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Member's Newsletter
In this Issue...
- SDRM Program
- OVIP Intake 2
- 2011 Crush Report
- Property Tax Assessment
- Annual General Meeting
- GGO Jackets
- Adrian Huisman is Retiring!
- Focus on the Grower
- CCOVI Lecture Series
- Cuvee 2012
- Classified
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64th Annual General Meeting
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Ontario Vineyard Improvement Program
Intake Two of the Ontario Vineyard Improvement Program will begin accepting applications December 15, 2011 at 10:00am. Please visit our website for regularly updated information.
All information is also available through OMAFRA's website ontario.ca/improvingvineyards
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Grape Grower of the Year 2011-2012
Ed Hughes
Hughes Vineyards
On behalf of the Grape Growers of Ontario we congratulate Ed Hughes on being chosen Grape King for the year 2011-2012.
Caps vs Corks
Source: Niagara this Week
A friendly rivalry between wine and beer making students at Niagara College will come to a head this Thursday when they face off in the ultimate event: Caps, Corks and Forks.
Border Deal has Implications for Fruit and Veg Marketing
Source: The Ontario Farmer
NiagaraFalls -When Prime Minister Harper and President Obama met on Dec. 7 in Washington and sat down to put pen to paper and sign a couple of cross-border agreements, it is hard to imagine that the interests of fruit and vegetable growers were top of mind.
Wines Put to the Test
Source: Niagara this Week
It was a tough day at the office for Niagara winemakers.
Glass after glass of Ontario wines were served up to 51 winemakers last Thursday in the appropriately titled Merlot Room at the Holiday Inn & Suites Parkway Convention Centre in St. Catharines. In total, 264 wines were tasted during the day, as the winemakers completed the judging for the 24th annual Cuvée Awards. It may sound like a plum job, but when you’re pitting the industry’s best wines against each other, it’s not necessarily an easy task.
Wine Names Alter Their Taste
Source: Welland Tribune
When it comes to that fancy glass of Pinot, what’s in a name?
A Brock University study suggests enough to potentially alter the way it tastes.
B.C. Wine Researchers to Help Crack Chardonnay Genome
Source: Country Guide
Canadian vineyards growing Chardonnay grapes could soon learn exactly which types of the grape variety are better suited to their particular climates.
A team of scientists from the University of British Columbia and the University of South Australia plan to sequence the genome of the Chardonnay variety, which is the second-most planted white wine variety in B.C. and the dominant white variety in Australia.
Hitting the Ice with the Ex-pros at Winery Rink
Source: St. Catharines Standard
Michael West got to skate with a handful of hockey greats Saturday at Diamond Estates Winery.
The 11-year-old Niagara-on-the-Lake boy held his own against the players, including former Toronto Maple Leaf Lou Franceschetti and ex-Chicago Blackhawks player Steve Ludzik.
Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Convention
Join the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Association in exciting Niagara Falls and help celebrat 10 years of learning with more exhibitors, more great speakers and sessions and a whole lot more excitment.
Scotia Bank Convention Center
February 22 & 23, 2012
www.ofvc.ca
OFVC 2012 Flyer & Registration