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Alternative grape

varieties
in response to climate
change

Dr José Vouillamoz - Wine & Grapes Consulting - Switzerland


@JoseGrapes - www.josevouillamoz.com
Which Romanée-Conti in 2118 ?

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Which Romanée-Conti in 2118 ?

DRINKING KILLS!

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Grape variety : Hulk Red©


Climate change - Maturity shift

K. A. Nicholas (2015). Will we still enjoy Pinot Noir? Scientific American 312:60-67
Grape varieties and climate change

Beaune 2100

Nebbiolo

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Dr Gregory V Jones, Southern Oregon University


VITADAPT Project - Ranking of 52 varieties by date of veraison

Parcelle 52
(2009- )
Piwi (pilzwiderstandsfähige Rebsorten) – Monogenic resistance
V. vinifera, V. riparia, V. labrusca, V. cinerea, V. aestivalis, V. lincecumii, V. rupestris
PIWIs new generation (2000- ) – Polygenic resistance
Polygenic resistant grapes

Country Name Release


Italy UD 31.125 2015
UD 32.078
UD 76.026
UD 34.113
France Artaban 2018
Floreal
Vidoc
Voltis
Czech Republic BV-29-11 2019?
BV-29-15
BV-29-19 Artaban
France/Switzerla ? 2021
nd
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Germany ? ? 11
Man-made cross-fertilization

Hybrids and crossings = 4.4%


Use of existing diversity - The rising stars
(guesses or wishful thinking by J. Vouillamoz…)

Zierfandler

Teroldego Fekete Járdovány


Tibouren Kisi
Alfocheiro
Svrdlovina
Areni
Graciano
Nieddera
Chidiriotiko Narince
Climate change – use of clonal diversity

Pinot
800 clones
Chasselas
300 clones
Nebbiolo
98 clones
Garnacha
500 clones Sangiovese Areni
113 clones 14 clones
Xinomavro
20 clones
Clonal diversity – Sequencing
98 Nebbiolo clones – 7 genetic biotypes

Gambino et al. 2018. Whole-genome sequencing and SNV genotyping of ‘Nebbiolo’ (Vitis vinifera
L.) clones. Scientific Reports 7: 17294
Climate change – DNA modifications
Mutations

Epigenetics
GMOs - Genetically Modified Organisms in Vitis

Could solve mildews, leafroll virus, Pierce’s disease, draught, cold, etc.
Country Varieties Aim Dates
Italy Sultanina, Silcora Parthenocarpic 1999-2006
Canada Cabernet Franc Cold tolerant ?
France Roostok 41 B GFLV resistant 2005-2009
Romania Russalka, Roostok 41B Viruses resistant 2003-2006
Germany Dornfelder, Riesling, Seyval Fungal resistant 1999-2009
Blanc (Interrupted)

USA Chardonnay, Merlot, Niagara, Bacterial and fungal 2000-2010


Concord, Sultanina resistant
Rootstock Viruses resistant 2007-2008
China Sultanina Fungal resistant ?
South Africa Chardonnay, Sultanina Visual markers Pending
Gene editing
CRISPR-Cas 9 (Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats)
Gene editing
CRISPR-Cas 9 (Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats)

(Mildew Locus O)
Climate change – Gene editing

Rutgers University in New Jersey is currently testing


CRISPR on Chardonnay Dijon clone 76

Danger: genetic erosion


Conclusions

• Climate change and adaptation increase pathogens pressure

• Non-vinifera? Resistant hybrids? GMOs? CRISPR Cas9?

• Only a small number of the possible genetic combinations within and


outside vinifera have been explored

• Obscure and wild grapes: sources of biodiversity!

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