Genetic engineering in the vineyard

Related tradition of wine lovers with “genetic engineering in viticulture” their Difficulties.

Genetic engineering may involve many risks, are not in dispute but also the opportunities it offers. One example is fungus-resistant varieties that are currently imported. While the conventional winemakers the genetically modified vines face expectant, lean the eco-vineyard wine from genetic engineering in principle. With the heterologous gene in the vines could eventually arise new problems for the environment. Their arguments: The experience with GM maize and GM soy have shown that plants with rapid heterologous genes through pollen spread further into the nature.


Are known to work in Epernay, in the Research Laboratory of the champagne factory “Moet et Chandon”. A specially developed Chardonnay grape is resistant to the widespread disease of twigs, a viral infection. The vines were installed preventive virus genes that produce the cells of one vine egg shell. Infects the plant and pack this protein pockets and prevent the intruder so that he multiplied.