"SPANISH VITICULTURE CONSTITUTES A VERY RELEVANT ECONOMIC SECTOR, WHICH HAS ENHANCED THE CONSTITUTION OF MANY RESEARCH TEAMS ON THAT SUBJECT. HOWEVER, THE DEGREE OF COORDINATION AMONG THEM IS FREQUENTLY SMALL, MAKING THAT EVERY GROUP DOES NOT BENEFIT FROM THE ACTIVITY AND RESULTS OF THE OTHERS DUE TO LACK OF COMMUNICATION, STANDARDIZATION AND SHARED DATABASES. AGAINST THIS SITUATION, A CONSORTIUM OF 10 RESEARCHERS WHOSE ACTIVITY ENCOMPASES DIFFERENT RESEARCH AREAS IN VITICULTURE PROPOSES THE CREATION OF A EXCELLENCE NETWORK AIMING MAINLY AT OVERCOMING THESE LIMITATIONS, AS A FRAMEWORK FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF RESEARCH LINES, THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND ITS TRANSFERENCE TO THE GRAPEGROWING AND WINEMAKING SECTOR. THE RESEARCHERS INTEGRATING THE CONSORTIUM SHOW A LONG AND FRUITFUL CAREER IN VITICULTURE, BRINGING TOGETHER HIGHLY PRESTIGIOUS TEAMS AT BOTH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVEL. THESE TEAMS, AT THE SAME TIME, COMPLEMENT EACH OTHER, WHICH WILL ALLOW FOCUSING TO NEW CHALLENGES FROM DIVERSE AND ENRICHING POINTS OF VIEW. REDVITIS NETWORK, APART FROM ENHANCING COLABORATION AMONG TEAMS, WILL ALSO INCREASE THE VISIVILITY OF SPANISH RESEARCH IN VITICULTURE AND IMPROVE ITS TRANSFERENCE TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR THROUGH SINERGICAL APPROACHES. THE PROPOSAL HAS BEEN BUILT UP IN ACTIONS AIMING AT (I) ENHANCING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN TEAMS, (II) PROMOTING R+D ACTIVITIES AND CONTRIBUTING TO INCREASED KNOWLEDGE AND (III) FACING TO THE CHALLENGES OF SPANISH RESEARCH IN VITICULTURE THE ACTIVITY OF THE NETWORK WILL REMARKABLY IMPACT AT BOTH RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGICAL LEVELS, RESULTING IN AN INCREASED INFLUENCE OF SPANISH RESEARCH AT WORLD LEVEL, AND IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GENERATED KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNOLOGIES TO THE ACTORS IN THE GRAPEGROWING SECTOR. "