After explaining the role of the OIV, during his participation Guido Baldeschi has presented the recently published report of global state conditions, and the newest winemaking practices adopted by the Organisation (as those being currently evaluated) more precisely:
- the treatment of wines using a membrane technique coupled with activated carbon to reduce excess 4-ethylphenol and 4-ethylguaiacol;
- a Code of Good vitivinicultural practices in order to avoid or limit contamination by Brettanomyces, a monograph on PVI/PVP adsorbent copolymers.
In this sense, the review of the OIV publication “Compendium of International Methods of Analysis of Wines and Musts” counted with approximately 2000 answers which have been collected through a questionnaire sent by the OIV to more than 1000 laboratories: a project which has started in 2009.
Within the themes related to enology and wine production, several topics have been presented at this year’s edition as:
- innovative vineyard practices;
- sustainability and managing;
- how to face old and new diseases of the vines;
- techniques for the color extraction of wine;
- relationship between wine and oxygen;
- malolactic fermentation;
- the use of yeasts and bacteria;
- stabilisation of wine.
In presence of different nation speakers, the Enoforum is an international and unique showcase of what is new for the wine industry.
