Keynote speakers
The Impact of Terroir on wine production: wine-growing aœnological potential in Belgium – by Bruno Delvaux, Vincent Dienst & Charles Vander Linden (UCLouvain, Château Bousval)
– by Jean-Bernard & Pierre-Marie Despatures (Domaine du Chenoy)
Soil and wine – in the field!
Registration and call for poster abstracts
Practical information
08:15 Welcome, registration and coffee: Auditorium Sud 01, Croix du Sud, Louvain-Neuve
08:50 Departure by bus to the vineyard Château Bousval
Meeting points: Auditorium Sud 01, 8:45; Croix du Sud Parking 20, 08:50
09:20 Vineyard Château Bousval. Welcome by Ir. Vincent Dienst
Soil toposequence: examination of two soil profiles with distinct hydric properties and thus different levels in water constraint (boots are recommended)
Wine degustation: links between water constraint and wine quality
12:00 Board meeting for SSSB board members, Salle du Décanat AGRO, Croix du Sud
Free time for other participants: sandwiches available at the Bar Agro, Sud 01
14:00 Key note: The Impact of Terroir on wine production: wine-growing and oenological potential in Belgium by Bruno Delvaux, Vincent Dienst, Charles Vander Linden
14:40 Soil survey for land evaluation and rootstock selection in viticulture in Belgium by Sofie Reynaert
15:00 Soil properties, water constraint and quality in Belgian viticulture. Case study of Château Bousval by Louis Delval
15:20 Coffee break and poster session
15:45 Key note: How to express terroir in original Belgian wines? Case study of the Domaine du Chenoy by Jean-Bernard & Pierre-Marie Despatures
16:20 High-resolution subsurface imaging using ground-penetrating radar and electromagnetic induction for optimal management of vineyards by Sébastien Lambot
16:40 Announcement for the SSSB International Spring Excursion in 2020: Linking Terroir and Soils to Wine Typicity and Quality, Burgundy, France by Bruno Delvaux
16:45 Concluding remarks
for the Soil Science Society of Belgium