3rd Wine Graduates’ Forum

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for young professionals

for ba/ma/phd students and postdocs as well as graduates of the Gesellen- and Meisterprüfung

short flash-presentations

take the stage and impress the audience in 3 minutes!

audience votes the winners

win 250 € prize & the opportunity to publish your results

+++ submission deadline has ended +++ programme published ++++

On behalf of the German Winegrowers’ Association (DWV) it is our pleasure to announce the 3rd Wine Graduates’ Forum, which will be held on 3rd December 2025 in Mainz.

The Wine Graduates’ Forum is a satellite meeting of the 65th International DWV-Congress. The objective of the Wine Graduates’ Forum is to promote innovation and developmental activities among students, researchers, and practitioners in the wine industry. A new feature is that those who have completed the Gesellen- or Meisterprüfung in one of the areas of viticulture could also apply this year!

These young professionals and scientists present their project results in flash presentations and the audience of the congress will vote live for the best presentations in the 3 thematic clusters. The winners will be honoured with prize money of 250 €, sponsored by the DWV. The event will culminate in a social mixer allowing to network and exchange information with colleagues, peers and wine professionals.

The Programme

Young wine professionals were invited to apply to be speakers via a call for abstracts. The scientific committee has now selected the best presentations and hereby presents the programme for the 3rd Wine Graduates’ Forum 2025 and its three sessions:

  • Viticulture: Climate Change, Sustainability, New Technologies, Biodiversity, Grapevine Breeding
    • Lucía Garstka: Agri-PV in viticulture: adaptation and mitigation strategies to climate change
    • Tomás Ortiz Pardo: From water scarcity to efficiency: challenges and opportunities in irrigation management
    • Juliane Schäfer: Towards a Sustainable Pest Management in German Viticulture: A balanced and holistic approach to Ecology, Economy and Society with Consideration of Stakeholder Perspectives
    • Mathilde Ponchon: Can native pupal parasitoids enhance the biological control of Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in vineyards using an area-wide pest management approach?
    • Marco Bignardi: Assessment of Vine’s Annual Carbon Stocks by Means of 3D Reconstruction
    • Björn Poss: Developing an ISO11783-compliant prescription map for variable rate spraying in vineyards based on 3D canopy reconstruction
    • Tetiana Pavlenko: Innovation and democratisation towards increasing adoption of digital technologies in agriculture
  • Oenology: Innovations in Grape Processing, Microbiology, and Winemaking; Analytics, Sensory, Data Processing Methods
    • Julian Döbler: Impact of Fermentation Redox Management on Polyfunctional Thiols in Model Wine
    • Lorenzo Italiano: Innovative Membrane Processes for Sustainable Wine Dealcoholization
    • Maria Maglione: PIWI: Where Sustainability meets Wine Quality
    • Sara Zanella: Commercial red wines under the lens: a snapshot of colloidal diversity
    • Lisa Kunz: Oenological Measures to Improve Sensory Quality of Dealcoholised Wines
  • Strategic Marketing and Management
    • Laura Liebegut: Project “Wine-Tourism-Cluster Neckar-Zaber”
    • Henrike Heinicke: Evaluation of the motives and barriers of Austrian wine producers for “Sustainable Austria”
    • Ervin Zeka: Exploring Price Determinants of Natural Wines in Italy: The Role of Territorial Certification
    • Marit Lusti: The Instagrammed Vineyard: Understanding Wine Influencer Marketing Through Consumer Insights and Industry Perspectives
    • Christoph Kiefer: Leveraging Geomarketing to Optimise Wine Sales in Times of Market Disruption
    • Susan Bail: Sustainable Wine Tourism as Practised by Winery and Industry Leaders

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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

Why you should take part

  1. The best presentation of each thematic cluster will be awarded with 250 € by the DWV.
  2. You will have the unique opportunity to present your work to the who’s who of the national and international wine industry and make valuable contacts.
  3. Winners will have the opportunity to publish their results in the DWV’s official journal (der deutsche weinbau – ddw).
  4. Accepted presenters are financially supported by the DWV to attend all sessions of the 65th International DWV-Congress from 1st to 3rd December 2025 by covering the congress registration fee.

The Committee welcomes submissions from Graduates of the Gesellen- and Meisterprüfung, Bachelor and Master Students, PhD, PostDocs, and other young professionals who are conducting or who have conducted (less than two years ago) scientific work in course of graduation in wine science.

Please apply by using the “Abstract Submission Form” online (see below). The Abstract Submission Form guides you through the application process asking for your name, title, degree, etc. A questionnaire must be completed. By answering, please point out the importance of your work for a broad audience. The individual answers should not exceed 500 characters (incl. spaces).

  • What is the objective of your research? (500 characters max.)
  • Which methods are applied? (500 characters max.)
  • How does your research contribute to wine science, wine industry or society? (500 characters max.)

The submission deadline for Call for Abstracts is 6th July 2025. Abstracts will be reviewed by the Committee and results of the decision will be communicated no later than 11th August 2025.

TLDR; About the 3rd Wine Graduates’ Forum

  • 3rd December 2025
  • 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
  • Kurfürstliches Schloss, Mainz, Germany
  • The attendance fee is free, but registration is required (via dwv-kongress.de, Ticket sales are expected to start in July.)
  • Wine Graduates’ Forum will be conducted in English!
  • 3x 250 € Prize

Commitee

  • Prof. Dr. Martina Boehm, Heilbronn
  • Prof. Dr. Jochen Bogs, Neustadt
  • Dipl.-Ing. Johannes Burkert, Veitshöchheim
  • Prof. Dr. Dominik Durner, Neustadt
  • Prof. Dr. Laura Ehm, Neustadt
  • Prof. Dr. Christoph-Martin Geilfus, Geisenheim
  • Dr. Daniel Heßdörfer, Veitshöchheim
  • Prof. Dr. Markus Pillmayer, München
  • Dr. Martin Pour Nikfardjam, Weinsberg
  • HR Mag. Ing. Franz G. Rosner, Klosterneuburg a. D., AT
  • Prof. Dr. Maren Scharfenberger-Schmeer, Neustadt
  • Dr. Matthias Schmitt, Geisenheim
  • Prof. Dr. Manfred Stoll, Geisenheim
  • Prof. Dr. Gergely Szolnoki, Geisenheim
  • Prof. Dr. Oliver Trapp, Siebeldingen

Questions? Contact us!

Deutscher Weinbauverband e.V. (German Winegrowers‘ Association)
Mrs Johanna FRITZ
jfritz [ at ] dwv-online.de
Heussallee 26
53113 Bonn
Germany

Download the Call for Abstracts here (PDF)
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