R&D projects

Bodegas Roda participates in the MINUS program subsidized by ADER with FEDER funds

File 2002-I-TE1-00019 "IMPROVEMENT AND OPTIMIZATION OF ENERGY CONSUMPTION-MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL" finances this program. Within the framework of the same, an energy audit has been carried out after which a series of actions have been developed in order to improve the efficiency of energy consumption.

The investments have consisted of:

1-Installation of a submetering system that allows the measurement, digitization and monitoring of consumption.

The advantages are really important:

Know the energy costs by consumption center
Anticipation of bill penalties for reactive consumption and excess power, thanks to an alarm management system.
Knowledge of indicators of great technical and commercial value, such as carbon footprint, specific consumption (kWh per reference or kilogram of product).
It will serve as a tool to strengthen the awareness that RODA already develops with its staff.
Productive and competitive improvement thanks to energy management.

2- New compressor for the use of compressed air.

Savings must not only be counted in economic terms, but an important part is the reduction of emissions

The financial support of the EU has allowed us to allocate resources to these measures to improve consumption optimization.

SHIP2FAIR

Sustainability

SHIP2FAIR is a European project that aims to foster the integration of solar thermal technology in the industrial processes of the agro–food industry. With this purpose, SHIP2FAIR will develop a set of tools and methods aimed at improving energy efficiency, reducing the environmental impact and, ultimately, increasing the competitiveness of companies.

Category:

Sustainability

Viticulture

Oenology

LOWpHWINE

LOWpHWINE is a consortium research and experimental development project.

2020-2024

LOWpHWINE is a consortium research and experimental development project that aims to study the effects that different soil and vine conditions can have on the acid composition of grapes and wines, in a context of climate change.

SHIP2FAIR

Solar Heat for Industrial Process towards Food and Agro Industries commitment in Renewables

2018-2022

INNOVINE

COMBINING INNOVATION IN VINEYARD MANAGEMENT AND GENETIC DIVERSITY FOR SUSTAINABLE EUROPEAN VITICULTURE

2013-2016

Bodegas Roda has achieved its increasing competitiveness through an exhaustive study of the vineyard management and breeding techniques. Within this framework, the strategic goal of the project is to help the European vineyard sector facing the increasingly global competition.

Vin y Sost

Bodegas RODA through VINySOST project aims to respond to the main scientific-technical challenges of the wine sector

2014-2018

Bodegas RODA through VINySOST project aims to respond to the main scientific-technical challenges of the wine sector which, betting on sustainable production in vineyards, seeks to increase the competitiveness os our wines nationally and internationally. This is a project in partnership from CIEN programme (CIEN, is the acronym of the Strategic Programme of National Business Research Consortiums managed by CDTI) constituted by 8 companies and supported by 10 Spanish Research organizations, which has a fundable budget of 7.45 M €.

Cenit demeter

Cenit Demeter

2008-2011

The global warming is clear; it has been said by the Intergovernmental Group of Experts about the Climate Change (IPCC) in its 27th Plenary Session (Valencia 2007). It exists a great uncertainty about the space and temporal importance of the climate change and at this juncture, the wine-growing sector has the duty to develop adaptation strategies, including technological innovations, new systems of use of the vineyard, a better management of water resources and a greater basic knowledge to obtain quality wines that meet the consumer demands.

CREATION OF A SEEDBANK

CREATION OF A SEEDBANK OF RIOJA CV. TEMPRANILLO. PHENOLIC CONTENT OF THE INDIGENOUS VARIETIES, OPTIMIZATION OF THE EXTRACTION AND STABILIZATION.

2000-2003

This project came about as a result of our concern to find out more about our indigenous grape varieties. It is a project that has been set up in coordination with the Universities of Rioja and Salamanca with the aim of studying the phenolic profile of our indigenous varieties, Tempranillo and Graciano, together with the profile of the wine during the different phases of the wine-making process. Knowledge of the phenolic profile of our varieties and our wines during the different phases of the wine-making process has helped us to use those viticultural practices and wine-making techniques that produce more structured, attractive, elegant and round wines, such has been achieved in our excellent RODA wines.

CREATION OF A TECHNOLOGICAL CELLAR

CREATION OF A TECHNOLOGICAL CELLAR FOR AGEING WINE IN BARREL

2000-2002

The process of ageing a wine is basic in its definition and its qualities. In this process the conditions of temperature and humidity are key factors in carrying out the malo-lactic fermentation in barrel and also for the stabilisation of the wine. It is therefore necessary for the cellar temperature and humidity to be kept within determined limits which must be controlled.

SELECTING AND MAINTAINING PHENOTYPES

SELECTING AND MAINTAINING PHENOTYPES OF THE CV. TEMPRANILLO IN THE RIOJA D.O.CA; STUDY OF ITS PHENOLIC CONTENT AND ENHANCEMENT OF ITS EXTRACTION

1998-2000

The massive use of clonal material of the Tempranillo grape variety since the 1990s has caused an incalculable loss of ancient bio-types of the Tempranillo variety. Each old vine that is pulled up carries away with it precious genetic information which will never be recovered.