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How the Center for Research and Innovation (CRI) was created and established, as well as its current situation, were among the topics discussed in the presentation led by the CRI’s director and the head of technology management and administration. With more than 45 attendees from various fields, the talk on the “Implementation of an R&D&I center in the wine industry: the case of Viña Concha y Toro” took place. Held in the UC Innovation Center’s auditorium, Gerard Casaubon, director of Viña Concha y Toro’s Center for Research and Innovation (CRI) […]
Gerard Casaubon – Director CRI In 2015, the wine industry received with high expectations the good news regarding the inauguration of the first private center for applied research in Chile and the region. The project was comparable only to a select group of high-impact initiatives in California and Spain.
On Tuesday, March 2, the “2nd R&D Results Transfer Workshop” took place at the Puente Alto Winemaking Cellar, led by the Center for Research and Innovation. The purpose of the meeting led by Gerard Casaubon, director of the CRI, was to present the 2016-2020 Strategic Plan, which includes 5 strategic programs with a total of 50 initiatives whose results will directly benefit community: farmers, small and medium grape growers, academia, scientists, trade associations, wine producers, suppliers, distributors, and different industries working in the world of wine. Additionally, during the event […]
The meeting held on January 21 was organized by The Vine and Wine Technological Center of Universidad de Talca, the Regional Government of Maule, and Vignadores de Carignan A.G.
Last Thursday, November 26, Richard Smart talked about the reality of vine diseases in the world, their extent and how to beat them. Workshop de Richard Smart en Centro de Investigación e Innovación de Viña Concha y Toro from CII Viña Concha y Toro on Vimeo. Trunk diseases are a problem that threatens vineyards throughout the world, making it a matter of concern for the wine industry. In Chile, the varieties most susceptible to contracting these pathologies are Cabernet Sauvignonand Sauvignon Blanc, and to a lesser extent Chardonnay and Merlot. […]
This new version ratified the Maule valley as a wine-producing area of excellence and confirmed the union of wine-lovers from both countries. The 11th version of “Vinos de la Cordillera” (wines from the Andes foothills) took place between Thursday 29 and Saturday 31 October. This is an event of comradeship that seeks to provide winemaking news and tighten links between cellar owners, winemakers and sommeliers of Chile and Argentina The second day of the event was spent at the Center of Extension of the Center of Research and Innovation (C.I.I.) […]
Its membership was made official on October 27 at the OENODOC & OENOVITI INTERNATIONAL 8th GENERAL ASSEMBLY, with the presentation of Dr. Álvaro González, assistant manager, research and development, of the Center of Research and Innovation.
Dario Cantú, professor in the Department of Viticulture and Oenology at the University of California, was the expert who opened the first activity of the program of talks and seminars to be given in the Center of Extension of Concha y Toro’s Center of Research and Innovation (CRI), located in the Region of the Maule.
Viña Concha y Toro was celebrating an international accolade at the Drinks Business Awards on May 19 in London. At a ceremony at the London Wine Fair, Concha y Toro was awarded ‘Drinks Company of the Year’ in the International division, reflecting a successful 12 months in global sales as well as major new corporate initiatives.
The University of California Davis, partner of Concha y Toro in the field of research and innovation, opened its Life Sciences Innovation Center in Chile aiming to contribute to the development of the agricultural and forestry industries.
Following its recent opening in Chile, the Center of Excellence of the University of California, Davis, UC Davis-Chile Life Sciences Innovation Center (UC Davis LINC) –which has funding from Corfo’s Program for the Attraction of Centers of Excellence– organized, as a presentation, a Viticulture and Enology workshop, which was conducted in the United States on January 15 and 16. This was attended by leading researchers from the university and Chilean specialists in these areas.
El Centro de Investigación e Innovación de Viña Concha y Toro es un importante compromiso de la Viña en el ámbito de la Responsabilidad Social Empresarial y la relación con la comunidad.
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