Internation Cool Climate Wine Symposium
Canada has been selected to host one of the world’s most prestigious international wine conferences.
The 10th International Cool Climate Wine Symposium (ICCWS) will take place in
July 2020, attracting hundreds of grape and wine researchers, trade
professionals and media from wine regions around the world to gather and
share research knowledge.
Brock University in St. Catharines, Ont. will be the host site for the event.
Brock is home to the Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute (CCOVI),
an internationally recognized centre where researchers focus on the priorities
of Canada’s grape and wine industry.
Held every four years, this will be the first time the conference has come to
Canada. Previous sites have included Tasmania, Seattle and this year’s just completed
event in Brighton, England.
Established in 1984, the ICCWS focuses on wine production in the cooler
climate winemaking regions of the world.
“We are excited for the opportunity to provide our international colleagues
with an engaging conference program,” said CCOVI director Debbie Inglis.
“With ever-changing conditions within the grape and wine industry, the
conference will examine how adversity drives innovation to achieve success.”
ICCWS delegates will be invited through pre- and post-conference programming
to visit Canada’s diverse wine producing regions in British Columbia, Nova
Scotia, Ontario and Quebec. Spanning from the Atlantic to Pacific, Canada is
home to more than 650 wineries.
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