AAFC Bud Hardiness: Report 2

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

This is the second report of the season from November 23 and 24 prepared by Jeff Franklin and Dr. Harrison Wright. You can find the information in the following link:

2022 Nova Scotia Ministers Conference for Agriculture

Monday, November 29, 2021

This exciting educational and networking event is back and with more flexibility than ever in how supporters and participants can participate! 

The 2022 conference, themed on building innovation, offers dynamic, experience-based insights for producers on how to cultivate business success and embrace change. And as a registrant, exhibitor or sponsor, you’ll be given a myriad of options for customizing your experience of the conference.  



Nova Scotia Cool Climate Wine Growing Region Second Publication

Thursday, November 25, 2021

On November 4, a second scientific paper that we wrote with the information gathered from the Nova Scotia Terroir Study was published. In this paper, you can find information on the grapevine growth patterns through each season, main phenological stages, climatic information, fruit characteristics and more. If you have not seen this document, please check this link Nova Scotia Cool Climate Wine Growing Region New Publication.

An e-book published for canned wine making: THE WINEMAKER’S GUIDE TO WINE IN A CAN

Tuesday, November 23, 2021

In South Africa, thanks to the recent collaboration between the industry organization Winetech, author Dr Carien Coetzee and the supplier of oenological products and solutions Enartis South Africa, an important resource about canned wine making has been published: The Winemaker’s Guide to Wine in a Can. The book brings together the results of international scientific research and the experience of different canning and oenological companies.


AAFC Bud Hardiness First Report season 2021 - 2022

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

As you know, AAFC, more specifically Jeff Franklin and Dr. Harrison Wright, has performed bud hardiness evaluations in different varieties last winter. The current season, the first report has been released and going forward all the seasonal reports will be available on Perennia’s website.

To have access to this information, please enter to www.perennia.ca. At the menu on the top of the screen choose the tab Agriculture and select the subpage Production Information. Once you are there, scroll slightly down until you see Fruit Crops, click it to expand and then select the photo of Grapes. There you have to scroll down to AAFC Bud Hardiness, where you will find the first report.

As a summary: www.perennia.ca > Agriculture > Production Information > Fruit Crops > Grapes

In this publication, you will find direct access and their respective hyperlinks to the first report for the season 2021-2022:

From Grapes to Wines Cool Climate Webinars: New Season is coming!

Tuesday, November 9, 2021

A new season is coming for cool climate webinars, with diverse topics to discover and learn about winegrowing!


After the 2021 edition of cool climate webinars, we received valuable feedback and questions from you to shape 2022 edition. Pruning is always a winter activity; would it be important to consider something special? Yeasts are coming from the vineyard; can we identify them in a specific region? Organic and biodynamic management of vineyards requires multiple considerations; would it have an impact in grape production? We’ll tackle these questions and more this year.

Stay tuned for more information coming through the Grape blog and The Root the next couple weeks. From January 13 until January 27 2022 join us in the cool climate webinars.



Nova Scotia Cool Climate Wine Growing Region New Publication

Thursday, November 4, 2021

Harvest is wrapping up in Nova Scotia wine growing region. The last month climatic conditions allowed an extension of the growing season which helped to achieve good maturity levels. Currently, most of the grapes are under fermentation, except the vineyards destined for late harvest or ice wine.

In this publication, Perennia wants to share the recent paper published about the terroir study performed in Nova Scotia.