Place :
Depending on the year, in :
  Vila Real (Portugal),
  Piacenza (Italy),
  Valencia (Spain).

The place of the module changes every year and is decided by the teaching committee.

Duration and period :
6 weeks in May-June of the year N+1

Objectives :
  To understand and analyze systems of production existing in vine growing
  To be able to take into account the environmental constraints

Organization

  1- Knowledge of the vine as a plant
  2- Vine growing techniques
  3- Vine growing and environment
  4- Special types of vine growing

Contents :

1 - Knowledge of the vine as a plant
Biology, morphology and physiology of the vine
  Type of vines, rootstocks
  Morphology and physiology of the vine
  Cycles of development of the vine
  Ecophysiology of the vine

2 - Vine growing techniques
  Vine nursery
  Production targets. (In each university, the contents will be adapted to the regional productions )

3 - Vine growing and environment
  Integrated production
  Organic vine growing, ...
  Environmental management, traceability in wines

4 - Special types of vine growing
  Vine growing in mountaneous zones
  Vine growing in tropical zones...

A group study and an individual bibliographical research are done by the students

  Some examples of topics of study in 2002
Worms of the bunch in organic vine growing : evolution of parasitism
Water stress of vine
Impact of various fertilization on the vine
Impact of the spreading of viticultural effluents on the vine

Evaluation
The teaching methods (activities suggested, evaluation) are different in each partner university.

For example : written exam, bibliographical synthesis, report on the study, oral presentation