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Previous Conferences

May 23-25, 2002. Bacchus to the Future. Inaugural Brock University Wine Conference. Brock University, St Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
 
This conference was an initiative by the Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute (CCOVI) and the Faculty of Business. More than 200 participants gathered in St Catharines for this unique conference to learn more about research in the fields of wine science & technology, sensory evaluation, wine business, wine history and culture, and to enjoy the very popular educational wine tastings.
 
Keynote speakers were:
  • Dr Ann C. Noble, Professor Emerita, University of California at Davis
  • Dr Larry Lockshin, Professor, University of South Australia
  • Dr Patrick McGovern, Professor, University of Pennsylvania Museum
  • Mr. Richard Smart, Viticulture Consultant
  • Honorable Minister Cam Jackson, Ministry of Tourism and Recreation
  • Mr. Tim Hanni, WineQuest
 
The incredible success of this event led to the creation of the Bacchus conference series in partnership with the Business School of Burgundy (Dijon, France).
 
November 3-5, 2005. Bacchus in Bourgogne. First European edition of the conference. Beaune, France
 
This conference was co-organized by the Business School of Burgundy (ESC Dijon) and CCOVI (Brock University), with the valuable support of the University of Dijon.
 
The central theme chosen for the European edition of "Bacchus" was the notion of “terroir”. All the wine growing regions in France and throughout the world are giving thought to the identification of their "terroirs". Seventy years after the creation of the “appellations d'origine” in France, a region like Burgundy which has 101 “appellations” was a most appropriate locale for a conference with this focus
 
Keynote speakers were:
  • Olivier Assouly, researcher at the «Institut français de la Mode», author of "Les nourritures nostalgiques," Editions Actes Sud, (2005), and "Les Nourritures divines" (2002).
  • Dr. Gilbert Garrier, University of Lyon, author of "L'étonnante histoire du beaujolais nouveau", Editions Larousse, 2002, and of "Histoire sociale et culturelle du vin," Editions Bordas, 1998.
  • Philippe Roudié, Emeritus Professor in Geography, Bordeaux
  • Pierre Henri Gaget, CEO of La Maison Louis JADOT à Beaune
  • Jacques Fanet, author of “Great Wine Terroirs”, November 2004, University of California Press, and “Les Grands Terroirs du Vin," Editions Hachette Pratique 2001