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Viti-Tunnel is a device that automatically shelters vine rows during rainfall and extreme weather events. By preventing the development of fungal diseases (mildew, black rot and excoriosis), which are responsible for the majority of phytosanitary treatments, this ground-breaking innovation can reduce pesticide use by over 90%. Its ingenious mechanism also protects vines from frost, hail and climatic coulure.
After 5 years of proof-of-concept experimentation in the vineyards of 10 châteaux throughout the Gironde region, and under the scientific, methodological and operational supervision of the Institut Français de la Vigne et du Vin (IFV), Viti-Tunnel has demonstrated that it can meet two major objectives pursued by all winegrowers: securing the harvest and reducing the use of phytosanitary products.
Thanks to a €2 million round of financing from Demeter, Viti-Tunnel is aiming for rapid deployment by the 2025 campaign, in response to a number of burning issues, including environmental and health protection, cohabitation with vineyard neighbors, compliance with Zones de Non-Traitement (ZNT) and biodiversity preservation.