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CCOVI viticulturist Jim Willwerth discussing pruning best practices with Calibrate Your Vineyard participants. Photo credit: Barb Tatarnic.
industry success How Brock University’s Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute is helping grow Canada’s grape and wine industry By Kaitlyn Little
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hen you look around the world, any country with a successful wine region also has something else: a dedicated grape and wine research partner who addresses local challenges and priorities.
and support staff provide extensive research, outreach and
In Ontario that role belongs to Brock University’s Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute (CCOVI) who are working with other regional partners across Canada to develop a national support network for the industry. CCOVI’s researchers
ships,” says CCOVI director Debbie Inglis. “The industry is
analytical services support to grape growers and winemakers. “For us, collaborating with industry to address their research priorities has been critical to establishing successful partnerworth approximately $6.8 billion a year to the Canadian economy. Through our research partnerships, we look forward to further contributing to that growth.”