CONFERENCE 10 MARCH 2006

LATEST TECHNICS TO IMPROVE THE MONITORING OF GRAPEBERRY RIPENING

Summary

Link to english.doc

Introduction : Control of Maturation, its economic impact. Dedicated on going research. Spectrum of the latest analytical and technological tools.
CLAUDE FLANZY ( ancien INRA-Agro Montpellier)


I – Modern approaches of ripening physiology
 

Scientific understanding of the ripening phenomenon

* Physiology
Physiological factors triggering ripening
JEAN-PIERRE GAUDILLÈRE (Inra Bordeaux)

Link to JP-Gaudilère.pdf

Management of Ripening
ALAIN CARBONNEAU (Agro Montpellier- IHEV)
Link to Carbonneau.pdf

*Molecular Biology
Grapevine genomics and ripening on-going worldwide research
ROMAIN FOUQUET et SERGE DELROT (Université Poitiers)
MARK THOMAS (Adélaïde, Australie)
GRANT CRAMER (Univ.Reno, Nevada) stress hydrique
Link to Fouquet-Cramer-Delrot-Thomas.pdf

The impact of ripening on wine-making: links between ripeness and targeted types of wine.
MARIO FALCETTI (Contadi Castaldi, Italie)
Link to Falcetti.pdf

II- Evaluation of ripeness – Analytic tools

The use of sensorial analysis for evaluating the enological potentialities of the grapes
FLORENCE GRAS ( ICV , Montpellier)

Link to Gras-Rousseau.pdf

Approaches to assessment of the harvest biological content thru IRTF*. Evaluation of ripeness level, technological potential and presence of contaminating microorganisms.
MARC DUBERNET
(Laboratoire Œnologique, Narbonne)
Link to Dubernet.pdf

Three recent techniques for evaluating the quality of grapes.
• NIR Spectrometer JM DESSEIGNE ( ITV) 

Link to Desseigne.pdf
• Imagery on harvest : CH.GUIZARD (Cemagref), Sylvie ROUSSEL
Aroma precursors thru IRTF* : R .GUÉRIN-SCHNEIDER (ITV-INRA Montpellier)

Synthesis and conclusion
PETER HAYES  Association’s President
Link to Hayes.pdf


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