A $2-million funding boost from the Ontario Research Fund (ORF) will support a multi-institutional project led by Brock University that aims to drive resilience in the province's grape and wine industry.
The project, "Viticulture Innovation and Next-generation Oenology (VINO) Solutions: Strengthening Ontario's Grape and Wine Sector for Climate Resilience, Innovation Excellence and Global Economic Leadership," will develop new growing and fermenting approaches to help the industry combat threats such as pests, plant viruses and climate change.
"Our proactive, integrative approach of building resiliency into both grape and wine production systems by combining academic expertise and industrial partnerships across the country, will ensure the Ontario grape and wine sector continues to be a leader in cool climate wine production," says Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute (CCOVI) Director and Professor of Biological Sciences Debbie Inglis, Principal Investigator for VINO Solutions.
