Seventeen Innovations Win SITEVI 2025 Awards as Industry Focuses on Climate Resilience and Technology

The SITEVI 2025 Innovation Awards were announced this week in Montpellier, France, during the international trade fair for the wine, olive, and fruit sectors. The awards recognize the most innovative equipment, products, techniques, and services presented by exhibitors at the event. Despite ongoing challenges in many wine-producing regions, this year’s competition saw 70 entries. A jury of industry experts selected 28 nominees before choosing 17 winners across several categories.

The awards reflect key trends in the industry: improving product quality and market adaptation, increasing farm resilience to climate risks, and enhancing practicality and user comfort. The winners include one User Choice Award, two Gold Medals, eight Silver Medals, and six Bronze Medals.

The User Choice Award went to the French Institute of Vine and Wine for its online tool “Mon Réglage Pulvé.” This free resource helps winegrowers optimize sprayer settings by centralizing knowledge and data. It includes training modules and a calculation tool to help select the right nozzles and pressure for specific vineyard needs.

Two Gold Medals were awarded. The first went to MYCEA for its “MycoTerroir” service, which uses local mycorrhizal fungi to regenerate soil. This personalized approach improves crop productivity and resilience while measuring soil health and biodiversity. The second Gold Medal was given to Laboratoires Dujardin-Salleron & Dyna Wine for their CREAWINE platform. This modular technology offers three main functions: dealcoholization (VacuTherm), compound recovery (EcoExtractor), and carbonation (CarboStream). The platform helps wineries diversify their offerings without sacrificing quality or identity.

Among the eight Silver Medalists was Pellenc’s EASY ADJUST system, which allows operators to safely configure machines via smartphone or tablet using telemetry and IoT technology. New Holland’s Vari Control system received recognition for its automatic leveling feature that increases productivity and operator safety during machine operation. Bienesis’ Canopée solution was also honored; it provides retractable protection for vines against climate risks and can be controlled remotely.

Other Silver Medal winners included Clemens Technologies’ C-VISION pre-pruner with AI-based automatic opening; M&WINE’s digital twin platform for wine traceability and quality; MCC Label’s EnviroMetal™, an eco-friendly alternative to traditional gold foiling; Parsec’s EVO2 Ferm tool for precise yeast nutrition management; and Terral’s PFA machine, which combines straw spreading, mowing, and windrowing in a single pass.

Six Bronze Medals were awarded to a range of innovations. Onafis’ Alkios is a connected alcohol meter that speeds up spirit analysis without sampling. Hello Nature’s Keylan Fer is a plant-based iron chelate alternative suitable for organic farming. Diam Bouchage’s Diam Collection cork combines traditional aesthetics with organoleptic safety. Pellenc Pera Oenoprocess’ Smart Winelyse offers vacuum partial evaporation for wine dealcoholization while preserving aromas. Ferrand’s integrated pruning system combines pre-pruning and mechanical pruning in one pass to reduce labor risks and improve efficiency. Bucher Vaslin’s FGCM is a tangential filter that automates must and wine processing while reducing water use.

The SITEVI Innovation Awards are organized by Comexposium, a global leader in event organization across multiple industries including agriculture and food. The event connects thousands of exhibitors with millions of visitors each year in over 20 countries. AXEMA, the French association of agricultural equipment manufacturers and importers, supports the event as well.

This year’s awards highlight how innovation continues to drive progress in viticulture, olive growing, and arboriculture despite economic pressures. The recognized products aim to help producers adapt to changing markets, environmental challenges, and evolving consumer expectations through practical solutions grounded in new technology.