Welcome to the UBC Wine Research Centre
The Wine Research Centre (WRC) is the focal point for grape and wine industry research and education at The University of British Columbia (UBC). Our core mission is to support the development of a sustainable and effective Canadian grape and wine industry through world-class research, excellence in wine education, practical solutions and knowledge mobilization.
UBC is a global centre for teaching, learning and research, consistently ranked among the top 20 public universities in the world and recently recognized as North America’s most international university.

On the Vine Blog
Explore our latest stories
- Simone Castellarin and Jacques-Olivier Pesme have hosted on March 6 Dr. Chie Onishi and Kosuke Kato from the Japan National Agriculture and Food Research Organization
- Grape-associated fungal community patterns persist from berry to wine on a fine geographical scale
- Industry and academia – a perfect match

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