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According to initial data from the Vitiforest programme, rows of trees have no impact on vigour or ripening issues.

Friday December 07 2018

Feedback shows that planting trees in vineyards has no negative impact

Planting trees in the middle of vineyards is a basic tenet of agroforestry. But to date, there have been few references to the impact of this
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To avoid a deadlock, France will launch a national copper plan in early 2019.

Monday December 03 2018

France’s wine regions criticise the drop to 4 kg/ha/year for copper usage spread over 7 years

Even if it means being considered a killjoy, the French wine industry is not feeling smug about the November 27 vote by the European Commission (...)
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Further research is also being carried out to create an electronic eye, capable of monitoring grape ripeness using parameters that depend on the colour of the grapes.

Friday November 16 2018

Electronic tongue: Will robots be able to taste ripeness in grapes?

A team of researchers from the Universities of Cadiz (Spain), Modena and Reggio Emilia (Italy) have developed an electronic tongue, which (...)
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Approved by the regional wine council, the application for a quota of 3,474 hectares underscores the Cognac wine industry’s confidence in the sustainability of its export development.

Thursday November 15 2018

Cognac has authorised 5 % growth in acreage in 2019 in response to demand

Now able to compartmentalise new planting authorisations between the different segments, the Charentes-Cognac wine region council has just (...)
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This year, Basile Tesseron treated the 41 hectares of his Saint-Estèphe Grand Cru Classé with conventional fungicides.

Wednesday November 14 2018

Saint-Estèphe: Château Lafon-Rochet is disappointed by organic farming, and is publicising it

Basile Tesseron, manager of Château Lafon-Rochet, does not do half measures. In 2010, he converted his entire property to organic without (...)
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France boasts more than 9,000 ha of Chenin, mostly in the Loire Valley with 5,000 in Anjou-Saumur and 3,200 in Touraine, but vineyards are also found in Jasnières and the Fiefs Vendéens. Elsewhere, it is grown in Limoux, Côtes de Millau and the Dordogne.

Wednesday November 07 2018

An international Chenin symposium scheduled for 2019

Is Chenin a grape variety of the future? According to the latest Sopexa research on wine trends between now and 2020, it is touted as one (...)
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Alsace has 880 hectares of vines farmed using biodynamic techniques.

Tuesday November 06 2018

Alsace champions biodynamic wine growing, and is publicising it!

Biodynamic wine growing is bringing grist to Alsace’s mill, and is why the Alsace marketing council (CIVA) hosted a tasting of fifty (...)
Thursday November 01 2018 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
Léonore Hugot from FranceAgriMer presents the figures for nursery production during the organisation’s conference.

French nurseries regain their leadership position

France should regain its position as the leading producer of vine plants which it had recently relinquished to Italy. This year, French nurseries (...)
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Thursday October 25 2018 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
On October 12 at Château Fombrauge, Benoît Chaillon tested soil tillage by the TED robot.

Initial feedback from winegrowers on the Naïo weeding robot

From the historic Percheron horse to the more common tractors, a high-tech plough has become an alternative solution for tilling and weeding (...)
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Monday October 22 2018 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
At Domaine Cases, the bridge leading to the flooded vineyards collapsed. Henri Cases cannot access his vines.

Winegrowers recount the devastating flash floods in the South of France

Winegrowers in Aude woke up on Tuesday October 16, the day after torrential rains flooded the area in the early hours of Monday morning, to (...)
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Friday October 19 2018 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
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.

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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Wednesday October 17 2018 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
2018 marks a record year in terms of the presence and damage by honeydew moths.

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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Friday October 12 2018 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
The first plots of permanently classified disease-resistant vines are beginning to appear in French vineyards, here, in Bordeaux.

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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Wednesday October 10 2018 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
The International Associate Laboratory will bring together 23 research professors in Bordeaux and 10 research professors in Beijing.

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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Friday October 05 2018 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
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.

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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Wednesday October 03 2018 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
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.

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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Tuesday October 02 2018 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
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!”

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 (...)
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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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