St. Stephen's Church hall, 7921 St. Stephens Rd, Saanichton, Vancouver Island, BC
See Meetings Page for map to conference location
WIGA Membership Registration Form
(Note that conference rate is reduced for members)
Presentations from last year's conference are below
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Domestic certification scheme for Crown Gall free grapevine stock
..A domestic certification scheme for the production of grapevine free of Crown Gall is in the
early stages of development. The BC Wine Growers Council and the Grape Growers of Ontario are
taking the lead in initiating this program. The first step is to produce CG-free plants at
the CFIA, Centre for Plant Health, Sidney Laboratory (a.k.a. Saanich Agriculture Station).
Certified CG-free plants will then be distributed to nurseries for propagation and sale.
For information contact Margaret Green, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (Saanich Research Station)
(250) 363-6650 xt. 249 Margaret.green@inspection.gc.ca
Crown Gall Presentation (pdf file)
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Presentations from last year 2009 WIGA Growers and Viticulture Conference
With appreciated funding support of British Columbia Island Agri-Food Initiative
Government of Canada, Government of British Columbia
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Conference Program (MSWord File)
Speaker Power Point Presentations (some of the PPT files are large and may be slow to load):
May 2 Morning: VITICULTURE
1. Climate, the past and the future
Part A - Lamont Brooks, Keystone Vineyards:
The good, the bad & the ugly. What’s ahead? PPT Presentation
Part B - Dr. Roy Hyndman, Hyndman Vineyards:
El Nino--La Nina
Temperatures past and future
PPT Presentation
2. Vineyard soil management
Wayne Haddow PPT Presentation
3. Vineyard management - propagation, pruning, and cover crops
Dr. Mercy Olmstead, Viticulture Specialist, Wash. State Univ. PPT Presentation
Afternoon: WINERY BUSINESS
4. Licensing a winery in BC
Mark Holford, Rocky Creek Winery PPT Presentation
5. How does your winery keep score?
Marsha Stanley CA-CBV,CGA; and Jeff Orchard, MBA Meyers Norris Penny Ltd. PPT Presentation
6. WIGA, WIVA, and BCWGC - working to industry benefit?
Dr. Andy Johnston, Averill Creek Vineyard PPT Presentation
Saturday Evening Social: Celebrating Island Wines made from Island Fruit.
Meeting with winemakers.
May 3 Morning: ENOLOGY Techniques to improve wines from marginally ripe grapes
7. Avoiding sluggish and stuck yeast
Dr. Alan Marks, Scott Labs, Kelowna PPT Presentation
8.
MLF fermentations
Dr. Alan Marks, Scott Labs, Kelowna PPT Presentation
Afternoon:
9. Botrytis Cinerea: field, ferment and finish
Daniel Dragert, Averill Ck Vineyard PPT Presentation
10. Tasting: Island Rosé, and Blanc de Noir Wines - with winemakers discussion
Presentations from 2008, 2007 and 2006 conferences are posted below (pdf, PowerPoint etc.)
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2008 WIGA spring Growers and Viticulture Conference and Wine tasting
..A very successful annual conference and tasting with exotic foods. With thanks to Ian Cameron, Pat George,
Lamont Brooks
and all of the other volunteers and to the North & South Saanich Agricultural Society
for the excellent venue at the fairgrounds.
Thanks especially to all of the excellent speakers and participating wineries.
The 2008 Viticulture and Enology Conference was funded in part by the
Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC through the Agri-Food Futures Fund,
Islands Agri-Food Initiative, a joint venture between Agriculture
and Agri-Food Canada and the BC Ministry of Agriculture and Lands.
Presentation files (pdf; note some are large files)
Gary Moulton, WS Univ. Mt. Vernon, Wa (0.6 MB; 0.6MB)
Establishing a Cultural Study Block Wine Grapes
Establishing a Vine Spacing Trial of Wine Grapes
Tom Thornton, Cloud Mt. Nursery, Wa (15.7MB)
Growing Wine Grapes in the South Fraser Valley
Brent Charnley, Lopez Is. Winery, Wa (34.5MB)
Organic Viticulture
Jeff Vandermolen, Beaufort Wines, Comox, VI (24.9MB)
Installation of Beaufort Vineyard and Estate Winery
Mark Pitcher, Bear Hill Winery, Oregon Creek Corp, Saanichton (3.0MB)
Establishing a Wineyard on the Saanich Peninsula
Andy Johnson, Averill Creek Winery, Duncan (3.9MB)
Winery Design
Kerry Ringer, WSU, Prosser, Wa
John Albin, King Estate Winery, Oregon (0.4MB; 4.5MB)
Post-Fermentation Finishing
Sparkling Wine Production
Participating Van. Is. wineries: Blue Grouse: www.bluegrousevineyards.com/;
Averill Creek: www.averillcreek.ca/
Church and State: www.churchandstatewines.com/;
Godfrey Brownell: www.gbvineyards.com
Morning Bay: www.morningbay.ca/;
Rocky Creek: www.rockycreekwinery.ca/
Starling Lane: www.starlinglanewinery.com/;
Venturi Schulze: www.venturischulze.com/
Dragon Fly Hill: Website: coming soon!
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ESI
Presentation on Soil Water Monitoring (pdf file)
from April monthly meeting
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WIGA 2007 Cool Climate Viticulture & Enology Conference
Friday to Sunday March 9-11, 2007; Conference Program (pdf file)
Copies of speaker presentations (pdf files, some files are large)
1. Growing Balanced Vines, Part 1: Dr. Markus Keller, Washington State University
........Growing Balanced Vines, Part 2:
2. Yield vs Quality : Alan Marks, Scott Laboratories, Kelowna
3. Irrigation Management: Dr. Markus Keller, Washington State University
4. How's the weather? Climate in the Wine Islands : Lamont Brooks, Keystone Vineyards, Saanich
5. New Ideas on Avoiding H2S : Alan Marks, Scott Laboratories, Kelowna
6. Barrel Care and Other Oak Products : Cal Craik, Okanagan Barrel Works, Oliver
7. Cooperage Selection and Uses : Ken Winchester, Winchester Cellars, Saanich
Photos of conference photos (large file)
Thanks to Sherry Mussio and Jenny Hyndman
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Many thanks to Gary Strachan for the Short Course Feb 16th, 2007
"Managing Balance, Body and Varietal Character of our Cool Coastal Climate Wines"
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Fall 2006 WIGA Vineyard Workshop Program (Sept. 16) (Workshop Details; MSWord File)
Thanks to Cherry Point Vineyards and Averill Creek Vineyards for generously offering to host this event at this busy time of year. Photos of workshop (MSWord File)
Viticulture and
Winemaking Course Information poster (pdf file)
by Gary Strachan at Malaspina College Duncan
Winemaking February 10 to February 18 ; Saturday, Sunday 09:00 - 16:00 ( 4 sessions )
February 19 ; Monday 09:00 - 16:00 ( 1 session )
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July Vineyard Workshop Report
Thank you to Mussio’s Vineyards, Lay’s Vineyard, Brambleside Farm, Church and State Wines, and Sunnydale Vineyards for hosting our recent Vineyard Workshop. Your participation made the day truly a success! Newton Bench Vineyards was the perfect place to stop for lunch – thanks again Hal and Garnet. Lamont from Keystone Vineyards excelled at managing camera and pen – thank you so much for giving us some great notes – look for them here on the website very soon. Our kindest thanks to Gary Strachan for joining us as guest speaker for the day, and for providing good commentary on a broad range of viticulture topics.
WIGA Spring Vineyard Workshop, Pruning, Canopy Control
Photographs
2006 WIGA Growers Conference
Photographs
2006 Grower's Conference, Feb. 18-19; Copies of presentations:
Friday Evening Dinner Speaker:
John Schreiner, Wine book author, wine maker, and wine judge
British Columbia Booms Amid a World Wine Surplus
Saturday and Sunday Conference
1. Garry Moulton, Washington State University, Mount Vernon Research Unit
Establishing Your Vineyard ; Varietal, Rootstock & Cultural Trials
2. David Godfrey, Godfrey Brownell Vineyards, Duncan
The Pattern Language of Vineyards
3. Roger Dosman, Alderlea Vineyards, Duncan
Island Canopy Management
4. Dr. Gary Grove, Prosser Research, Washington State University
Fungicides and Grape Diseases
5. Carl Bogdanoff, Pacific Agri-food Research (PARC), Summerland, B.C.
Solar Energy Trapping to Advance Budbreak and Fruit Maturity
6. Lana Popham, Barking Dog Vineyards, Saanich, B.C.
Organic Growing on the Saanich Peninsula
7. Janet Doherty, Merridale Cidery, Cobble Hill
Saanichton Fair WIGA Display. If you are visiting the Saanichton Fair, make an effort to get by and say 'Hi' to the members manning our display on the stage of the main hall.
Island Agritourism
8. Dr. Gerry Mussio, Saanich, B.C.
Starling Lane Winery- Three Families
9. Bob Liptrot, Tugwell Creek Farm, Sooke
Tugwell Creek Meadery
10. Ken Winchester, Winchester Cellars, Saanich, B.C.
Starting a Commercial Island Winery
11. Tom Bronkema, Lahar Winery, Woodinville, Washington
Making Wine from Cool Climate Grapes
12. Ron Taylor, Westham Island Estate Winery
Making Award Winning Fruit Wines
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Vineyard vists by WIGA Roving Reporters Jenny Hyndman and Judy Smith
July Vineyard June
Vineyard MayVineyard
AprilVineyard
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Wine Tasting from Van. Island Wineries
April
Wine Tasting
A truly excellent wine tasting from Newton Heights Winery,
Central Saanich
Pictures of the pour by Bob Bentham April VIGGA meeting (note large files)
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