Events
2023 WIGA Viticulture and Oenology Conference
May 5, 2023
Victoria, BC (CANADA)
The Wine Islands Growers Association is pleased to announce the 2023 WIGA Viticulture and Oenology Conference, and Island Wines Showcase, to be held on Friday, May 5, 2023 at the Cobble Hill Hall. There are several excellent speakers already confirmed for conference day, and another well-attended Suppliers Showcase is expected.
Registration for both the conference and the evening Island Wine Showcase is now open on the conference page of the WIGA website .
Program
8:00-8:30 Registration and Coffee
8:30-4:45 Presentations including a lunch buffet
4:45-6:00 supplier visiting, and chatting about the day
6:00-9:00 Island Wine Showcase and Appetizer Buffet: This event is a great opportunity for all of us to taste the state of our industry in the Wine Islands. It will consist of an appetizer buffet accompanied by a wide range of local wines.
We’ll have an excellent Suppliers Showcase, displaying their vineyard and winery equipment and services. Please visit and support them during the conference!
Confirmed Speakers (some topics still being finalized, bios soon)
Ken Kupperman, VP Vineyard Operations Oregon at Jackson Family Wines
Viticulture in the Willamette Valley – Applications to the Wine Islands
Christopher Mark, Vineyard Consultant Vintality
Modern Methods and Technologies for Assessing Vine and Soil Nutrition Needs
Felix Egerer, vineyard manager Unsworth Vineyards
Vineyard Cover Crops and Soil Health
Lamont Brooks, co-owner Symphony Vineyard
Wine Islands Climate Future. What do the past 50 years tell us about the next 20? Why was ’22 yield so high?
Daniel Pambianchi, winemaker, author & consultant
1. Managing Oxygen Quantitatively from Crush to Bottling. Modern perspectives for enhancing wine quality and avoiding oxidative and reductive deviations.
2. Managing and Preventing Volatile Acidity in Your Cellar.
Mark Hopley, winemaker Hester Creek
Cold Stabilization Techniques
Registration and Payment:
Please register on the WIGA Website.