Official launch of the VINID'OCC project: Supporting varietal innovation for the viticulture and oenology of the future in Occitania

On Friday, September 16, 2022 from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm, at the Espace Capdeville (Occitanie Region), Philippe Augé, President of the University of Montpellier and Patrick This, Inrae Research Director will officially launch the VINID'OCC Key Challenge. The Key Challenges are an initiative of the Occitanie Region to support the collective dynamics of research players in Occitanie. The University of Montpellier will be the lead institution and contact for the consortium agreement.

By invitation only

What does the project involve?

Anchored in the world's leading vineyard in terms of surface area for wines of origin, VINID'OCC will develop fundamental research of international scope on vines and wine, from the gene to the bottle and to consumers, in order to acquire knowledge and accelerate changes in vine-growing and wine-making practices across the entire plant material - production - processing - market chain. VINID'OCC is designed to meet the challenges of reducing the use of plant protection products, mitigating the effects of climate change on vine growing, and bringing about the necessary changes in the sector. The project brings together all the multi-disciplinary scientific forces present in the region, in line with the scientific strategies of the project's academic partners (INRAE, UM, Institut Agro and INP).

This 2 million euro project, headed by Patrice This, project leader and INRAE researcher at UMR AGAP, and co-directed by : Ms Fabienne Remize, UMR SPO, Université de Montpellier, Mr Bruno Blondin, UMR SPO Institut agro Montpellier, Mr Christian Chervin, UMR LRSV, INP Toulouse, will run from 01/01/2022 to 31/12/2026.

Practical information:

Date : Friday, September 16, 2022
Time : 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Location : Espace Capdeville, 417 Rue Samuel Morse, Montpellier