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Louis Bordenave

Grape varieties, variety creation and selection, inventory and prospecting of old grape variety resources

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Biography

Louis Bordenave was first a technician at the Gironde Chamber of Agriculture in 1974 and did massal selection in the vineyard.

Then in 1975, he worked on vine genetics at INRA: creation of varieties by sexual means of wine, table, apyrene and disease-tolerant grape varieties. Planting of plots and experiments in different appellations.

In 1990, he became ampelographer, manager of the conservatories and collections of the INRA of Bordeaux.

Since 1995, he has been carrying out INRA expert appraisals at the vineyard level for planting and decline problems.

Since 2000, he has been advising vineyard nurseries on the production and multiplication of certified rootstock and graft material.

Education

1972 : BTAG at Blanquefort High School
1974 : BTS in Toulouse Auzeville
1982 : International diploma of ampelography at the ENSAM of Montpellier

Professional experience

Varietal creation and selection. Specialization in research, for the evaluation of rootstocks and rootstock creations from other vitis species, against phylloxera (Daktulosphaira vitifoliae).
Inventory and prospection of vitis ssp silvestris resources on the French territory.
Inventory of old grape variety resources for conservation, in different vineyards of the South-West and the West (Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Landes, Lot-et-Garonne), the South-East (Aude) and the West (Charentes, Val de Loire).
Member of the board of the CVC (Conservatoire du vignoble charentais) in Cognac.

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Encyclopedia • 1 chapter • 2026

Grape varieties

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