{"id":1221,"date":"2025-01-21T08:16:04","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T07:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bodegasochoa.com\/nature\/innovation-and-sustainability\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T16:05:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T14:05:10","slug":"innovation-and-sustainability","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bodegasochoa.com\/en\/nature\/innovation-and-sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovation and sustainability"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>\n\t\t\tINNOVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>BODEGAS OCHOA was the first Spanish winery to develop an R&#038;D project in the 1990s with the creation of a sweet wine from Moscatel de Grano Menudo. Since then, we have dedicated around 10% of our budget to R&#038;D&#038;I projects. Our goal is to make the best wines from the finest grapes and preserve a legacy that we have inherited and we wish to pass on to future generations.  <\/p>\n\t<p>Without a doubt, climate change and the unique situation of much of our vineyard, located at the door of the Bardenas Desert, make the knowledge we can generate on how to maintain balance and biodiversity in our vineyards vital. For this reason, a significant part of our current efforts is focused on organic viticulture, particularly on methods for controlling water stress, managing cover crops, carbon fixation and recovering ancestral biotypes better adapted to our environment. <\/p>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bodegasochoa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img-slit-separator-green.webp\" alt=\"img-slit-separator-green\" height=\"26\" width=\"93\" title=\"img-slit-separator-green\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tOBJECTIVES\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>FIGHTING CLIMATE CHANGE<\/p>\n\t<p>CARING FOR THE SOIL<\/p>\n\t<p>PROMOTING<\/p>\n<p>BIODIVERSITY<\/p>\n\t<p>GENERATING<\/p>\n<p>KNOWLEDGE<\/p>\n\tWINES<br \/>\nTHAT REFLECT<br \/>\nTHE<br \/>\nTERRITORY\n<h2>\n\t\t\tPROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT\t<\/h2>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bodegasochoa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/replantvid-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"replantvid\" height=\"1947\" width=\"2560\" title=\"replantvid\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tREPLANTVID project\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>IMPROVING VINEYARD REPLANTING WITH REGENERATIVE SOIL TREATMENTS TO ADAPT TO CLIMATE CHANGE<\/p>\n\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bodegasochoa.com\/en\/replantvid-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit Website<\/a><\/p>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bodegasochoa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/zeovin_2-scaled.png\" alt=\"zeovin_2\" height=\"1429\" width=\"2560\" title=\"zeovin_2\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tZEOVIN project\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>NATURAL ZEOLITES AS A SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVE TO BENTONITE IN WINE CLARIFICATION AND AS A VINEYARD SOIL AMENDMENT<\/p>\n\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bodegasochoa.com\/en\/zeovin-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit Website<\/a><\/p>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bodegasochoa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/goapis_3-scaled.png\" alt=\"goapis_3\" height=\"1429\" width=\"2560\" title=\"goapis_3\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tGO APIS project\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>TRAIBUENAS BEES AS AN EARLY WARNING SYSTEM FOR VINEYARD FUNGAL DISEASES AND HARVEST PREDICTOR<\/p>\n\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bodegasochoa.com\/en\/go-apis-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit Website<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tCOMPLETED PROJECTS\t<\/h2>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bodegasochoa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/innovacion-proyectos-LIVING-SOIL-Bodegas_Ochoa.webp\" alt=\"innovacion-proyectos-LIVIN\u0303G SOIL-Bodegas_Ochoa\" height=\"510\" width=\"764\" title=\"innovacion-proyectos-LIVIN\u0303G SOIL-Bodegas_Ochoa\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tLiving Soil\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>The project aims to deepen the sustainable management of vineyard soil. In this initiative, which we lead, we are joined by three other wineries-Bodegas Otazu, Bodegas Quaderna V\u00eda and Bodegas M\u00e1ximo Abete-as well as the Public University of Navarra. The project will significantly enhance the sustainability of vineyard cultivation in Navarra by increasing biodiversity, reducing herbicide use and minimizing erosion.  <\/p>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bodegasochoa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/innovacion-proyectos-prCARBONSEQ-Bodegas_Ochoa.webp\" alt=\"innovacion-proyectos-prCARBONSEQ-Bodegas_Ochoa\" height=\"510\" width=\"764\" title=\"innovacion-proyectos-prCARBONSEQ-Bodegas_Ochoa\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h2>\n\t\t\t CARBONSEQ project\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>Carbonseq brings together our winery with Bodegas Aroa and Vega del Castillo, along with UAGN and EVENA, to develop this project. Its main objective is to identify agricultural practices that promote carbon fixation.<\/p>\n<p>This project is part of the 2014-2020 Navarra Rural Development Program.<\/p>\n\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carbonseq.es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit Website<\/a><\/p>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bodegasochoa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/innovacion-proyectos-EATEX-Bodegas_Ochoa.webp\" alt=\"innovacion-proyectos-EATEX-Bodegas_Ochoa\" height=\"506\" width=\"760\" title=\"innovacion-proyectos-EATEX-Bodegas_Ochoa\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tEATEX Projects\t<\/h2>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tLOVIN\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>Development of a method to predict the longevity of aged wines, in collaboration with AIN. <\/p>\n\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eatexfoodinnovationhub.com\/proyectos\/desarrollo-de-un-metodo-para-predecir-la-longevidad-en-los-vinos-de-guarda-lovin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit Website<\/a><\/p>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bodegasochoa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/innovacion-proyectos-AixVINO-Bodegas_Ochoa.webp\" alt=\"innovacion-proyectos-AixVINO-Bodegas_Ochoa\" height=\"544\" width=\"818\" title=\"innovacion-proyectos-AixVINO-Bodegas_Ochoa\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tEATEX Projects\t<\/h2>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tAixVINO\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>Design of zeolitic materials valorized from an industrial waste as an alternative to traditional fining agents in white wine production, in collaboration with UPNA and AIN. <\/p>\n\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eatexfoodinnovationhub.com\/proyectos\/diseno-de-materiales-zeoliticos-valorizados-de-un-residuo-industrial-como-alternativa-a-los-agentes-de-clarificacion-habituales-en-la-elaboracion-de-vinos-blancos-alxvino\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit Website<\/a><\/p>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bodegasochoa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/innovacion-proyectos-ROSEFILTER-Bodegas_Ochoa.webp\" alt=\"innovacion-proyectos-ROSEFILTER-Bodegas_Ochoa\" height=\"510\" width=\"764\" title=\"innovacion-proyectos-ROSEFILTER-Bodegas_Ochoa\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tROS\u00c9 FILTER\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>ROS\u00c9-FILTER is a European project involving Bodegas Ochoa, Laboratorios Excell, Vitroval, and the French company Polyrise, technically coordinated by AIN. The project aims to develop coatings capable of filtering UV radiation while remaining transparent and colorless, imperceptible to the human eye. Applied to glass packaging, these coatings increase the shelf life of ros\u00e9 and white wines. Thanks to their photoprotective effect, the wines are shielded from the harmful effects of high-energy radiation, which causes the so-called &#8220;light taste,&#8221; leading to undesirable aromas and significant color deterioration.   <\/p>\n\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carbonseq.es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit Website<\/a><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY BODEGAS OCHOA was the first Spanish winery to develop an R&#038;D project in the 1990s with the creation of a sweet wine from Moscatel de Grano Menudo. Since then, we have dedicated around 10% of our budget to R&#038;D&#038;I projects. 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