Código de buenas prácticas vitivinícolas ecológicas - Infowine

PROLOGO: FOREWORD FROM DR DANIÈLE TISSOT
BOIREAU (PROJECT OFFICER)
The Policy oriented research activity – “scientific support to policies” of the Sixth Research
Framework Programme had the overall objective to support the formulation and implementation of
Community policies through a targeted scientific evidence based research agenda. With respect to
this project the focus was upon the revision of the “Regulation on organic food and farming” and it’s
implementing rules where it was necessary to provide clear science-based practices for organic
wines coherent with the principles of organic agriculture.
Accordingly, the ORWINE project has been exploring alternative methods to sulphite addition in the
winemaking process coupled with improved management practices and application of selected
optimised methods on pilot farms. The Commission is thus happy to report that the practical outcome
of the project established and described here in this publication will strongly contribute
towards the further development of best practice in organic viticulture and wine-making and meets
fully the Treaty objective of strengthening the scientific and technological basis of the food and drink
industry while encouraging competitiveness of the sector at an international level.
Dr Danièle Tissot Boireau
Project Officer
European Commission DG Research
Directorate E: Biotechnologies, Agriculture, Food
Unit E04: Agriculture, Forests, Fisheries, Aquaculture SDME 08/22
Postal address: Square de Meeûs, 8 B-1050 Brussels Belgium
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