Publications
Vivelys takes part in a wide range of conferences and regularly publishes content on viticulture, oenology, microbiology, production strategy and markets.
These publications are based on the research programmes conducted each year since Vivelys was founded.
Conferences
Watch or re-watch our conferences and take a look at presentations on one or several themes of your choice.
The 2016 vintage reflects the extent to which climatic variability can affect wine production and requires oenologists to be ever more precise in controlling the impact of vintage conditions on ripening. The combination of new scientific knowledge with data directly from the vineyard offers new perspectives. It is now possible to better reveal the nature of the links between the plant and the composition of the fruit according to the environment.
By decreasing the risk of oxidation early, whilst having a positive impact on wine profiles, Controlled Oxygenation of Must (O2CM) is an efficient process for improving each fraction of the juice. In parallel with mastery of extraction processes, O2CM must be rationalized at the scale of a production strategy, allowing it to then be included in an approach to minimize enological input, such as vinification without sulfites.
For its 6th edition, the Conférence du Millési+F6:G6me, organized by Fruition Sciences, will be held at the Cité du Vin in Bordeaux for the first time. The 2016 vintage is characterized by a cool and very wet early season, followed by a hot, dry late summer; these conditions have raised many questions within the profession. Work upstream of the vineyard, the technological and phenolic qualities of berries, and harvest dates are all issues that will be covered during the conference.
The relationship between wine and oxygen has always been a key aspect for enologists. This relationship is complex, essential and continuous, from reception of the harvest to the aging of the wine in bottles. What are the advantages, benefits and risks? Four specialists bring new elements of response, for ever-more in-depth mastery of the question.
This study describes the sugar loading dynamics of Merlot measured in a Bordeaux vineyard in the last 10 years (more than 2,000 plots analyzed every year), and correlates the results with climate conditions, water conditions, yield levels, and the quality of the wines. The work is completed with an approach based on identifying the volatile compounds that are markers for the "cooked fruit" notes found in both the grapes harvested late and the wines obtained from their vinification.
