NEW ZEALAND WINEGROWERS SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2022
To our industry, sustainability means growing grapes and producing our world-famous wines in such a way that we can do so for generations to come. The New Zealand Winegrowers Sustainability Report provides a snapshot of our sustainability journey.
AGROVINA press report
Agrovina 2022 - the balance sheet is mixed
After the leading Swiss trade fair for fruit and wine growing, which takes place every two years, was postponed from January to April due to the corona virus, a drop in visitors and exhibitors had to be expected. Now the fair took place from April 5th to 7th. We look back.
Agrovina in Martigny (VS) opened its doors for the 14th time. According to the organizers, around 12,500 visitors visited the 150 exhibitors at this year's Agrovina. If you look at the numbers, you have to speak of a significant decline: minus 4500 visitors, around 70 fewer exhibitor companies than in 2020. However, this trend was expected in advance, as after the announcement of the postponement, some well-known companies suspended their participation and April for many wine and fruit producers are already busy again. Nevertheless, it was a welcome opportunity for the companies involved to overcome the two-year corona lethargy and get back in physical contact with customers. As several operators unanimously believe, this was necessary in view of the uncertain price development in many areas.
Source: Obst- und Weinbau - Die Rote - Switzerland
XIII. International Symposium on Grapevine Breeding and Genetics 10.7. until 17.7.2022
Note: the symposium will be held without the participation of the ISHS
in Landau/Pfalz, Germany
Back in the 1970s, Prof. Alleweldt, then head of the Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof in Siebeldingen, Germany, initiated the idea of an international conference as a forum for the dynamic field of grapevine breeding at the time. The idea was to initiate a conference series, that every four years brings together leading scientist in grapevine genetics and breeding at different winegrowing places around the world.
The first meeting took place in September 1973 at Geilweilerhof under the name „International Symposium on Vine Breeding“. Following symposia were held in Bordeaux, Davis and Verona, Siebeldingen, Yalta, Montpellier, Kecskemet, Udine, Geneva, Beijing, and Bordeaux. The 360 participants of the GBG2018 voted for Germany to host the next conference. Now after almost half a century the Congress is coming back again to Geilweilerhof.
The conference takes place in the historic Art Nouveau „Festhalle“ in Landau next to the southern wine route in Germany in the beautiful wine region „Palatinate“.
The conference will highlight current research topics in eight sessions and poster presentations on grapevine
- genetic resources
- phenotyping
- biotic stress
- abiotic stress
- grape and wine quality
- big data management
- breeding
- novel technologies
A technical tour will comprise excursions to JKI Geilweilerhof, DLR in Neustadt an der Weinstraße, and brings you to experience local wineries and their outstanding wines.
The conference dinner will be located in Annweiler am Trifels, towered by Trifels castle, one of the most important castles of the Middle Ages, where Richard the Lionheart the King of England was imprisoned 1193/1194. Meet your colleagues from all over the world in a picturesque landscape full of historic places. Post-conference tours will lead you to famous wine regions of Germany.
We hope you take the opportunity to make a fresh start after the pandemic and join the conference.
We are looking forward to see you soon in our famous region!
Joint Resolution on the Viticulture Conference. Future. Danube region: future of organic viticulture - chances and risks
Source: International DWV Congress April 13, 2022
Background – strong downy mildew infections in viticulture in many European countries Due to climate change, viticulture in various European countries is increasingly being confronted with extreme weather events and weather conditions that have been stable over a long period of time. The consequences are, on the one hand, more or less long phases of drought (cf. vintage 2015, 2018, 2019 and 2020) and on the other hand - as last year, last year led to the fact that primarily in wine-growing regions of Central and Southern Europe - long phases of heavy precipitation and long-lasting moisture.
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CONFERENCE VITICULTURE. FUTURE. DANUBE REGION: FUTURE OF ORGANIC WINE GROWING – OPPORTUNITIES AND RISKS
April 13, 2022
Germany demands 30 percent organic viticulture, 25 percent organic viticulture demands the EU - Is that realistic with the current circumstances, or as DWV Vice President Thomas roll as moderator the panel discussion in the frame the meeting »Future.Viticulture.Danube Region: Future of Organic Viticulture – Opportunities and Risks« formulated: "Have weather the right tool box, around the organic viticulture future proof to do?" One exciting question, With the itself the profession, which politics and science deal with intensively.
Press release on the Slow Food fair "Market of Good Taste"
Enjoying wine with a clear conscience
Sustainable wines at the Slow Food Fair "Market of Good Taste" in Stuttgart
"Good-clean-fair” is the central motto and the requirement that Slow Food places on food and its production. At the "Market of Good Taste" from 21.-24. April 2022 at the Stuttgart Exhibition Center this year, the term "sustainability" will be added to wine.
dr Nina Wolff, Chairwoman of Slow Food Germany eV: “Slow Food Germany was founded 30 years ago. It is time that we sensitize our visitors to sustainably produced wines. Because viticulture has to make its contribution to climate protection and species protection and reduce plant protection. Fungus-resistant grape varieties have a key function here. We want consumers to get acquainted with these high-quality wines and break down reservations.”
Visitors can embark on a taste experience (for most of them completely new). The German regional group of PIWI International is presenting more than 30 wines from resistant grape varieties in Hall 4 at Stand D100.
Benefit from the PIWI boom - podcast from the art of selling wine with Alexander Morandell
In diesem Interview spricht Diego mit dem derzeitigen Präsidenten von PIWI International und Rebveredler Alexander Morandell über das Vermarktungspotenzial der neuen Rebsorten und ihre ökonomischen und gesellschaftlichen Auswirkungen auf den Weinbau.
PIWI Germany receives sustainability award
Fungus-resistant grape varieties excellent
Sustainability award to PIWI Deutschland eV
The 2022 sustainability prize is awarded to the PIWI Deutschland eV association in the viticulture category. When making its decision, the jury of experts from research, consulting and practice examined the applications for their ecological, social and economic contribution to sustainability. Every year, the award goes to products, developments and services that support winegrowers in their sustainable management. The competition is organized by the Association of Former Oppenheimer Fachschulen (VEO), the Service Center for Rural Areas Rheinhessen-Nahe-Hunsrück (Oppenheim) and Rheinhessenwein eV (Alzey).
The best PIWI in Austria –
Souvignier Gris zählt zu den großen Hoffnungen unter den PIWI-Sorten. © ÖWM / WSNA
Einst sensorisch wenig überzeugende Notlösung im Kampf gegen Pilzkrankheiten und die Reblaus, wurden pilzwiderstandsfähige Rebsorten mit enormem Aufwand weiterentwickelt. Das Ergebnis kann sich sehen lassen, beweist die große Vinaria PIWI-Verkostung.
Die mit knapp siebzig Weinen bestückte Vinaria Verkostung österreichischer Vertreter aus pilzwiderstandsfähigen Sorten bot eine gute Übersicht über die Vielfalt innerhalb dieser Weinkategorie. Es gab einige sehr gute bis ausgezeichnete, dazu eine beachtliche Anzahl an guten bis sehr guten Weinen. Oft war die Jury vom Bukett eines bestimmten Weins angetan, vom Gaumenauftritt dann jedoch enttäuscht. Gerade feine Fruchtnoten aus der Nase landeten selten in ähnlicher Form auf dem Gaumen. Teils mischten sich auch als pflanzliche oder blättrige Noten in das allzu zarte Fruchtspiel ein. Auf dem Gaumen ging es teilweise ein wenig rustikal zu, wofür bei einigen Weinen eine allzu prominente Gerbstoffbegleitung zumindest mitverantwortlich war. Punkto Tiefgang und vor allem Länge besteht bei etlichen Weinen Aufholbedarf.
Quelle: VINARIA – Heft 1/22
Premium Johanniter in a mini edition - Nicola Biasi from Trentino
It is probably the most expensive wine made from fungus-resistant grape varieties in the world. A bottle of Nicola Biasi's Vin de la Neu costs over €100.
that of the 0.1 hectares in Trentino is rare.
There are apple trees in the Val di Non in Trentino. A lot of apple trees. Nicola Biasi only grows Johanniter on just 0.1 ha at 832 meters above sea level. He fills between 300 and 500 bottles every year. Biasi has been cultivating the PIWIs since 2012. The first harvest of Vin de la Neu was brought in on October 12th, 2013. With his Johanniter, Nicola Biasi proves that top-quality wines can also be made from PIWI grape varieties.
Source: Adriana Cartolano - Wine + Market
PIWI's of our neighbors: Germany, France, Austria and Switzerland
SANA SLOW WINE FAIR FROM 27 TO 29 MARCH 2022 IN BOLOGNA
The first Sana Slow Wine Fair, the international fair for good, clean and fair wine and the first international meeting of the Slow Wine Coalition, will take place in Bologna from Sunday 27th to Tuesday 29th March 2022. The event, organized by the BolognaFiere exhibition center under the artistic direction of Slow Food in collaboration with the FederBio association, was originally scheduled for the end of February: the postponement is intended to ensure that it runs safely and facilitate the participation of national and international professionals in the sector who show great interest in this new event. Winegrowers from all over Italy and abroad come to Bologna: Albania, Argentina, Bosnia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Germany, France, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Peru, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and the USA. A journey around the world with great wines that follow the principles of the Slow Wine Coalition and are inspired by the Slow Food Manifesto for good, clean and fair wine: environmental sustainability, protection of the landscape and the cultural and social role of wineries in their respective regions .
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