The WiVitis project, a collaborative initiative across France, Germany and Switzerland, has generated a number of findings related to PIWIs and their climate resilience. The berry skin stability of multiple PIWI varieties was tested for heat resilience, sunburn resilience and Botrytis susceptibility, leading to the generation of a structural classification of epicuticular wax structures, amongContinue reading “Collaboration in the face of climate change”
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The Science Behind Disease-Resistant Wine Grapes
Mention the word “hybrid” in relation to grape varieties and many times the response will be negative. It is time to reconsider that bias. Advances in science and technology to combine V. vinifera and the mildew resistance of non-vinifera vines have finessed the breeding of hybrid grape varieties to a level warranting further scrutiny. ToContinue reading “The Science Behind Disease-Resistant Wine Grapes”