Belgian vitivinicultural academic sources are scarce but valuable. For my first peer-reviewed article, I opted for an approach linking *case study: Belgium🆒climate 📈 production *themes: viticulture and vinification 🥂 *context: environmental 🪴sustainability, climate warming *gaps: focus of leading and emerging wine regions *maturity assessment: sustainability readiness *transferability assessment: potential of best practices adoption We start […]

Vincent Panneels had some relevant questions so he presented me his list during an online conversation.

At the CCWA last year in Poland, I was given the opportunity to present the Belgian wine production, scientifically-based, to my fellow-judges who are all high-level professionals. The results of my post-graduate dissertation “Climate resilience of the Belgian wine production sector” in 2021 was the basis of not only this powerpoint, but also of the […]

When quality is the driver, Belgian wines are awarded with 3 golden and 16 silver medals for (rosé and cool climate) wines.

Belgian wines won 1 golden and 7 silver medals at their first participation to the international Cool Climate Wine Awards.

When the invitation to the CCWA arrived, I wanted Belgian wines in the competition. Belgium is, by definition, a cool climate country.

Three panels of 5 international judges, tens of flights for each panel. Blind tasting and rewarding of cool climate wines from around the globe.

How crazy is it that “sitting, typing and reading” affect my climate profile so much?