13/12/22
The ICVV has participated in the comparative study of the fungal microbiome of berries of different vinifera varieties, which has included five varieties and four countries.
Although there is a common basis in the microbiome of all varieties and locations, it has been...
13/12/22
An international research consortium led by Kiran R. Patil and Paula Jouhten has developed a new method for the experimental evolution of yeasts that allows for the rational improvement of the characteristics of yeasts for oenological use.
The main idea of the work stems...
12/12/22
Mouth tactile sensations are the sensory factors that most influence the evaluation of the quality and structure of Spanish ultra-premium red wines. In the same way, the structure of the wine exerts a partial and complementary mediation effect between the tactile sensations...
12/12/22
Soil is a non-renewable resource of high socioeconomic value that harbors an infinite number of organisms (biodiversity) responsible for essential ecological functions (multifunctionality) that imply ecosystem services relevant to society. The preservation of soil quality is...
12/12/22
Researchers of BIOVITIS and VIENAP Groups from the ICVV together with the Axencia Galega da Calidade Alimentaria participate in the GREENVITISV Project, led by the Company I-Grape Laboratory S.L. This project corresponds to the 2021 call for the Public-Private Collaboration...
12/12/22
The glucocorticoid receptor (GR) is a transcription factor that regulates essential life processes in human physiology, in response to steroid hormones, like cortisol, which are involved in inflammation processes and stress situations. Hence, GR is an important...
04/10/22
Pectins are well known as the polysaccharides that contribute to the firmness of plant tissues and confer rigidity to cell walls, protecting the plant from droughts, parasites and predators.
Fungi are heterotrophic organisms that have been endowed with an array of...
20/09/22
It is well known that the aromatic composition of the grape is directly associated with the final quality of the wine. This composition depends on several factors such as grape variety, climatic conditions, viticultural practices, .... To understand the chemical nature of...
16/08/22
This study has been performed by the BIOVITIS research group of the ‘Instituto de Ciencias de la Vid y del Vino (ICVV)’ in collaboration with the Estación de Viticultura y Enología de Galicia (AGACAL-EVEGA) and Mendel University in Czech Republic. This is the first sequence...
01/07/22
The known Cadophora species occur in several habitats such as soil in Mediterranean countries, lakes in Central Europe, decaying wood in the Antarctica, or as plant pathogens. The most prominent diseases in which Cadophora spp. are involved are Petri disease and esca, which...
27/06/22
Pablo Carbonell Bejerano, degree in Biological Sciences (University of Alicante, 2002) and PhD in Biotechnology (Polytechnic University of Valencia, 2008), has joined ICVV as CSIC permanent researcher from April 2022.
Pablo Carbonell Bejerano starts a research line based...
27/06/22
María-Pilar Sáenz Navajas (Logroño, 1981) has developed her research activity in 6 national and international institutions: Technische Universität Wien (Austria, 2003-2004), Universidad de La Rioja (2005-2011), Centre du Goût et de l ́Alimentation (France, 2011-2013),...
23/06/22
Sara Ferrero del Teso has completed a Ph. D undertaking research at the Instituto de Ciencias de la Vid y del Vino (CSIC-GR-UR). She has studied the compounds and/or chemical factors responsible for wine mouthfeel perception, such as general astringency, dryness or stickiness...
23/06/22
The organization of the IV edition of the AEPAS Congress became a challenge with the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic in our lives. It was expected to be held in 2021, but it had to be postponed up to two times, due to responsibility and coherence with the complicated socio-...