The much anticipated, educational, networking conference and tradeshow is coming soon! The 17th Annual BC Enology & Viticulture Conference is once again held in Penticton on July 18 and 19 .
Winery owners, winemakers, vineyard managers, cellar hands, grape growers, operators, tasting room staff and other staff members have been attending this conference year after year to learn about viticulture and enology at this very well attended conference.
There are a wide variety of speakers from UBCO, Summerland Research Station, Brock University, UC Davis, Oregon State, Cornell University, wineries, and industry suppliers who will be sharing their knowledge and research. As well, there will be tradeshow workshops in the tradeshow area.
Annual General Meeting for the BC Wine Grape Council will be held Monday, July 18 at 4 pm.
On Monday at 4:30 pm join in for an informal Wine & Cheese social event with speakers and exhibitors.
Sensory Workshops
Always popular and fill up fast, so be sure to pre-register if you want a spot, limited to 40 people.
Cabernet Franc Varietal Tasting: Wines from BC, Ontario and Washington State.
Vintage Variation in Cabernet Franc: Taste though the cold, moderate and hot years from each year from 2011-2015.
Viticulture and Enology Plenary Sessions include:
- Effects of Irrigation Regimes on Grapevine Cold Hardiness
- Protecting Young Vines from Winter Cold Damage
- Spatial Vineyard Sensing and Management
- Another Perspective and New Info on the Biology and Management of Cluster Diseases
- •Improving Grape Powdery Mildew Management with Inoculum Monitoring
- Crown Gall on Grapevines: Mgmt Strategies Based on Current Understanding of Pathogen Biology
- Grape Rootstocks What's Known, What's Assumed and What's Coming
- Cabernet Franc in Washington State Past, Present and Future
- 2 Sessions on grapevine virus diseases
- Vineyard Soil Characterization and Irrigation Management
- And much more
To register and for more details visit: www.bcwgc.org/conference
