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The varietal range can be a lever for adjusting to climate change.

Wednesday March 03 2021

Burgundy grape varieties put to the climate change test

Should Burgundy change grape varieties to survive climate change? This challenging question was raised during the Vinosphere event hosted
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A first group of winegrowers have said they want to trial the heirloom varieties.

Wednesday February 24 2021

Savoy all-set to trial 7 heirloom vine varieties for appellation wines

On February 11, the National Institute of Origin and Quality (INAO) rubber-stamped an application for seven varieties designed for adaptation (...)
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This relatively clean system has been added to the CIVC's “sustainable winegrowing in Champagne” standard.

Thursday February 18 2021

A more environmentally-friendly way of combatting frost

Steel construction specialist Claude Gros first had the idea of combatting frost using vine canes fifteen years ago. “At the time, no (...)
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According to Alix Combes (left), Arinornoa is very tannic and Marselan is particularly easy to manage, whilst Touriga Nacional has the advantage of displaying low alcohol content. Lack of ripeness can imply worthwhile potential for adaptation.

Thursday February 11 2021

Médoc winegrowers want to get a taste of four new grape varieties, from the South and the past

Climate change and demand for less alcoholic wines have prompted a question – which grape varieties will be the new Cabernet-Sauvignon (...)
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The researchers blended wines from diseased vines with wines from healthy vines to ensure that the grapes harvested from the vines showing symptoms could be reincorporated into the rest of the crop.

Tuesday February 09 2021

Good news - Esca has no effect on wine quality

What can you do with grapes from vines affected by Esca? Should they be cut before the harvest or can they be incorporated into the crop? (...)
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Nationwide, applications for new planting permits fell by 1,500 ha between 2021 and 2020.

Friday January 29 2021

In 2021, Cognac can plant 2,306 ha of vines versus 1.5 ha for Bordeaux and 0.1 ha for Alsace

On 20 January, FranceAgriMer's specialist wine board approved a quota for new plantings totalling 5,101 hectares for 2021. This translates (...)
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In its robotics R&D work, Pellenc focuses mainly on “repetitive tasks such as tillage or containment spraying. We are also planning to automate pre-pruning or even pruning”.

Friday January 22 2021

“Tomorrow’s robots will not be marketed by today’s start-ups” claims Pellenc

The managing director of French machine manufacturer Pellenc is in no doubt – only companies like his, with a sound distribution network, (...)
Tuesday January 19 2021 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
After planting their first trees in 2008, they launched their holistic approach in 2014 and feel it is within everyone’s reach.

Agroforestry pioneers Benoit and Delphine Vinet are Vitisphere readers’ personalities of the year

The Bordeaux winegrowing couple was acclaimed by our readers for the 2020 top 20 in wine. They have run Domaine Emilie Grelier (18 hectares (...)
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Wednesday January 13 2021 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
The Viti-Tunnel also warded off black rot, dead arm disease and grey rot. To combat powdery mildew, which only requires dampness and wind to spread, the partner chateaux used 2 to 4 kg per hectare of wettable sulphur every 10 to 20 days.

A tunnel shelters vines from 80% of plant protection products

A tunnel formed by two stainless steel tubes which unroll a waterproof tarpaulin over vines when a sensor at the end of the row detects that (...)
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Friday December 25 2020 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
Pierre Desprat accepts his reputation as the custodian of volcanic wines. His personal vision is that only wines from volcanic plots should eligible for the endorsement.

Official endorsement and geo-oenological studies in the pipeline for ‘Volcanic wine’

There is no white smoke yet, but a few fumaroles are already indicating that volcanic vineyards are reaching boiling point. “We can (...)
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Wednesday December 23 2020 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
68% of estates using horse-drawn farm implements are certified organic.

3 % of French winegrowers use horses

“Over the past few years we have seen renewed interest in horse-drawn implements from winegrowers aiming to use fewer chemical inputs (...)
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Monday December 21 2020 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
A summary of these trials is due in six months’ time.

Does biodynamic winegrowing produce better quality wines?

Several producers tempted by biodynamic winegrowing in Anjou asked Philippe Chrétien of the French Institute of Vine and Wine (IFV) in Angers (...)
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Thursday December 17 2020 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
The trials did not cause any burns or damage to the grapes.

Electric weeding performs as well as glyphosate beneath the vines

Electric weeding has proven its efficacy in vineyards belonging to the French Vine & Wine Institute (IFV) in Lisle-sur-Tarn. Three times, (...)
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Friday December 11 2020 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
Although the grapes have been tried and tested, they will remain secondary varieties in Bordeaux and Bordeaux Supérieur production specifications.

Bordeaux is ready to plant its new grape varieties

Three weeks ago, the national institute of appellations and origin, INAO, gave the 4,500 winegrowers producing Bordeaux and Bordeaux Supérieur (...)
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Thursday December 10 2020 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
Along with its conversion to organic, Domaine Royal de Jarras has also rolled out disease-resistant grape varieties on a dozen hectares.

Europe’s largest wine estate offers a shining example of resilience to climate change

Can 429 hectares of vineyards at Europe’s largest wine estate, Domaine Royal de Jarras in Aigues-Mortes, in the Camargue, be converted (...)
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Tuesday December 08 2020 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
“We are going to roll out the sensor in several vineyards next summer to acquire more data and automate the calibration”, promises Benjamin Boissier.

The first yield monitor sensor is on its way

By 2022, winegrowers will no longer need to walk up and down their vine rows as the harvest approaches to estimate their yield. A sensor developed (...)
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Thursday December 03 2020 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
According to the survey, two in three non-certified winegrowers plan to join an environmental scheme in the coming years.

Two in three independent French winegrowers belong to an environmental scheme

“Once again, the figures illustrate how rapidly independent winegrowers are responding to environmental challenges. 69% of them are (...)
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Monday November 30 2020 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
When in doubt and to avoid a drop in productivity, Professor Alain Deloire recommends winegrowers wait until the cold weather sets in before pruning short.

Budburst occurs during pruning in Bordeaux and Burgundy

“A second harvest is looming in the vineyards of Chablis”, claimed Frédéric Percheron in a Facebook post in the ‘Equipment (...)
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Friday November 27 2020 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
“The phasing out of CMRs has shown us that many things are possible in Bordeaux”, says Philippe Degrendel.

Mouton Cadet in search of the Holy Grail of ‘zero pesticide residue’

“For our ninetieth harvest, all Mouton Cadet winegrowers are HVE (High Environmental Value) certified”, announced Véronique Hombroekx, (...)
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Tuesday November 24 2020 - Vine growing by Vitisphere
For the next applications for planting permits, the Business Plan will be reviewed in April 2021, following the appointment of a new BNIC chair.

Cognac approves 2,300 ha of vine plantings for 2021

The Charente area's request for 2,306 hectares of new planting authorisations for 2021 was passed on 18 November by the standing committee (...)
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