The Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA, pronounced [inʁa]) is a French public research institute dedicated to scientific studies surrounding the problems of agriculture. It was founded in 1946, and is a public scientific and technological establishment (EPST) under the joint authority of the Ministries of Research and Agriculture.
Member of the UniverSud Paris.
INRA maintains a collection of vines at Domaine de Vassal, Montpellier, a site where phylloxera cannot survive. Gouais blanc can be found there. INRA also owns the Château Couhins wine-producing estate.
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