Discover the winner of the OENO One Young Scientist Award 2023
The OENO One Young Scientist Award 2023 is awarded to Pierre Moulis for the article Which microorganisms contribute to
mousy off-flavour in our wines?
Vineyard soils and landscapes of the Burgundy Côte (France): a historical construction worth preserving
The construction of vineyard landscapes along the Burgundy Côte is the result of geological processes and of human labour. Substratum diversity in this vineyard is the result of a very long history explained by the diversity of Jurassic sedimentary facies and Tertiary tectonic activity. The nature and thickness of Quaternary deposits (Weichselian scree debris and alluvial fans) reflect sediment dynamics concurrent with the last glaciation.
AOC valorization of terroir nuances at plot scale in Burgundy
In the highly competitive global wine market, Burgundy has a long-established reputation to maintain. The vine and wine sector in Burgundy is based on a five-level ranking of AOC (Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée) wines and of the plots where the grapes are grown.
The revision of the delimitation of the AOC “Champagne”
The Champagne vine-growing region has played a pioneering role in the delimitation of appellations of origin (AOC). The implementation of the Act of July, 22nd 1927 has led to drawing up lists of vine plots based on the criterion of vine cultivation antecedence.
Building of a hierarchy of wines based on terroirs: an initiative from the producers of Muscadet
The Muscadet area is situated in the southeast of Nantes, close to the Atlantic coast. It constitutes the western extension
of the French vineyard “Loire Valley”. The Muscadet is renowned and often spontaneously linked to a white wine.
However it remains misconceived as an ordinary wine, lacking authenticity.