Wine Cluster

Ontario Wine Cluster

Australian Wine

Cluster

Okanagan Wine

Cluster

Shelley Yoo

Wine Clusters


Main problem:

◦ Encompasses a large geographic region and

defines as ‘Ontario Wine Cluster’


Cluster Members:

◦ The Ontario Grape and Wine Research

◦ The Ontario Grape Growers of Canada

◦ Guelph University

◦ Brock University

◦ Niagara College

◦ Vineland Research and Innovation Centre


Support Structures:

◦ Main support is from Brock University and

Niagara College with their programs

available in viticulture

Activities and Marketing Activities:

◦ Canada Bloom where other clusters work

together to promote Canadian products

Dairy Farmers of Canada

Tourism

Floral

Australian Wine

Cluster

Main problem:

◦ Individual firms do

well; however, as a

cluster they are not

as successful (lack of

co-opetition)

Australian Wine Cluster

Support Structures:◦ Australian Wine Institute

◦ CSIRO

◦ Provisor

◦ SARDI

◦ The University of Adelaide

Activities and Marketing Activities:◦ Initiated against the changing climate. They

are integrating innovation from water management to wine composition to adapt to the changing climates, which ultimately affects the lands the wines are produced from.

Okanagan Wine Cluster

Main problem:

◦ Lack of marketing and innovation

among this clusters and no real definition

to where the cluster region is

Okanagan Wine Cluster

Cluster Members:◦ Wine Research Centre

◦ PARC

Support Structures:◦ Provide mentorship for new businesses

within the firm

Activities and Marketing Activities:◦ 2010 Vancouver Olympic and

Paralympics (sponsor)

◦ International Wine Tasting

Current News for Ontario Wine

Cluster

The Ontario Grape Growers of Canada

is hosting an event in conjunction with

Niagara College and the Business

Development Centre

Formation of Stakeholder Advisory

Committee formed recently to provide

expertise to ensure that Vineland’s

programs remain based on achieving

commercially relevant outcomes to

provide industry with strong competitive

advantage

Current News for Australian

Wine Cluster Wine cluster awarded the SA Great

Science Award

CSIRO Announces New CEO

◦ Dr. DarreenOemcke

◦ Former Research and Development

Manager at United Water International

Current News for Okanagan

Wine Cluster

Vincor is sponsoring the 2010

Vancouver Winter Olympics and

Paralympics

This is VQA dedication

◦ Wines featured: Jackson-Triggs and

Inniskillin

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