COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CCOVI’s community engagement activities aim to raise both the profile of the institute in the community and increase the presence of wine education opportunities at local wine events. In 2019-20, the institute’s community engagement activities reached 353 people in person at three diverse events: The What kind of cool are you? event at the International Cool Climate Chardonnay Celebration (i4c), the Niagara Wine Festival, and the Wellness Day: Educate Your Senses event hosted at Brock University.
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CCOVI’s annual Cuvée Grand Tasting, which draws more than 900 guests from across the province every year, was unfortunately postponed this year due to COVID-19 pandemic. Although the event was not able to be held in-person in April, the Cuvée 2020 Online Experience was developed as a means to virtually connect with the community and industry, and it attracted 1,303 online visitors and generated 5,979 online pageviews to the innovative digital platform.
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* The 2019/20 total includes visitors to the 2020 Cuvée Online Experience that ran from May 1-June 30 in place of the in-person 2020 Cuvée Grand Tasting gala originally planned for in April.
NIAGARA GRAPE & WINE FESTIVAL As it has been doing for more than a decade, CCOVI once again brought education and entertainment to community members attending the Niagara Wine Festival. The Educate your Senses wine and cheese seminars hosted by CCOVI give festival attendees the chance to meet local winemakers and taste a variety of wines in an intimate and educational setting. At the 2019 festival, 180 people attended the interactive CCOVI seminars. OEVI student Doch Dendy was also the recipient of the 2019 RBC Niagara Wine Rising Star Award at the festival, receiving a $1,000 bursary to continue his education. FACTS ABOUT NIAGARA GRAPE AND WINE FESTIVAL SINCE 1997
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