Voltis

Resistant variety · Champagne VIFA

Voltis is a disease-resistant white variety admitted in Champagne as a variety of interest for adaptation (VIFA), limited to 5% of a holding's plantings and 10% of a blend.1 A Champagne may not be made from Voltis alone.1,2

Status in Champagne

The Champagne cahier des charges admits Voltis as a "variété d'intérêt à fin d'adaptation" (VIFA). Growers may plant it under a convention that follows the framework convention approved on 2 June 2021.1 The limits are:

  • at most 5% of a holding's plantings, with the principal varieties at least 95%;1
  • at most 10% of a blend, with the principal varieties at least 90%;1,2
  • no wine from Voltis alone.1,2

Voltis plantings less than 20 metres from certain sites (buffer zones near inhabited areas) are not counted in the 5% limit.1,2 The June 2026 draft amendment of the Champagne rules, not yet final, lists Voltis together with Serelis and Orellis as varieties of interest for adaptation.4

Other appellations (drafts)

The June 2026 draft for Crémant du Jura lists Voltis as a white VIFA (at most 5% of plantings, 20% for holdings under 3 ha).3 The June 2025 draft for Crémant d'Alsace lists it as a VIFA for white wines (at most 5% of plantings and 10% of the blend).5

No VIVC passport for Voltis was located in the research for this page, so its catalogue number, breeder and parentage are not given here.

See also

ChampagneRegionsChardonnayGrapesAssemblage and reserve winesMethodsCrémant du JuraRegionsCrémant d'AlsaceRegions

Sources

  1. Cahier des charges de l'AOP « Champagne » - modifications approved by the INAO national committee on 11 September 2024 (national opposition procedure text) (2024-09-11)
  2. INAO. Relevé de décisions, Comité national AOV, session of 7 February 2023 (decision 2023-CN104, groupe VIFA) (2023-02-07)
  3. INAO. Cahier des charges AOC « Crémant du Jura » - draft modification after national committee opinion of 18 June 2026 (current text homologated 21 October 2019) (2026-06-18)
  4. Cahier des charges de l'AOP « Champagne » - draft modification approved by the INAO national committee on 18 June 2026 (national opposition procedure, not final) (2026-06-18)
  5. INAO. Cahier des charges AOC « Crémant d'Alsace » - draft modification after national committee opinion of 11-12 June 2025 (base text last amended by arrêté of 26 May 2025) (2025-06-12)

Facts checked on 2026-10-19