The 1st Forum « Wines and Pesticides » on July 29th 2010 in Paris, gathered many keen persons. Participants and contributors shared their views, testimonies and analysis, and started to weave a web that will expand rapidly. The « documentary-blog » Wines and Pesticides is still online. A 32mn video showing the forum's contributors viewpoints has been added.
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Forum Vins et Pesticides Juin 2010 _ 4mn

"FORUM” in PARIS

From 4 pm to 6 pm on 29 June 2010

"Are there, or are there not, pesticide residues in wine?"
 

In March 2008, the Pan Europe wine study called “Message in a Bottle” dealt with the subject of the presence of pesticide residues in wines. This study produced a “thunderbolt” effect in the small world of winegrowing and winemaking professions. This is a world where discourse, ruled by lobbies, ensures that everyone remains polite and courteous whilst thinking the worst about his partners, friends and adversaries. Why did this study produce such a thunderous effect, at least for a while, and why did the reactions which followed it seek above all to silence as quickly as possible those who could cause a scandal?

Three hypotheses:

- First hypothesis: Pan Europe tapped into the core market. Some winegrowing and winemaking professions fear for their image and reputation. They only want one thing – to ensure that this study is forgotten and to discredit the content of its conclusions.

- Second hypothesis: Pan Europe has opened the doors to a debate and these doors are not ready to close again. And the practical consequences could force winegrowers to provide their future purchasers with an analysis of their wines. Maybe within a few years these analyses could be more important than accreditations and other certifications. So it is important to do everything possible to push back the deadlines.

-Third hypothesis: things are becoming serious, very serious. We quickly need to produce a well-constructed and referenced counter-discourse, which will have as much impact if it does not only deal with winegrowing and winemaking and if it is supported by a “politico-scientific” authority. May 2010 Jean-Claude Étienne Senator and Claude Batignolles deputy (both UMP [Union for a Popular Movement]) published the report “Santé et Pesticides Health and Pesticides” through OPESCT. The ideological war is now really underway and the positions are easy to see.

Our “forum” from 4 pm to 6 pm on 29 June 2010 in Paris is intended to make this “wine and pesticide” debate more accessible and understandable to all those who love wine, whether they are producers or well-informed wine-tasters.

With :

 - Nicolas Joly, (Coulée de Serrant), fondateur de "Renaissance des Appellations"

 - François Veillerette, Porte-parole du MDRGF,

 - Jean-Charles Bocquet, Président de l’UIPP (sous réserve),

 - les auteurs et contributeurs du rapport « Pesticides et santé»,

- Philippe Gourdon (La Tour Grise), Mark Angeli (Ferme de la Sansonniere), viticulteurs en Pays de Loire.

 - Dominique Techer Président du CIVAM Bio d'Aquitaine et viticulteur (Gombaude Guillot).

 - Dominique Belpomme, Professeur et cancérologue,

- Yvon Minvielle, sociologue et viticulteur dans le bordelais, (Lagarette)

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