Globe and Mail: What do you drink if you want lower-alcohol wine?
With holiday merrymaking (and, one hopes, hangovers) a fading memory, moderation is on the menu in many homes. You can ban alcohol, but that penance is too severe for some of us. A more enticing solution: lower-alcohol wines. Not de-alcoholized, but bottles naturally imbued with, say, 12.5 per cent or less. Read more: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/food-and-wine/wine/beppi-crosariol/what-do-you-drink-if-you-want-lower-alcohol-wine/article2297759/
Macleans: Headache-free wine?
Enlightened self-interest is a powerful motivator. For 15 years now, Hennie van Vuuren has been building an army—one yeast cell at a time—to make the world a better, safer place for fellow wine lovers, a world without headaches and other nasty things. Van Vuuren, a South African-born microbiologist, holds the Eagles Chair in Food Biotechnology […]
enRoute: The Gene in the Bottle
I swirl the glass and stick my nose in it. Fruit. Sun. Taking a sip, I taste citrus, hay and rock. Right away I wonder if there might be another bottle. I dig into the buttery sablefish and dainty carrots that have just been brought in and drink another mouthful, letting the wine’s clean finish […]
New $3.4 Million Grape and Wine Genomics Project Launched
On the 10th Anniversary of the establishment of the Wine Research Centre at the University of British Columbia, held on September 9, 2009, Genome Canada announced the launch of “Grape and Wine Genomics”, an international wine genomics research and development program with an investment of $3.4 million. The multi-national project is led by Drs. Steven […]
New $5 Million International Wine Genomics Project Launched
Penticton, BC – On the occasion of the 9th Annual Enology & Viticulture Conference and Tradeshow sponsored by the British Columbia Wine Grape Council, Genome BC is pleased to announce the launch of WineGen, a unique international wine genomics research and development program with an investment of $5 million. The multi-national project is led by […]
2nd Annual Uncorked: the Brand Behind the Label
The BC Chapter of the American Marketing Association (BCAMA) is proud to present Uncorked: the brand behind the label. Brandever’s Bernie Hadley-Beauregard, the wine industry’s foremost branding expert, will lead a panel discussion about the genius of the brands behind some of Canada’s hottest wine labels. The panel will consist of proprietors from Blasted Church and Dirty Laundry wineries, and […]
Dr. Joerg Bohlmann Receives Steacie Fellowship
Dr. Joerg Bohlmann, Associate in the Wine Research Centre, has received the prestigious 2005 E.W.R Steacie Memorial Fellowship for his research into using insects’ relationship with coniferous tree resin to combat BC’s pine beetle infestation. These Fellowships, which consist of a $250,000 research grant, were established in memory of Dr. Edgar William Richard Steacie, an […]
Genome Canada announces GrapeGen Project
Dr. Martin Godbout, President & CEO of Genome Canada, announced the approval of three new large-scale genomics research projects for a total value of $17 million, half of which will be provided by Genome Canada and the other half by Genoma España. Dr. Steven Lund, co-Project Leader in Canada, and Dr. José Miguel Martínez Zapater, co-Project […]