Welcome to the 21st conference of the International Council for the Study of Virus and Virus-Like Diseases of the Grapevine to be held in Napier, New Zealand (23–27 March). Note: Easter is Friday to Monday, 3–6 April 2026.
We have arranged a wonderful trip from Auckland to Napier (20–22 March 2026) if you would like to venture with us prior to the conference. This includes a workshop tour of the Riversun Nursery in Gisborne.
The scientific program includes grapevine viruses and virus-like organisms such as phytoplasmas.
The conference dinner will be held in our historic Mission Estate. We have a field trip day visiting vineyards that are managing leafroll disease, a wine tasting, and a field trial of GLRaV-3 variants on four grapevine cultivars.
Registrations are now open.
Abstracts open July 2025 (close 16 November 2025 at 2359 - NZ Time).
Registrations are open
Come along to share and learn from each other at this unique conference
in beautiful Napier, New Zealand.
ICVG2026
23–27 March 2026
Napier War Memorial Events Centre, Napier, New Zealand