About ICCS

The International Cool Climate Symposia (ICCS) series is the platform for communication between the global cool climate regions and people with interests (from vine to consumption) in cool climate wine. ICCS events traditionally attract an international audience of between 300 and 500 delegates, representing viticulture, winemaking, research, marketing, and consumption interests. Attendance typically comes from North America, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and Europe. Asia, Latin America and developing countries are recognised growth opportunities for cool climate wine production and consumption.

The history of ICCS series is:

• Inaugural ICCS: Eugene, Oregon, 1984
• 2^nd ICCS: Auckland, New Zealand, 1988
• 3^rd ICCS: Mainz, Germany, 1992
• 4^th ICCS: Rochester, New York, USA, 1996
• 5^th ICCS: Melbourne, Australia, 2000
• 6^th ICCS: Christchurch, New Zealand, 2006
• 7^th ICCS: Seattle, USA, 2010
• 8th ICCS: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 2012

The right to host the 8^th ICCS was won by a consortium of Wine Tasmania, the Australian Wine Research Institute, and the Tasmanian Institute of Agricultural Research, with support from the Tasmanian Government Department of Economic Development, Tourism and the Arts.

The 8th ICCS Planning Committee:

• Andrew Hood (Chair)
• Sheralee Davies (Wine Tasmania)
• Joanna Jones (Tasmanian Institute of Agricultural Research)
• Dan Johnson (The Australian Wine Research Institute)
• Richard Smart (Smart Viticulture)
• Markus Herderich (The Australian Wine Research Institute)
• Keryn Nylander (Winemaking Tasmania)
• Bob Dambergs (The Australian Wine Research Institute)
• Jeremy Dineen (Josef Chromy)
• Graeme Lynch (Chair, Wine Tasmania)
• Conor van der Reest (Moorilla Winery)