NEWS

INNOVI has presented during the last two weeks a total of 30 innovation projects in the framework of two different public calls

The LIGAWINE project, in collaboration with different players in the European wine industry, launches an open call exclusively aimed at SMEs to finance small innovation projects focused on the green transition.

Yesterday, May 20, 2026, INNOVI participated in the Enoforum Zaragoza 2026, one of the main Spanish innovation and knowledge transfer events for the wine sector.

DO Terra Alta and INNOVI promote a strategic day of the GRACTI project, coordinated by INNOVI, to analyze the present and future of the variety and consolidate its position as one of the great Mediterranean white wines.

El Celler de la Fassina de Can Guineu de Sant Sadurní d’Anoia va acollir el passat 6 de maig la jornada tècnica “L’edició gènica a la vinya: eines, aplicacions i reptes per a la viticultura mediterrània”, una trobada que va reunir experts en recerca, viticultura i innovació per reflexionar sobre el futur del sector davant els desafiaments climàtics, agronòmics i econòmics. La sessió, organitzada per INNOVI, AECAVA, IRTA, CRAG i l’Ajuntament de Sant Sadurní d’Anoia, amb el suport del Consell Regulador de la DO Cava, va posar el focus en el potencial de les noves tècniques genòmiques com una eina estratègica per garantir la sostenibilitat, la competitivitat i la capacitat d’adaptació de la viticultura mediterrània.

Last Monday, April 20, 2026, the creation of the Wine Innovation Collaboration Alliance (WICA) was officially formalized, marking a strategic milestone for the future of the European and international wine sector. This new alliance was established with the aim of strengthening innovation, collaboration, and internationalization across the wine value chain.

Last Friday, April 10th, 2026, the INNOVI General Assembly was held, an annual meeting for all member companies and organizations. The event took place at the Gramona facilities, in a highly privileged and emblematic setting within the wine sector.

La reunió inaugural del projecte LIGAWINE (Low Input Grapegrowing and Winemaking) es va celebrar els dies 30 i 31 d’octubre de 2025 a Bordeus, França. Finançat pel programa Interregional Innovation Investments (I3), aquest projecte, amb una durada de 39 mesos, té com a objectiu impulsar el sector vitivinícola cap a pràctiques sostenibles, innovadores i econòmicament resilients a tot Europa.

Eloi Montcada, Clúster Manager of INNOVI, shares in an interview for Wineimprove, a partner of INNOVI, his vision on how these technologies can contribute to transforming the wine value chain and help companies to be more competitive, efficient and prepared to face current and future challenges.

Agroforestry and rural SMEs across Europe face an increasingly complex context, marked by rising energy costs, market uncertainty and growing pressure to move towards decarbonisation