June 2022 - PIWI International

Many milestones have been reached - the VITIFTI joint project has now been running for almost three years.

VITIFIT – Status quo in the third year of the project

The joint project VITIFTI has now been running for almost three years. The focus is on the pathogen of downy mildew, Plasmopara viticola. In the outdoor season 202 should be strengthened [...]

Divico wines blended with Pinot noir - good quality and intense colour

Divico, Agroscope's new disease-resistant grape variety, is valued for the quality of the wines made from it. Assemblage trials with the Pinot noir variety have shown that Divico is suitable for the correction [...]

20 years of PIWI Valais

On May 28th and 29th, 2022 we celebrated 20 years of IG PIWI Wallis!

The extensive program started on Saturday with a visit to the World Nature Forum in Naters and a welcome [...]

Portrait of PIWIs

PIWIS Cultivation suitability, grape variety characteristics and flavor profiles of selected white PIWI grape varieties.

Text: Barbara Richter (M.Sc.), Hochschule Geisenheim University, Andreas Stutz, Dr. Cornelia Wobar, Gisela Wustinger

The cultivation of new PIWI grape varieties entails [...]

A chance for PIWIs...

PIWIS How producers assess the future prospects for wines made from fungus-resistant grape varieties.

Text and illustrations: M.Sc. Barbara Richter and Prof. Dr. habil. Jon H. Hemp, College [...]