GiESCO 2013 – Session 9: Territory management, sustainable viticulture

L’objectif de ces activités et recherches d’innovation était de conserver ou d’augmenter les emplois de main-d’œuvre et des autres ressources, ainsi que les coûts, tout en sauvegardant ou augmentant un profit équitable et soutenable pour l’entreprise, pour la société, pour le territoire et pour l’entière filière.

The components and methodology for terroir characterization have been described by Gómez-Miguel and Sotés (1993-2012), taking into account the full range of environmental factors (i.e: climate, lithology, vegetation, topography, soils, altitude, etc.),

Recently, organic and biodynamic viticultural practices have received much attention, especially by premium grape growers worldwide.

The terroir effect has been widely described as a hierarchy of many factors including those of climate, soil, cultivar, and human influences.

Gramona Cellar is a family business located in Sant Sadurní d’Anoia, in Spanish Catalonia. In 2001, they build a new cave because the old building had been gradually found in urban areas.

European Union established a legal framework for achieving a sustainable use of pesticides (Directive 2009/128/EC). In line with the scope of this Directive research activities were carried out in order to use non chemical alternatives with less impact on the environment and human health than synthetic pesticides.

The Vinhos Verdes DOC Region is one of the largest Portuguese wine regions. In spite of several rivers crossing this region towards the Atlantic ocean conceiving important valleys more or less open,

To preserve biodiversity in vineyards, a change towards sustainable wine growing practices seems essential. The extensive management of ecological infrastructures in viticulture landscapes and integrated farming practices appear as the main objectives in order to "halt the decline of biodiversity by 2050".

A shading experiment in Black Magic cultivar was conducted in Sicily aiming to reduce the number of berries/cluster, maximising quality and value of the production.

In Douro Demarcated Region (DDR), the European Grapevine Moth (EGVM) is a key pest of commercial vineyards.

Powdery mildew is the most harmful disease of grapevines in Douro region. To control this disease the use of fungicides takes a greater importance in different strategies.

GEA.vite was born in 2008 with the aim of creating a self-assessment system that would enable wine companies to monitor and quantify their level of efficiency and sustainability.

This study deals with the changes observed in the first year of conversion to organic and biodynamic cultivation in a vineyard growing Rhine Riesling and Pinot blanc grafted onto SO4 and trained using the simple pergola system in a hilly area in Trentino (Italy).

In this study we examined the benefits of green cover for water protection in new established vineyards but also the possible competition of the green cover with the young vine plants.

Ce travail mettra en évidence que la “Grande Filière ” du “Conegliano Campus” a représenté et représente le premier “Grand” et déterminant pas en avant, (“Grand” d’après la “Grande Filière MétaÉthique du Conegliano Campus”), vers l’enjeu réel important et fondamental pour le “Grand” futur