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Innovative approaches to turn agricultural waste into ecological and economic assets (NoAW)
Start date: Oct 1, 2016, End date: Sep 30, 2020,
NoAW : No Agro-Waste.Innovative approaches to turn agricultural waste into ecological and economic assets.Driven by a “near zero-waste” society requirement, the goal of NoAW project is to generate innovative efficient approaches to convert growing agricultural waste issues into eco-efficient bio-based products opportunities with direct benefits for both environment, economy and EU consumer. To ach...
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ADapatation of VIticulture to CLIMate change : High resolution observations of adaptation scenarii for viticulture (Life ADVICLIM)
Start date: Jul 1, 2014, End date: Jun 28, 2019,
Background
Climate change is a pressing challenge for international, national, regional and local environment policies and actions. By signing the Kyoto Protocol, the EU has committed to achieving a 20% reduction in CO2 emissions (compared to 1990 levels) by 2020.
Agriculture is a contributor to the release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, and i...
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Training ProgrAmme TO improve GrapEviNe virus knowledge and management
Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Aug 31, 2018,
Vine and wine production is one of the most historic and emblematic sector of European economy. With several thousands of workers in the whole sector, sustaining this agricultural production is of high importance for both EU economy and cultural influence all over the world. Europe is indeed the largest vine producing region in the world. In 2013, France, Italy and Spain represented more than 66% ...
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Network for the exchange and transfer of innovative knowledge between European wine-growing regions to increase the productivity and sustainability of the sector (WINETWORK)
Start date: Apr 1, 2015, End date: Sep 30, 2017,
Building on a methodology for innovation-driven research previously developed and tested, the WINETWORK project has the ambition to stimulate collaborative innovation in the wine sector. The project will implement a methodology that has been successful in promoting demand-driven innovations in previous regional and European projects. This approach is mainly based on the interactions between a netw...
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Combining innovation in vineyard management and genetic diversity for a sustainable European viticulture (INNOVINE)
Start date: Jan 1, 2013, End date: Dec 31, 2016,
"The strategic goal of the project is to help the European vineyard sector facing the increasingly global competition by meeting:* Consumer demands for diversified high quality wines and concerns for food safety* Citizens’ requests for environment-friendly production systems involving decreased or no use of pesticides and spare of not renewable natural resources* Producers’ needs of plant material...
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High performance Anaerobic digesters for the treatment of medium size wineries’ effluents (AD-WINE)
Start date: Dec 1, 2011, End date: Nov 30, 2015,
The aim of the AD-WINE project is to offer the opportunity for researchers from academic and industrial backgrounds to exchange knowledge and work together, in order to develop a common project in the field of anaerobic digestion and environmental solutions applied to the wine sector.This industry, which processes millions of tons of grapes every year, has consequences on the environment. The natu...
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USE OF BIOPOLYMERS FOR SUSTAINABLE STABILIZATION OF QUALITY WINES (STABIWINE)
Start date: Sep 1, 2012, End date: Nov 30, 2015,
Wine market is very competitive. EU producers need to reduce production costs and increase their sustainability standard while improving the quality of their wine. Wine stability is one of the most important quality parameters. To avoid formation of cloudiness or precipitates in bottled wines, producers preventively treat it by mean of physical methods or additives. The present practices for tarta...
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Multi-strain indigenous Yeast and Bacterial starters for ‘Wild-ferment’ Wine production (WILDWINE)
Start date: Aug 1, 2012, End date: Jul 31, 2015,
Traditionally, wines were produced by the resident grape/winery microbiota, whereas nowadays commercial Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Oenococcus oeni starter cultures are widely used to ensure a manageable process. Despite advantages, this may lead to sensory resemblance of wines from diverse origins. Currently, the competitive nature of global wine market urges for the production of premium wines ...
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Demonstrating functional biodiversity in viticulture landscapes (BioDiVine)
Start date: Sep 15, 2010, End date: Dec 31, 2014,
Background
Grape vines provide habitats with unlimited food supply and few natural enemies. Thus they are an ideal breeding ground for pests. As restrictions on phytosanitary products increase, environmentally-sensitive biological pest control methods are growing in importance.
Control of pests, diseases and weeds, as well as soil preservation, may be co...
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Winetech PLUS-Communauté de l'innovation et des nouvelles technologies en viticulture et production de vin (WINETECH PLUS)
Start date: Sep 30, 2012, End date: Dec 30, 2014,
Le projet WINETECH PLUS a pour objectif de capitaliser les résultats du projet WINETech (approuvé dans le cadre du premier appel à projets), qui visait le transfert de technologie et l'amélioration des réseaux de coopération entre entreprises, caves et centres de recherche et de technologies dans le secteur vinicole. WINETech a réussi à consolider un Réseau Interrégional stable de Services de Prom...
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Demonstration of innovative filter aid technology to reduce undesirable substances (pesticides and mycotoxins) in beverages such as wine and beer (ADFIMAX)
Start date: Oct 1, 2012, End date: Sep 30, 2014,
"ADFIMAX aims to improve liquid food safety, by removing mycotoxins and replacing the current filter aid (Kieselguhr) which is a known human carcinogen. This dual objective ensures that our technology will be suited to multi-industrial application; however, our primary target markets are the wine and beer sectors. Both consume large quantities of Kieselguhr and have an ongoing legal and commercial...
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VALORIZACIÓN AROMÁTICA DE LOS VINOS DEL MACIZO PIRENAICO (VINAROMAS)
Start date: May 31, 2009, End date: Dec 30, 2012,
La sobreproducción mundial de vinos hace que la viticultura, actividad fuertemente ligada al paisaje cultural de los viñedos del Sur-Oeste y de Aragón esté en crisis. Debido al éxodo rural en Aragón y a subvenciones para plantar cereales más rentables en Midi-Pyrénées, los viñedos del pie de monte pirenaico están amenazados. Por lo tanto, parece lógico estudiar la aplicación de técnicas modernas d...
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AN INNOVATIVE FILTER AID PRODUCT & INTEGRATION SYSTEM FOR THE SUBSTITUTION OF THE KIESELGHUR FILTER AID & REDUCTION OF UNDESIRABLE SUBSTANCES (MYCOTOXINS) IN BEVERAGES, SUCH AS BEER & WINE” (DEMYBE)
Start date: Nov 1, 2009, End date: Apr 30, 2012,
The proposed DEMYBE project (filter aid-fine particles of the size of 50 μm average) has been conceived upon the needs of the reduction of mycotoxins, such as ochratoxin A (OTA), in everyday beverages (particularly beer and wine) and at the same time to substitute the Kieselghur filter aid. The aims of the proposed DEMYBE project are: to substitute the currently used carcinogenic Kieselghur filter...
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The aim of this Lifelong learning project E-VitiClimate was to address the challenges that climate change poses for European wine producers.Changes in temperature and rainfall are already transforming European vineyards rhythm and state. The impact of climate change on wine production in Europe is extremely important when considering the economic, political, social, and cultural role of wine and t...
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The construction of a wine building or a wine cellar and the selection of equipment associated with the design of the structure require a depth reflection, in particular on economic and quality aspects and safety of users. However, beyond the functional aspect, the integration of sustainable development requires an analysis of the impact of the design and operation of buildings on the environment....
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