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Wine industry experts and grape growers gathered in the Okanagan this week to talk about key issues facing the Okanagan and Ontario wine regions.
The Triggs International Premium Vinifera Lecture Series took in a record crowd as experts discussed disease pressures and attended a lecture with Vaughn Bell, Senior Scientist at the New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research.
“Hosting an international viticulture expert in key winemaking regions in Ontario and British Columbia allows our growers and winemakers to collaboratively discuss strategies to further advance and grow the industry on a national level,” said Brock University’s Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute Director Debbie Inglis. “Vaughn shared a wealth of knowledge about vineyard health and insect vector management strategies taking place at home and abroad.”
Bell began his lecture series in Niagara-on-the-Lake last week and discussed vineyard health and threatening diseases. For the second leg his tour he headed to the Okanagan Valley to discuss similar topics affecting growers in the region.
“The level of awareness around the interaction between vineyard disease and the insects that spread it has developed significantly since my last visit in February 2018,” Bell said. “That’s all credit to your sector leaders and those funded by the sector to bring about positive change.”
Launched in 2004, the lecture series was created to provide industry stakeholders, researchers, and students access to the most current developments in the field of viticulture.
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