Jean-Philippe Roby - Associate Professor working at Bordeaux Sciences Agro and ISVV
Cultivating the old vines of the future
Jean-Philippe studies and projects focus on the cultivation of young vineyards (from the moment of grafting and early years) to protect genetic diversity and ensure long-lived vines. He advocates for the applied preservation of old vines and diverse varieties ‘live’ in commercial vineyards, rather than in museum conservatories. He argues that if the world of wine were to dedicate just 5% of any wine region’s vine area to plantings of biodiversity and genetic richness, it would be enough to safeguard this endangered heritage for the future.
Jean-Philippe Roby is an associate professor, teacher and researcher at Bordeaux Sciences Agro and ISVV (Vine and Wine Scientific Institute of Bordeaux) since 1998. He teaches viticulture on training system, and adaptation of plant material to pedo-climate, including economic aspect.
He has been the head of Viticulture-Oenology department from 1998 to 2009, and Head of Innovation and Transfer department of ISVV until 2016. He his now director of publication of IVES (International Viticulture and Enology Society), running OENO-One, scientific peer reviewed journal and IVES Technical Reviews, both in full Open Access. Jean-Philippe is also consultant for vineyards and wineries in several wine countries.
He is part of the cross-border Vites Qualitas (http://vitesqualitas.eu/en/home/) project (funded by Poctefa.eu) to increase the longevity of vineyards through the study of pruning and grafts.
He has been the head of Viticulture-Oenology department from 1998 to 2009, and Head of Innovation and Transfer department of ISVV until 2016. He his now director of publication of IVES (International Viticulture and Enology Society), running OENO-One, scientific peer reviewed journal and IVES Technical Reviews, both in full Open Access. Jean-Philippe is also consultant for vineyards and wineries in several wine countries.
He is part of the cross-border Vites Qualitas (http://vitesqualitas.eu/en/home/) project (funded by Poctefa.eu) to increase the longevity of vineyards through the study of pruning and grafts.
His studies and projects focus on the cultivation of young vineyards (from the moment of grafting and early years) to protect genetic diversity and long-lived vines. He advocates for the applied preservation of old vines and diverse varieties ‘live’ in producing commercial vineyards, rather than in museum conservatories. He argues that if the world of wine were to dedicate just 5% of any wine region’s vine area to plantings of biodiversity and genetic richness, it would be enough to safeguard this endangered heritage for the future.
