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The prototype of the Céol inter-row and hybrid robot built by the start-up Agreenculture has taken its first steps in the vineyard.

Friday January 24 2020

Agreenculture unveils its robot Céol

Centéol now has a younger brother, and there’ll soon be more. Start-up company Agreenculture, created in 2016, recently released a video
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A Pinot Noir bud swelling in José Garcia's vineyard in Tourouzelle.

Thursday January 23 2020

Languedoc vines are starting to emerge from their slumber

Weeping vines and buds starting to swell were the first signs of an early start to the growth cycle that emerged in the vineyards of Languedoc (...)
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Created in 2011 by Gaëtan Séverac and Aymeric Barthes, two robotics engineers, the Toulouse-based start-up designs and markets electric agricultural robots capable of mechanically weeding crops (vegetables and vines) autonomously.

Friday January 17 2020

Naïo Technologies raises 14 million euros

“Investor confidence has been key to the success of this new €14 million fund raising”, claimed Aymeric Barthes, CEO and (...)
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Advocates believe that labelling statements featuring kinship with a varietal name familiar to consumers (Cabernet, Merlot...) would speed up the spread of new disease-resistant varieties without misleading consumers.

Thursday December 12 2019

OIV rejects names of existing varieties for disease-resistant hybrids

“For new varieties, the use of names that could lead to confusion with those of existing varieties should be avoided, especially when (...)
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Photo of the entire Bakus straddle robot family.

Friday November 22 2019

Vitibot launches two new Bakus robots

The Bakus family of robots just got two new members! Vitibot has birthed two “kids”. The new generation has been called P75b and (...)
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An end to the use of glyphosate will result in significant extra costs for winegrowers.

Tuesday November 19 2019

A report pinpoints the cost of a ban on glyphosate

On Tuesday, November 12, the French National Assembly’s Social Affairs Committee examined the conclusions of the joint fact-finding (...)
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'We are asking the State to take responsibility. We want the same rules to apply across France' stressed the Anjou and Saumur wine producers’ organisation.

Friday November 08 2019

27 Anjou and Saumur appellations stop blanket chemical weed control

At last! Legislation formalising new specifications for the 27 Anjou-Saumur appellations has just been published, and contains one hard-hitting (...)
Monday October 21 2019 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
“After a record harvest in 2018, output in 2019 is close to the five-year average” announced the European Commission.

European crop plummets

In 2019, European wine regions are expected to produce 161.3 million hectolitres of wine and must, according to the European Commission's (...)
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Thursday October 17 2019 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
Maxime Toubart, chairman of the Champagne winegrowers’ organisation SGV (left), warns: “If we have no guarantee that the new areas resulting from the review of production boundaries will be regulated after 2030, we will face our responsibilities and suspend work on boundary demarcation”.

Champagne winegrowers threaten to block an extension of the production area

Since the beginning of the year, the Champagne winegrowers’ organisation (SGV) has been working to safeguard its future, which involves (...)
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Wednesday October 16 2019 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
Overall, “production has been revised downwards since August due to the worsening effects of the drought”, said Agreste.

Estimates predict a 14% drop for the French crop

The drop in French wine production is likely to reach 14% in 2019, widening the gap with 2018 according to the latest estimate by the statistical (...)
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Friday October 04 2019 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
Renovations and the official opening are planned within the next year so that the name of the property can be revealed....

80 ha of land for self-sufficiency in vine production

Vine nursery Lilian Bérillon in Jonquières, Vaucluse, has announced the acquisition of an 80 ha property to establish its future nurseries. (...)
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Tuesday October 01 2019 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
“After 2018, it was unreasonable to expect a vintage as promising as 2019 but the truth is that the grapes are excellent and of a richness we would like to see every year,” stressed David Pernet.

2019 Bordeaux: A grape harvest and winemaking season with (virtually) no hiccups

As it transitions from a sun-kissed summer to a rainy autumn, Bordeaux has harvested the bulk of its Merlot. “This is the first time (...)
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Thursday August 01 2019 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
Montpellier Riparia Gloire is the oldest rootstock used in France.

The genome of a vine rootstock deciphered

Researchers from INRA, ISVV and the University of Bordeaux have sequenced the genome of the Montpellier Riparia Gloire vine rootstock. It (...)
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Wednesday July 31 2019 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
CVG defines itself as a “wine creator serving the interests of its bottling customers”.

CVG makes HVE certification the basis of future supplies of bulk wines

Accounting for two thirds of bulk wines in Gers, Caves et Vignobles du Gers has set itself a target of collectively certifying the 4,500 hectares (...)
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Tuesday July 30 2019 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
Philippe Pellaton, chairman of the Côtes du Rhône producers’ organisation with signatories of the biodiversity agreements.

Environmental transition in the Côtes du Rhône rapidly gains momentum

At the beginning of the year, the Côtes du Rhône announced a strategic environmental plan. Six months down the line and things have progressed (...)
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Thursday July 18 2019 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
In Champagne, new contracts are being signed. However, there is still a risk that grape supply could exceed demand by the trade.

Confidence and caution on Champagne’s grape market

2019 is the year when contracts are due to be renewed in Champagne and according to Franck Hagard, co-chair of the Champagne brokers’ (...)
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Thursday July 11 2019 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
In the Loire, Chenin covers 9,700 ha.

Both of Chenin blanc’s parents identified

“Thanks for the scoop, Jean-Michel”, said a visibly satisfied Patrick Baudouin, speaking at the International Chenin Congress (...)
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Tuesday July 09 2019 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
“I have realised the extent of the damage. It's as if a fireball was unleased across the vineyards”, admitted Pierre Pouessel, the local Prefect.

As temperatures soar, Languedoc’s vineyards are scorched by the sun

“I don't want to talk about it. I’m too upset”. On Monday July 1st, this Hérault winegrower, located in the Grés de (...)
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Thursday June 13 2019 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
Daniel Sendrous, chair of the Corbières appellation producers’ organisation.

Corbières goes green

Producers in Corbières have five years to go green. The board of the producers’ organisation unanimously decided that in the future, (...)
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Monday June 10 2019 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
Florent Guhl, director of Agence Bio: “The growth in organic vineyard acreage is responding to demand in the domestic market”.

12% of French vineyards organic in 2018

Organic winegrowing continues to expand in France. In 2018, the number of hectares committed to organic winegrowing (certified + in the switch-over (...)
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