence
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Monday Feb. 23
Vincenzo De Luca
CCOVI Fellow
Professor of Biological Sciences, Brock University
Topic: A review of marker development to monitor the appassimento process in grapes
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Monday March 9
Tony Shaw
CCOVI Fellow
Professor of Geography, Brock University
Topic: Volatility in the evolving cool climate wine regions of Ontario
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Monday March 23
Belinda Kemp
CCOVI Scientist
Senior Scientist in Oenology, CCOVI, Brock University
Topic: Press fractions and timing of bentonite addition on Ontario Sparkling wine quality
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Monday March 30
Jim Willwerth
CCOVI Scientist
Senior scientist in Viticulture, CCOVI, Brock University
Topic: Optimizing cold hardiness and winter survival in grapevines based on trials and experiences in Ontario
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Monday April 13
Wendy McFadden Smith
CCOVI Professional Affiliate
Adjunct Professor of Biological Sciences, Brock University and Tender Fruit and Grape IPM Specialist, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs
Topic: Viruses, vines and vectors, oh my!
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Monday, Feb. 3
Narongsak Thongpapanl
CCOVI Fellow
Chair, Marketing International Business and Strategy, Brock University
Topic: Unveiling the influence of consumer wine appreciation dimension on purchasing behaviour
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Monday, Feb. 10
Alexandra Mayeski
CCOVI Professional Affiliate
Partner, Mayeski Mathers LLP
Topic: Current legal issues facing the Ontario wine industry
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Monday, Feb. 24
Linda Bramble
CCOVI Professional Affiliate
Wine writer, educator and author
Topic: The influence of wine writers on consumer behaviour
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Monday, March 3
Michael Ripmeester
CCOVI Fellow
Professor of Geography, Brock University
Topic: Wine as heritage across Niagara
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Monday, March 10
Jim Willwerth
CCOVI viticulturist, Brock University
Topic: Cold hardiness: Current issues and research developments
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Monday, March 17
Belinda Kemp
CCOVI Oenologist, Brock University
Topic: Tannin Alert: A wine tannin management system for Niagara wineries
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Monday, March 31
Antonia Mantonakis
CCOVI Fellow
Associate Professor of Marketing, Brock University
Topic: Consumer perceptions: The influence of subtle label changes on consumer behaviour
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Monday, April 7
Gary Pickering
CCOVI Fellow
Professor of Biological Sciences, Brock University
Topic: SNPs, snobs and snouts: The influence of biology, expertise and taste in wine preference segmentation of North American consumers
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Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013
Kevin Ker
Industry Consultant in vineyard management, KCMS Applied Research and Consulting
Topic: Vine Nutrition 101: Healthy Vines Make Hardy Vines!
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Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013
George van der Merwe
Associate Professor of Molecular and Celluar Biology, University of Guelph
Topic: Getting Started in Wine Fermentations: Challenges the Yeast has to Overcome
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Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013
Dan O’Gorman
Research Biologist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre (PARC)
Topic: Development of a DNA Macro-array for Detection of Young Vine Decline Pathogens
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Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Tony Shaw
Professor of Geography, Brock University
Topic: Climate Change: Opportunities and Risks for Ontario’s Established and Emerging Wine Regions
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April 2, 2013
Ronald Jackson
Wine writer, author
Topic: Wine Language: Insight into the Mind of the Taster
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Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Maxim Voronov
Associate Professor of Strategic Management, Brock University
Topic: Legitimizing Ontario Fine Wine: Encountering Globalization, Managing History
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Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Debbie Inglis
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, Brock University
Topic: Appassimento Wines: Developing a Signature Style for Ontario
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Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Jeffrey Stuart
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, Brock University
Topic: Bioactive Polyphenols from Wine Grapes
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Jim Willwerth
Viticulturist, Brock University
Topic: Getting Through the Winter: Updates on Freeze Protection and Cold Hardiness Research
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Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012
Karl Kaiser- CCOVI Professional Affiliate
Co-founder, Iniskillin wines, Winemaker and Consultant
Topic: Chemical deacidifications in winemaking
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Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012
Antonia Mantonakis- CCOVI Fellow
Associate Professor of Marketing, Brock University
Topic: Does a wine’s name influence consumer taste perception?
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Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012
George Kotseridis- CCOVI Staff Scientist
Oenologist, Brock University
Topic: Targeting wine balance using biological deacidification methods and by monitoring polyphenolic maturity
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Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012
Kevin Ker- CCOVI Professional Affiliate
Industry Consultant in vineyard management, KCMS Applied Research and Consulting
Topic: How growing season weather patterns affect vine hardiness
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Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Vincenzo DeLuca- CCOVI Fellow
Professor of Biological Sciences, Brock University
Topic: Icewine grapes are biochemically active between September and Harvest
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Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Wendy McFadden-Smith- CCOVI Professional Affiliate
Tender fruit and grape Integrated Pest Management Specialist, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Topic: What we’ve learned about sour rot: An update on research
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Ralph Brown- CCOVI Fellow
Professor, School of Engineering, University of Guelph
Topic: New tools to fine-tune quality harvests
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Jim Willwerth- CCOVI Staff Scientist
Viticulturist, Brock University
Topic: Beating the cold: Best viticulture practices to maximize hardiness
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Jeffrey Stuart- CCOVI Fellow
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, Brock University
Topic: Investigating resveratrol’s anti-cancer and neuroprotective effects
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Dr. Don Cyr- CCOVI Fellow
Associate Professor of Finance, Brock University
Topic: A cost-benefit analysis of entering and exiting vineyard operations in Niagara: 1997- 2010
(Co-authored by Chris Simes as part of OEVI undergraduate thesis)
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Thursday, April 28, 2011
Michael Ripmeester
Topic: Memory in a bottle? Heritage, identity and wine in Niagara
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Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Gerry Neilsen and Daniel O’Gorman
Topic: Using nitrogen fertilizers to increase grape quality; Grapevine trunk diseases
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Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Ronald Jackson
Topic: Botrytis – the Jekyll-and-Hyde fungus
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Lester Kwong
Topic: The pricing of organic wines
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Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Carl Bogdanoff,Tom Lowery, Pat Bowen and Kevin Usher
Topic: Science: a key ingredient in BC wine production
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Alexandra Mayeski
Topic: Legal barriers to market access for Canadian wine
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Gary Pickering
Super-tasters, winemakers and other freaks: the taste genetics of alcoholic beverage behaviour
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Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Linda Bramble
Topic: Why entrepreneurs decided to regulate themselves: the paradoxical story of VQA
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Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Jim Willwerth
Topic: Coming out of the cold: the state of the vine
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Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Janet Dorozynski
Topic: The future of Canadian wine exports: lessons learned and learning from the best
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Narongsak (Tek) Thongpapanl
Topic: What does it take for local restaurants to promote local wines?
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Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Tony Shaw and Don Cyr
Topic: Climate change in Ontario’s wine regions: the good and bad news
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Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Annette Nassuth
Topic: Empowering growers: using molecular tools to select for freeze-tolerant grapes
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Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Debbie Inglis
Topic: Lady bugs and green bell peppers: methoxypyrazine (MP) removal from grape juice using MP-binding proteins
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Monday, May 31, 2010
Kevin Ker
Topic: Penglai China – the rapidly developing wine region in China
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May 17, 2010
George van der Merwe
Topic: Understanding the impact of fermentation stresses on yeast during wine production
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Monday, May 10, 2010
Ralph Brown
Topic: Precision viticulture – unlocking unseen mysteries of the vineyard
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Monday, May 3, 2010
Dirk De Clercq and Maxim Voronov
Creating an identity for the Ontario wine industry
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Monday, April 26, 2010
Dr. Don Cyr and Dr. Tony Shaw
Topic: Weathering the storm vs. your financial bottom line – hedging weather-related risks in the viticulture industry with weather contracts
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Monday, April 19, 2010
Vincenzo De Luca
Topic: Sustainability in grape production and commerce
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Date: Monday, April 12, 2010
Wendy McFadden-Smith
Topic: New initiatives in the management of grape sour rot
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Monday, March 22, 2010
Antonia Mantonakis
Topic: Little things that make a difference, but shouldn’t: Insights into consumer behaviour
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Monday, March 8, 2010
Daryl Somers
Topic: Accelerated grape breeding
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Monday, March 1, 2010
Jeffrey Stuart
Topic: Activities of the red wine polyphenol resveratrol
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Monday, February 22, 2010
Janet Dorozynski
Topic: You make wine in Canada? Canadian wine in the global marketplace: success and challenges to date.
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Link: National Export Strategy for Canadian Wines
Monday, February 1, 2010
Karl Kaiser
Topic: Controlling Reductive Wine Aromas
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Monday, February 23, 2009
Janet Dorozynski
Trade Commissioner, Canadian Wine, Beer and Spirits, Global Business Opportunities Bureau, Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Topic: Canadian Wines in the International Marketplace
Monday, March 9, 2009
Antonia Mantonakis
Marketing Department, Faculty of Business, Brock University
Topic: Consumer Behaviour
Monday, March 16, 2009
George Soleas
VP Quality Assurance LCBO
Topic: Global Survey of Levels of Undesirable Metabolites in Wine
Monday, March 23, 2009
Kevin Ker
Research Associate, CCOVI, Brock University; KCMS Applied Research & Consulting Inc.
Topic: Chilling Out – Making Better Winter Protection Decisions
Monday, April 6, 2009
Pat Bowen
Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre
Topic: Environmental Effects on Grapevine Photosynthesis & Crop Performance in the Okanagan Valley
Monday, May 11, 2009
Ralph Brown
School of Engineering, College of Physical and Engineering Science, University of Guelph
Topic: Precision Viticulture
Monday May 25, 2009
Linda Bramble
Wine Writer, Author and Educator
Topic: An Ontario Story of Sustainable Leadership in the Wine Industry
Monday, February 25, 2008
Karl Kaiser
Topic: Pinot Noir: The Savage Yet Seductive Grape
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Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Tony Shaw
Topic: Climatic Trends in Ontario’s Wine Industry
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Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Linda Bramble
Topic: How We Got Here from There
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Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Carman Cullen
Topic: Sparkling Wine and Generation “Y”
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Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Ralph Brown
Topic: Remote Sensing and Precision Viticulture
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January
Wednesday, January 25
Belinda Kemp
CCOVI Principal Scientist – Oenology, Brock University
Topic: Targeting Tannins: Six vintages of six red varieties
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February
Wednesday, February 1
Justin Renkema
Research Scientist – Entomology, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, London Research and Development Centre
Topic: Progress identifying insect vectors of Grapevine Red Blotch Virus (GRBV) in Ontario vineyards
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Wednesday, February 8
José Ramón Úrbez-Torres
Research Scientist – Plant Pathology, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Summerland Research and Development Centre
Topic: Cultural practices and biological agents: towards a sustainable control of grapevine trunk diseases
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Wednesday, February 15
Kevin Ker
CCOVI Research Associate, Brock University
Topic: Grape IPM – Dynamic never Static!
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March
Wednesday, March 1
Joachim Scholz
Assistant Professor of AR/XR Marketing, Goodman School of Business, Brock University
Topic: How to tell epic brand stories on social media: A system, instrument, and metrics
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March
Wednesday, March 8
Sudarsana Poojari
CCOVI Principal Scientist – Virology, Brock University
Topic: Importance of a Clean Plant Program for Grapevines
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Wednesday, March 15
Jim Willwerth
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, Brock University
Topic: Improving resiliency in grapevines to avoid freeze damage in a changing climate
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Wednesday, March 22
Amy Lemay
Adjunct Professor, Environmental Sustainability Research Centre & Research Fellow, Niagara Community Observatory, Brock University
Topic: The role knowledge of knowledge mobilization in the adoption of best management practices in horticulture
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April
Wednesday, April 5
Charles Després
Professor of Biological Sciences, Brock University
Topic: Pharmacogenomics strategies for yield security in agriculture
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Postponed – new date TBC
Wendy McFadden-Smith
Tender Fruit and Grape IPM Specialist, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Topic: Grapevine viruses in Ontario – What have we learned?
