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From left to right, in the Artaban vineyard: Jean Bernard Abassie, chairman of Vignerons du Pays d'Ensérune; Robert Galinié, chairman of the ‘Émancipatrice paysanne’ association; Christophe Schneider, research engineer for varietal innovation at INRA Colmar; and Rémy Cailliatte, deputy head of the plant improvement biology department at INRA Avignon.

Friday October 19 2018

First 5,000 bottles of wine from the disease-resistant grape variety Artaban to be released

“It all started in 2005. My idea was to create a vineyard that could produce grapes at a lower cost while showing maximum respect for
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2018 marks a record year in terms of the presence and damage by honeydew moths.

Wednesday October 17 2018

A new pest is causing damage in 2018

Gard Chamber of Agriculture advisor Cyril Cassarini is categorical: “This is a record year for the honeydew moth in terms of presence (...)
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The first plots of permanently classified disease-resistant vines are beginning to appear in French vineyards, here, in Bordeaux.

Friday October 12 2018

Disease-resistant grapevines launched in 2019 in PGI vineyards

The impetus for introducing disease-resistant grape varieties was given on July 5 by the National PGI Wine Committee, which authorised integration (...)
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The International Associate Laboratory will bring together 23 research professors in Bordeaux and 10 research professors in Beijing.

Wednesday October 10 2018

The first Franco-Chinese viticulture research laboratory is created

As virtual as it is unique, the Innogrape laboratory will enable some thirty French and Chinese research professors to share their knowledge (...)
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Probably named after its first winegrower, Mgaloblishvili is a grape variety from western Georgia. Not recommended for single varietal wines, it can be used in blends or for brandy production according to Georgian expert David Maghradze.

Friday October 05 2018

The Mgaloblishvili grape variety holds promise

The Georgian grape variety Mgaloblishvili (also spelled Mgaloblichvili) is the first Vitis vinifera cultivar to have been scientifically identified (...)
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The work, which can be seen from the road, 'caused uproar amongst many winegrowers. The industry pulled together and we were quickly informed”, comments Laurent Fidèle.

Wednesday October 03 2018

Controversy in Pomerol over drainage

Drainage work before planting a 0.62 hectare plot in Pomerol is stirring up debate and setting France’s internet wine community on fire. (...)
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Claude Vialade is at the helm of Domaines Auriol: “The region has already lost the easy-drinking everyday wine market. We don't want it to lose the organic market for which it boasts two major assets: the sun and the wind!”

Tuesday October 02 2018

Domaines Auriol support wine growers as they switch to organic

2017 is probably not a year Domaines Auriol will want to remember. Sales had to be frozen due to a lack of supplies as frost and drought drastically (...)
Thursday September 27 2018 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
Sizeable volumes are on the cards this year in Burgundy.

Burgundy ends “a great harvest”

The Confederation of Burgundy Appellations and Winegrowers, CAVB, and the Federation of Burgundy trading houses, FNEB, have issued a review (...)
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Friday September 21 2018 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
Diimotion allows you to stop spraying at any time without wasting any spray solution.

Diimotion is awarded the special prize by Vinitech judges

Vinitech, the technical trade show due to be held next November in Bordeaux, has just awarded thirty trophies and highly commended certificates (...)
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Wednesday September 19 2018 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
Appellations will be able to experiment with new grape varieties that are not yet included in production specifications.

Appellations can now carry out varietal R&D

Trade representatives at national appellation institute INAO have approved changes for planting AOC grape varieties. The AOC wine board has (...)
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Wednesday September 12 2018 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
The 7 to 9 metre-long tentacles decorated the corner of the Allés Tourny and the 30 Juillet boulevard.

Bordeaux wines showcase their biodiversity

Surging from the windows of the Bordeaux wine marketing board (CIVB) and flying in the September wind, seven giant, fluorescent green tentacles (...)
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Friday July 20 2018 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
Between Thomas Montagne (left) and Sylvie Dulong (right), MEP Angélique Delahaye enquired about the European agricultural model beyond the copper ban.

The need to continue defending copper in Brussels

“Winegrowers are not here to pollute the environment and want to aim towards reducing inputs. But the use of copper comes up against (...)
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Friday July 13 2018 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
Hailstones 4 cm in diameter, without rain, fell for about twenty minutes on the vineyards of Limoux and La Malepère where the damage is considerable.

Dramatic hailstorm in western Aude

There has been yet another blow for winegrowers in western Aude. After being hit hard by frost in the spring of 2017, vineyards in the area (...)
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Tuesday June 19 2018 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
An outbreak of downy mildew on a leaf

Languedoc: Outbreaks of downy mildew are already leading to crop losses

Downy mildew is particularly aggressive this year. A series of rainy spells and high temperatures have promoted the parasite’s spread. (...)
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Friday June 15 2018 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
In the young farmers’ press release, Courvoisier says it has been offering specific contracts to young winegrowers since 1986.

Four Cognac houses make a commitment to young winegrowers

Courvoisier, Hennessy, Martell and Rémy Martin now offer specific contracts for young farmers (i.e. winegrowers under 40, not necessarily (...)
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Thursday June 14 2018 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
Provence is studying the potential of different grape varieties against a backdrop of global warming.

Are Caladoc and Rosé du Var the grape varieties of the future in Provence?

Provence is looking for new grape varieties to produce its rosés. Global warming is causing alcohol levels to rise and acidity to fall, particularly (...)
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Tuesday June 05 2018 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
The flowering stage

French vines now at the flowering stage

In many vineyards flowering is in progress or about to start. The vintage looks early. High temperatures continued to promote vine growth. (...)
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Friday May 25 2018 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
With an autonomy of 10 hours and power of 80 kW (110 hp), the Bakus straddle robot can work by day or night.

Bakus makes a splash at the Terre Innovation exhibition

What was just a model last winter has now become reality. Vitibot's Bakus autonomous straddle robot made its first appearance at the new (...)
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Thursday May 24 2018 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
Hail fell on the southern part of Champagne, inconsistently affecting vineyards.

Around 500 hectares of vines in Champagne affected by hail

A violent storm broke out towards the end of the day on May 12. Hailstones up to 5 centimetres in diameter fell along a corridor linking Riceys (...)
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Wednesday May 23 2018 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
Thomas Gomes claims that as he is “starting from scratch' he can afford to have low-cropping vines (25 to 30 hl/ha) in his vineyards.

Bordeaux winegrower to plant Grenache and Syrah

“Bordeaux currently has very limited range of grape varieties”, claims winemaker Thomas Gomes at Domaine Populus Alba. Farming (...)
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