VIII International Terroir Congress June 14th-18th, 2010 SOAVE (VR) ITALY

Monday 14th June 2010 10:00 – 18:00

Registration of participants and poster set up at the Soave winery "Borgo Covergnino"

15:00 – 20:00

The people that will attend the Congress, have the opportunity to take part to VULCANIA 2010, an event organized by consorzio Tutela vini Soave e Recioto di Soave

Tuesday 15th June 2010 08:00 - 09:00

Registration of participants at the Soave winery "Borgo Covergnino"

09:00 - 10:00

CONGRESS OPENING: - Autorities welcome WORKS OPENING: - Doc. Michele Borgo (Director CRA-VIT)

1ST Day: Zoning 10:00 - 10:10

Introduction: chairman Francois Murisier Session 1: Ancient zoning in the world

10:10 - 10:30

Key note lecture: Historical zoning in the world by Vicente Sotes Communications:

10:30 - 10:50

Utilisation de donneess historiques pour caracteriser le millesime en cours. (Use of an historical data set to characterize the current vintage). S. Dupin, B. Tisseyre, J. Roger, A. Gobrecht (France)

10:50 - 11:10

Synthesis of the contribution of the GiESCO (Group of international Experts of vitivinicultural Systems for CoOperation) to the study of terroirs A. Carbonneau, G. Cargnello, H. Ojeda, J. Tonietto, H. Schultz (France)

11:10 - 11:30

Storia del Prosecco e del suo territorio di produzione: un percorso di studi in continuo progresso. (“Prosecco” and its Terroir: work in progress) F.Gaiotti, P.Marcuzzo, F.Battista, L.Lovat, D.Tomasi (Italy)

11:30 - 11:50

Coffee break 1

Session 2: New methods and technologies to describe the environment 11:50 - 12:10

Key note lecture: New methods and technologies to describe the environment by Cornelis Van Leeuwen Communications:

12:10 - 12:30

Using atmospheric and statistical models to understand local climate and assess spatial temperature variability at fine scale over the Stellenbosch wine district, South Africa. V. Bonnardot, V.A. Carey, M. Madelin, S. Cautenet, H. Quénol (France)

12:30 - 12:50

Impact of pedoclimatical conditions on the precocity potential of vineyards in the canton of Geneva (Switzerland) S. Burgos, S. Almendros, E. Fortier (Switzerland)

12:50 - 13:10

Utilisation de la télédétection satellitaire pour la caractérisation des potentialités viticoles (Satellite imagery : a tool for large scale vineyard management) J. Rousseau, H. Poilve, B. Tisseyre, J. Collas, D. Granes (France)

13:10 - 13:30

Texas Terroir: GIS Characterization of the Texas High Plains AVA E.W. Hellman, E.A. Takow, M.D. Tchakerian, R.N. Coulson (USA)

13:30 - 13:50

Poster: the six best posters (three for each session) will be summarized orally by Paolo Storchi.

13:50

Packet lunch

13:50 - 23:00

Visit to the ancient vineyards of Venice’s islands: farm of Mazzorbo, Basilini’s villa and Torcello island Dinner in Torcello at locanda Cipriani

Wednesday 16th June 2010 Session 2: New methods and technologies to describe the environment 08:20 - 08:40

Isotope composition of wine as indicator of Terroir spatial variability J. Tardáguila, M.P. Diago, J. Baluja, F. Camin, R. Larcher (Spain)

08:40 - 09:00

Influenza dei fattori dell’ambiente sulla risposta della pianta, e caratteristiche dell’uva della cv Tannat prodotta in vigneti di tre regioni climatiche diverse dell’Uruguay. (How environment influence harvest and quality response of grape (Cv. Tannat) in 3 different regions of Uruguay) M. Ferrer, G. González Neves, A. Montaña, G. Camussi, G. Favre, R. Avondet, J. Salvarrey, G. Gil, G. Echeverria (Uruguay)

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2ND Day: Climate and Soil 09:00 - 09:10

Introduction: chairman Jacques Fanet Session 3: Historic and future climate variability and climate change: effects on vocation, stress and new vine areas

09:10 - 09:30

Key note lecture: Climate, Grapes, and Wine: Structure and Suitability in a Variable and Changing Climate by Gregory Jones Communications:

09:30 - 09:50

The impact of global warming on Ontario’s icewine industry D. Cyr, T. B. Shaw (Canada)

09:50 - 10:10

L’effet du climat viticole sur la typicitè des vins rouges: caractérisation au Niveau des Régions Viticoles Ibéro-Americaines (The effect of viticultural climate on red wine typicity: a characterization on Iberoamerican grape-Growing wine regions) J. Tonietto, V. Sotés, M.C. Zanus, E.M. Uliarte, L. Antelo, C. Montes, P. Clímaco (Brasil)

10:10 - 10:30

Climate variability and its effects in the Penedes vineyard region (NE Spain) M.C. Ramos, J.A. Martínez-Casasnovas (Spain)

10:30 - 10:50

Effetti del cambiamento climatico europeo sulle epoche di vendemmia in Abruzzo (Climate changes effects on harvest period in Abruzzo region) B. Di Lena, L. Mariani, F. Antenucci, O. Silvestroni (Italy)

10:50 - 11:10

Appliance of Climate Projections for Climate change study in Serbian Vineyard Regions A. Vuković, M. Vujadinović, V. Djurdjević, Z. Ranković-Vasić, N., Marković, Zoran Atanacković, B. Sivčev, N. Petrović (Serbia)

11:10 - 11:30

Coffee break Session 4 : Geology and Soil: effects on wine quality

11:30 - 11:50

Key note lecture: Relazione introduttiva: The geological and geomorphological events that determine the soil functional characters of a terroir di Edoardo Costantini Communications:

11:50 - 12:10

Influence of Soil Characteristics on Vine Growth, Plant Nutrient Levels and Juice Properties: a Multi-Year Analysis J.-J. Lambert, J. Suzuki, C. Gruenwald, R. Dahlgren,H. Heymann, J.A. Wolpert (USA) 3

12:10 - 12:30

Pedo-geological studies of toposequences of the Gaillac “Premières côtes” (Tarn, SW France). Consequences on micro-terroirs definition. M. Papa, P. Courjault-Radé, P. Oliva, M. Munoz, A. Cazottes (France)

12:30 - 12:50

Three proximal sensors to estimate texture, skeleton and soil water storage in vineyards S. Priori, E.A.C. Costantini, A. Agnelli, S. Pellegrini, E. Martini (Italy)

12:50 - 13:10

Geologic and geomorphologic features applied for identification of wine terroir units by digital image processing, spectroradiometric and GIS techniques in Encruzilhada do Sul, RS, Brazil R. Hoff, J. R. Ducati, M. Bergmann (Brasil)

13:10 - 13:30

Influence of Basalt on the Terroir of the Columbia Valley American viticultural area K.R. Pogue (USA)

13:30 - 13:50

Poster: the six best posters (three for each session) will be summarized orally by Lucio Brancadoro

13:50 - 14:50

Lunch

15:00 - 23:00

Visit to the vineyards of Valpolicella (from Villa Serego Alighieri) and taste of the best Amarone vintages at the winery “Cantina di Negrar” Visit to Allegrini’s vineyards and dinner at “Villa della Torre” in Fumane.

Thursday 17th June 2010 3RD Day: Appellations: terroir wines and the landscapes that produce them 08:30 - 08:40

Introduction: chairman Valeriu Cotea Session 5: World Wine Regions: their conservation, grape varieties and wine tipicity

08:40 - 09:00

Key note lecture: Le aree viticole storiche nel mondo: i loro vitigni, la loro protezione e la tipicita’ dei vini in esse ottenuti by Mario Fregoni Communications:

09:00 - 09:20

Zonage viticole dans le valle central de Tarija – Bolivie (Vitivinicultural zonation in the region of the Central Valley of Tarija (VCT)) L. Antelo Bruno, J. Tonietto J. Molina, O. Mendoza, N. Flores (Bolivia)

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09:20 - 09:40

Evaluation of Valdadadige DOC “Terra dei Forti” vineyards by zoning approach D. Porro, J. Cricco, F. Gasperi, R. Larcher, L. Toninato, R. Zorer, A. Scienza (Italy)

09:40 - 10:00

Le Terre dei Lambruschi modenesi. (Lands of “Lambruschi Modenesi”) G. Nigro, C. Scotti, S. Raimondi, M. Melotti, M. Simoni, G. Antolini, M. Zamboni (Italy)

10:00 - 10:20

Les protections des terroirs viticoles dans l’AOC Cotes du Rhone (Terroirs protection in the Côtes du Rhône AOC) B.R. Lovelle, L. Fabbri, A. Pujol (France)

10:20 - 10:40

Coffee break Session 6 : Landscape and its emotional role in wine quality

10:40 - 11:00

Key note lecture: Il paesaggio e il suo immaginario sulla qualità del vino by Diego Tomasi Communications:

11:00 - 11:20

Geology and landscape as determining factors in microfields and development of the different spanish appellation of origen V. Gomez-Miguel, V. Sotes (Spain)

11:20 - 11:40

How landscape may effect the purchasing behavioural choices of a consumer with reference to Veneto Wines L. Agnoli, R. Capitello, D. Gaeta, M. Laureati, E. Pagliarini (Italy)

11:40 - 12:00

The Landscape in the development of the vineyard regions A case study in DOC Dao and DOC Bairrada (Central Portugal) A. Lavrador, F. Bianchi-de-Aguiar (Portugal)

12:00 - 12:20

Typicité liée au terroir : de la représentation conceptuelle à la représentation sensorielle. Etude des liens avec les pratiques oenologiques. (Typicality related to terroir: from conceptual to perceptual representation. Study of the links with enological practises) Y. Cadot, S. Caillé, M. Thiollet-Scholtus, A. Samson, G. Barbeau, V. Cheynier (France)

12:20 - 12:40

Il paesaggio del vino come espressione della trasversalità culturale (The landscape of wine as an expression of cultural transversality) L. Gregori (Italy)

12:40 - 13:00

Poster: the six best posters (three for each session) will be summarized orally by Duilio Porro

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch

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14:10 - 23:00

Visit to the vineyards of Prosecco “The comparison between the historic and modern landscape”, dinner and concert of classic music ( W.A. Mozart symphonyN.2P K201) at the panoramic hills of Collagù.

Friday 18th June 2010 4TH Day: Vineyard management and the environment 08:30 - 08:40

Introduction: chairman Antonio Calò Session 7: Vineyard management for environment valorisation

08:40 - 09:00

Key note lecture: Vineyard management for environment valorisation by Kobus Hunter Communications:

09:00 - 09:20

Incidence de la date de récolte sur l’expression des terroirs et le profil aromatique des vins de Sauvignon en Touraine (Impact of harvest on the terroir expression and on the aroma profile of Touraine Sauvignon wines) P. Poupault, V. Courtin (France)

09:20 - 09:40

Which is the best soil for sangiovese quality wine? P. Bucelli, R. Barbetti, G. L’Abate, S. Pellegrini, P. Storchi, E.A.C. Costantini (Italy)

09:40 - 10:00

Détermination des caractéristiques aromatiques de vins tropicaux Syrah et Tempranillo élaborés au Nord-Est du Brésil (Determination of aromatic characteristics from Syrah and Tempranillo tropical wines elaborated in Northeast Brazil) A. J. de Brito Araújo, R. Vanderlinde L. Leite de Andrade, G.E. Pereira, (Brasil)

10:00 - 10:20

Soils, Climate and Vine Management: Their Influence on Marlborough Sauvignon blanc wine style M.C.T. Trought, R.A. Agnew, K. Stronge, J.S. Bennett, W. Parr, M. Greven (New Zealand)

10:20 - 10:40

Successful technology transfer of the early defoliation technique in cv. Mandó, an autochthon variety from south-east Spain I. Gómez, J.Revert, M.D. Esteve, M.D. Climent, D.S. Intrigliolo (Spain)

10:40 - 11:00

Coffee break

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11:00 - 11:20

Etude de la phisiologie et de la qualite du vin (cv. Merlot) sur differents terroirs identifies au Tessin (Suisse) (Study of grape physiology and wine quality (cv. Merlot) in different identified terroirs of the Canton Ticino (Switzerland)) C. Monico, F. Murisier,V. Zufferey (Switzerland)

11:20 - 11:40

Changing the scale of characterization of a wine area: from Protected Designation of Origin to a Vineyard Loire Valley Observatory (ViLVO). M. Thiollet-Scholtus, G. Barbeau (France) Session 8: Vine growing and environmental sustainability

11:40 - 12:00

Key note lecture: Sustainable land management, environment and biodiversity by Joël Rochard Communications:

12:00 - 12:20

Long-term Vineyard Sustainability Index M. Greven Victoria Raw, Colin Gray, Markus Deurer, Bruce West and Claire Grose (Nuova Zelanda)

12:20 - 12:40

Assessment of environmental sustainability of wine growing activity in France. M. Thiollet-Scholtus, A. Tonus, G. Barbeau C. Bockstaller (France)

12:40 - 13:00

Vino e paesaggio: materiali per il governo del territorio vitivinicolo. il piano regolatore delle città del vino. (Wine and landscape: how to manage the vineyards territory. The regulation plan of wine-producing towns) G. Pioli (Italy)

13:00 - 13:20

Sustainablity of vineyards in the Priorat region (NE Spain) M.C. Ramos, J.A. Martínez-Casasnovas (Spain)

13:20 - 14:30

Lunch

14:30 – 14:50

Poster: the six best posters (three for each session) will be summarized orally by Antonino Pisciotta

14:50 - 15:20

- Awarding of prizes to the two best scientific devices (instruments or software) for the study of the environment. - Awarding of prizes to the two best books on terroir and zoning. Introducing Soave

15:20 - 15:40

La viticoltura veneta in un contesto di città e industria diffusa. Per una lettura integrale del paesaggio C. Robiglio

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15:40 - 16:00

Un grande Theatro di amenissimi colli: tutti coltivati et abondanti di frutti eccellentissimi e di buonissime viti G. Moriani

16:00 - 16:20

Il Soave: esempio di cultura e di scienza G. Ponchia

16:20 – 16:50

Conclusion: The future of zoning studies - which role(s) do they play in scientific research? Key note lecture Attilio Scienza END OF THE CONGRESS

17:00 - 19:30

Visit to the vineyards of Soave “The wines from vulcanic and calcareous soil” Comparative wine tasting at BalestriValda and Castellaro winery

20:45

Gala medieval dinner inside of the castle of Soave

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