Brock University in Ontario, Canada has a Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute (CCOVI.) This research-based institute focuses on cool climate viticulture, wine culture and wine business. Recently the CCOVI has put a lecture series online as a slide presentation and video.

Currently the archived files are from 2008 thru March 2, 2011. The most recent was “The future of Canadian wine exports: lessons learned and learning from the best.” Other 2011 archived lectures include “What does it take for local restaurants to promote local wines?” and “Climate change in Ontario’s wine regions: the good and bad news.”

The 2011 lecture series will continue with many interesting vides/slide presentations including “Super-tasters, winemakers and other freaks: the taste genetics of alcoholic beverage behavior,” and “The pricing of organic wines.”  The last lecture takes place on April 28 and is entitled “Memory in a bottle? Heritage, identity and wine in Niagara.”

The current schedule is available online.

It is very commendable that Brock University’s Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute is offering these lectures as videos and slide presentations to the general public. We can only hope that other universities will consider following their example.

Cheers! Kathy