CCOVI Set to Host Sparkling Wine Symposium
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SummerSpring 2014 2013 CCOVI set to host sparkling wine symposium What’s inside Experts tasting 2 At a time when consumer interest is celebrates 25 years OHI inducts CCOVI exploding, winemakers from across 3 North America will gather at Brock team member Top students receive University May 6 to focus on sparkling 3 wine. honours Hosted by CCOVI, the sold-out Students benefit Ontario Sparkling Wine Technical from cross-border 3 knowledge exchange Symposium will be a blend of technical Lecture series wraps theory and practical solutions. 3 International experts will share up season global success stories as well as the Ontario winemakers tasting sparkling base-wines at the Cuvée Gala now 4 latest developments in sparkling wine December Fizz club event. organized by CCOVI Briefs and research. The afternoon will involve The symposium is the latest in 4 structured tastings featuring local and sparkling wine outreach events publications international sparkling wines. organized by CCOVI. The idea for the winery L. Mawby Vineyards in Michigan. The symposium comes at a time event came out of Fizz Club, a one-day British wine writer Jamie Goode will when interest in Ontario sparkling wine session for sparkling winemakers held present on sparkling wine closures and is growing, says Shari Mogk-Edwards, last December at Brock. At the event, how consumers perceive local, national vice-president products, sales and participants indicated they were and international sparkling wines. merchandising at the LCBO. interested in learning more. Participants will also be taken “Our cool climate is yielding world The symposium’s speakers will bring through two structured tastings. The class products,” Mogk-Edwards said, with them knowledge and research from first, moderated by CCOVI oenologist “and I am thrilled to say our customers around the world. Belinda Kemp, will examine sparkling have discovered the value of Ontario Bertrand Robillard, director of wine research trials. The second, VQA sparkling wines. research and development at the moderated by Goode, will include three “There is a growing interest in fizz, Institut OEnologique de Champagne flights of local and international so we are very pleased with the success (IOC), will travel from France to discuss sparkling wines and champagne. of this premium category. The future of factors that affect foaming. The symposium’s presenting sponsors Ontario VQA sparkling wine is bright.” Ed Carr, sparkling winemaker at are CCOVI, Scott Labs and Wine Country And the numbers are backing this up. Accolade Wines in Australia, will talk Ontario. Friends of Fizz sponsors are AO In 2013, sales in Vintages at the LCBO of about Tasmanian sparkling wine Wilson Ltd., Cellar Tek Supplies Ltd., VQA sparkling wine were up 59.2 per production, including phenolic and malo Chateau des Charmes Estate Winery, cent from 2012 sales data. -lactic fermentation management. Colio Estate Winery, Giusti Wines, There are 36 Ontario wineries Larry Mawby will discuss the Fielding Estate Winery, Jackson-Triggs producing sparkling wine, with others challenges he has experienced during Niagara Estate, Millesime Sparkling Wine expressing interest in starting a production when using alternative grape Processing Inc., Trius Winery at sparkling program in the near future. varieties for sparkling wine at his Hillebrand and Vines to Vintages. Experts Tasting celebrates 25th anniversary Osoyoos Larose wine tasting benefits local charity Over 150 wine writers, sommeliers Wine writer David Lawrason, this and industry professionals gathered year’s recipient in the media Niagara wine enthusiasts had the at Brock University on March 1 to category, took the opportunity to opportunity to learn more about wine from celebrate the 25th anniversary of share his pride in what was British Columbia at a tasting held March 4 at the Experts Tasting. happening in the Canadian wine Brock University. Hosted by CCOVI, the event industry. The vertical tasting of wine from Osoyoos promotes Ontario VQA wine and “We are really onto something Larose was organized by oenology and celebrates the industry’s top here in Canada,” Lawrason said. “If viticulture student Paul van der Merwe and promoters. I do nothing else, I want to get CCOVI’s Barb Tatarnic and led by Eugene This year’s tasting focused on everyone on that same page to Mlynczyk of Constellation Brands. At the end Riesling, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and know that we have to go out into of the tasting, participants competed in a Bordeaux blends. Wineries from the world now, as a country working challenge to test their ability to blend wine. across the province submitted more together, to do whatever it takes to The tasting raised $840 for Red Roof than 160 VQA wines for present one clear message that we Retreat— a Niagara-on-the-Lake facility that consideration; a judging panel at are all about quality wines.” provides respite and recreational programs CCOVI narrowed down the wines to 2014 winners for children with special needs. the 31 served at the tasting. * Hospitality: Erik Peacock, As part of the 25th anniversary proprietor, Wellington Court Wine Tasting Challenge returns celebrations, the event took a look restaurant The world’s largest wine-tasting competition back at Ontario wines through the * Media: David Lawrason, wine returned April 14, with nearly 300 amateur years with presenters highlighting writer and professional wine lovers testing the the times and issues facing the * LCBO: William Mancini, LCBO strength of their palates. Ontario industry. product consultant at the Toronto The 10th edition of the competition was VQA Promoters Awards Kingsway store held in Toronto at the Liberty Grand, and Throughout the tasting, the * LCBO: David Churchill, awarded offered more than $100,000 in prizes. annual VQA Promoters Awards were posthumously, writer and researcher After the competition, Lanny Huff of Huff handed out. The awards for the LCBO’s Vintages magazine Estate Winery was recognized with the acknowledge individuals who * Promoter-at-Large: Shawn event’s distinguished sponsor award. celebrate the Ontario VQA wine McCormick, uncorkOntario.com and Brothers Paul, Matthew and Daniel Speck industry with unselfish enthusiasm, The Great Canadian Wine Challenge from Henry of Pelham Family Estate Winery constructive input and unsolicited * Lifetime achievement: Lloyd were recognized with the Donald Ziraldo promotion. Schmidt, viticulturist Award acknowledging innovation, development and inspiration in the food and wine industry. The event’s 2014 winners will be posted online May 15 at winetastingchallenge.com Continuing education Are you looking to advance your certification in wine and spirits this summer? CCOVI is once again offering an online distance education class for students looking to obtain their Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) Level 2 award. The course runs from June 7 to July 11 and the registration deadline is May 23. VQA Promoters winners McCormick, Mancini, Lawrason and Schmidt More details are available at ccovi.ca/ce CCOVI News | Spring 2014 2 Ontario Hostelry Institute inducts Oenology and viticulture student receives co-op honour CCOVI’s Barb Tatarnic The Ontario Hostelry Institute (OHI)— an Oenology and viticulture (OEVI) At the awards ceremony, organization dedicated to creating well student Paul van der Merwe has Culmina co-proprietor Don Triggs trained and educated hospitality been recognized recently as one of praised van der Merwe for his professionals— inducted Barb Tatarnic, Brock University’s 2014 co-op initiative, ideas and energy in a CCOVI’s manager of outreach and continuing students of the year. congratulatory video. education, as a fellow of the institute. Van der Merwe spent his summer OEVI students must complete Tatarnic accepted the honour at the 2013 placement in British Columbia three co-op terms as part of their organization’s annual gala April 24. Charles working as a vineyard and winery degree. If you are interested in Grieco, OHI president, says that her junior assistant at Culmina Family hiring a student, contact Alesia Dane dedication to CCOVI and the Ontario wine and Estate Winery. at [email protected] hospitality industry makes her an ideal candidate for the honour. Graduate student receives scholarship “I would like to congratulate Barb as she Jennifer Kelly, an MSc candidate in Kelly is working under the becomes a fellow of the Ontario Hostelry Biotechnology, has been recognized supervision of CCOVI director Debbie Institute,” Grieco said. “This award with two prestigious scholarships. Inglis. Her thesis is characterizing a recognizes her professional and institutional Kelly is the latest recipient of the natural yeast isolate from grapes in achievements to the grape and wine Dr. Joseph A. Peller graduate Niagara for use in appassimento industry.” scholarship in oenology and wine production. This study is part Tatarnic oversees CCOVI’s continuing viticulture. The $5,000 award is of the larger appassimento project education program and outreach activities. given to a student who demonstrates being conducted at Brock. “Barb has been a driving force in outstanding academic achievement “These scholarships will allow me developing our wine outreach and continuing and shows compassion to others. to focus on my research,” Kelly said. education programs at CCOVI,” said CCOVI She has also been awarded the “I appreciate being able to work on director Debbie Inglis. “This award recognizes Donald Ziraldo and Laura McCain a project where the local industry her passion for and dedication to advancing CCOVI Director’s Award in the can benefit directly from our the Ontario wine industry.” amount of $1,000. findings.” Lecture series wraps up season Students gain cross-border perspectives during The CCOVI Lecture Series has wrapped up its knowledge exchange seventh season. The series shares timely research with the grape and wine industry. Brock students studying winery Quai took turns giving an overview This year, the nine-week event examined equipment and processing took a of their respective region’s topics across the grape and wine value chain break from their regularly scheduled geography and grape varietals.