Articles tagged with: CCOVI

  • CCOVI’s California connection

    Friday, July 28, 2017 | By

    Our Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute (CCOVI) has California connections. Brock alum, Paul van der Merwe (BSc ’16) is set to complete his Master of Science in Viticulture and Enology from the University of California where he’s learning to craft big red wines under the California sun. Meanwhile, Andrea Barker decided to pursue her MSc at Brock after cutting her teeth in California first. Read more about both Paul and Andrea here

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  • In 2017, Triggs Lecture Series hits a milestone and goes global

    Wednesday, July 26, 2017 | By

    The Triggs International Premium Vinifera Lecture Series marks its landmark 10th instalment this year by featuring a European expert who will explore crop development practices relevant to many North American grape growers. Organized by Brock’s Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute (CCOVI), this year’s lecture and vineyard tours take place August 3 and 4 at Brock and four vineyard sites in Ontario’s Niagara region. Read more here

     

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  • Seagram’s history uncorked in Inniskillin Hall

    Thursday, June 29, 2017 | By

    A collection of artifacts telling the Seagram story — and, more generally, the history of alcoholic beverage-making in the late 19th and early 20th century —­­­­ is currently on display at Brock University’s Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute (CCOVI). Read more about this collection here

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  • Ontario’s top winemaker award goes to a Brock alum named Shiraz

    Thursday, June 22, 2017 | By

    One of Brock’s first graduates of the Oenology and Viticulture program was recognized for his winemaking prowess at this year’s Ontario Wine Awards. Shiraz Mottiar (BSc ’00) won the coveted 2017 Winemaker of the Year award at a ceremony held in May. The Ontario Wine Awards, considered by many as the Oscars of the winemaking industry, were founded 23 years ago by international wine consultant, judge and writer Tony Aspler, as a means to celebrate Ontario’s best VQA vintages. In winning this year’s award, Mottiar — who is the lead winemaker at Malivoire in Beamsville — is in good company. He is the third graduate of the OEVI program in Brock’s Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute (CCOVI) to take home the award. Read the full story here

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  • Brock research links taste buds to alcohol consumption

    Tuesday, June 13, 2017 | By

    It turns out the taste buds in our tongues play a key role in guiding our alcohol preferences and consumption habits. A study by researchers from Brock University’s Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute (CCOVI) has found that people with very sensitive palates generally consume fewer alcoholic beverages than their less-sensitive counterparts, or even abstain altogether. Read the full story here

     

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