Institute of Vine and Wine Science

Updated on: 29/03/2023

At the heart of the world's leading wine-producing region, the University of Bordeaux's Institute of Vine and Wine Science (ISVV) is a multidisciplinary centre for research, higher education and development that seeks to meet the future challenges of the wine industry.

The ISVV brings together research, training and technology transfer teams from multiple partners in the wine industry on the Bordeaux site.

A 10,000-square metre building on the INRAE site in Villenave d'Ornon is home to part of the research teams and over 600 students.

It opened its doors in January 2009. Over 60% of the the programme was financed by the Aquitaine Regional Council, as well as by the European Union (FEDER), the French Government, the Gironde Departmental Council, Bordeaux Metropole, INRAE and the Bordeaux Wine Council (CIVB).

The ISVV now has the status of a University of Bordeaux institute. It upholds strong ties with the wine industry, in particular the CIVB, and develops technology transfer initiatives with the Inno’Vin cluster.

Contact

Institute of Vine and Wine Science

210 chemin de Leysotte
33882 Villenave d'Ornon

+33 (0)5 57 57 58 58

accueil-isvv%40u-bordeaux.fr

Visit the website (in French)

Management

Philippe Darriet

Director
Eric Giraud-Héraud

Asst. Director in charge of Research & Innovation
Laurence Geny-Denis

Asst. Director in charge of Training Programmes
Laurette Grall

Manager - Administration & Finance

Key figures

600+

students

incl. 60 certified oenologists and 160 trainees in continuing education each year
250

researchers
4

technology transfer &

development units
55+

international partners

Organisation and partners

Programmes

The ISVV offers a wide range of technical training programmes from the Bachelor to Master degree level.

Training is one of the institute's pillars, with courses covering all aspects of the viticulture and wine production.

As part of the University of Bordeaux and in collaboration with the university's partners (Bordeaux Montaigne University, Bordeaux Sciences Agro and KEDGE), the ISVV brings together a community of over 80 teachers, on topics ranging from plant biology to vine and wine law, and including oenology or wine and spirits marketing. The courses provided benefit from the excellent level of research and its transfer carried out by the ISVV teams.

Research topics

The ISVV's three missions – research, teaching and technology transfer – are divided into six main interdisciplinary topics aimed at driving progress in the wine industry:

Improving wine and grape quality by furthering knowledge
Explaining the biological properties of polyphenols by studying their effects
Optimising growing practices to promote sustainable viticulture
Improving environmentally-friendly growing processes
Making the wine industry more economically effective
Developing the wine industry's legal, cultural and economic aspects

Partnerships

Aquitaine Regional Council - in French
European Union - in French
Ministry of Higher Education and Research - in French
Gironde Departmental Council - in French
Bordeaux Métropole - in French
French National Institute for Agronomy and Environment (INRAE) - in French
Bordeaux Wine Council (CIVB) - in French

210 chemin de Leysotte
33882 Villenave d'Ornon