IBERVITIS

IBERVITIS

Viticulture

2023-2026

The international technological cooperation project, IBERVITIS, works with the aim of improving the biodiversity and resistance of the vineyards of the Iberian Peninsula through an innovative polyclonal selection methodology. Specifically, this technique will be applied to seven key Iberian varieties: Albariño, Arinto, Godello, Sercial, Rabo de ovelha, Rufete and Tempranillo. With the collaboration of the partners, the development of all the phases of polyclonal selection will be covered and the transfer of knowledge will be allowed, so that, once IBERVITIS is finished, all the members of the consortium can continue advancing with this polyclonal selection process and, through them, extend this knowledge to the rest of the Iberian wine sector.

Collaborators

IBERVITIS is an international technological cooperation project, which is being developed within the framework of the EUREKA Multilateral Cooperation Programme, in which Spanish and Portuguese companies are participating.

The consortium that promotes this project is made up of the Spanish entities Bodegas La Horra (coordinator), Bodega Paco & Lola and Bodega Numanthia, as well as the Portuguese wine group Sogrape and the Portuguese association for the conservation of the vine (PORVID). In addition, it has the support and collaboration of the Higher Institute of Agronomy of the University of Lisbon. It has an expected duration of 36 months. It has a total budget of 904,903 euros, co-financed by the European Union and by the Centre for Technological Development and Innovation (CDTI Innovation) with FEDER funds, through the multiregional Operational Programme for Smart Growth 2021-2027.