entav
ENTAV by IFV & INRAE develops and licenses certified grapevine clones, rootstocks, and new varieties through 500+ nurseries in 30+ countries, collecting royalties on each plant sold under a brand guaranteed by French research institutes IFV and INRAE.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1999
- HeadquartersLe Grau-du-roi, France
- Headcount—
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What entav does
ENTAV by IFV & INRAE (legal entity: ENTAV International, a French SARL) develops, selects, and licenses grapevine planting material, operating a brand-licensing and royalty model co-founded and scientifically guaranteed by two French public research institutions — IFV (Institut Français de la Vigne et du Vin) and INRAE (Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement). The company maintains the National Vine Selection Centre at Domaine de l'Espiguette (Le Grau-du-Roi, France), a 60-year-old conservatory on phylloxera-free sandy soils that preserves 4,570 clones representing 581 varieties, including 1,300+ commercially approved clones across 431+ varieties registered in the French National Catalogue. ENTAV's underlying technology is conventional clonal selection (vegetative propagation to produce true-to-type clones) combined with hybrid breeding for new varietal creation, including the RESDUR program for disease-resistant varieties and a Heritage Diversity range sourced from 180+ regional conservatories preserving 20,000+ accessions.
ENTAV's commercial offering is structured into three product ranges — ENTAV Sélection (core clonal material), ENTAV Innovation / Création (new disease-resistant varieties from INRAE breeding), and ENTAV Diversité Patrimoniale (intra-varietal diversity from regional conservatories) — delivered exclusively through 500+ licensed vine nurseries, propagators, and merchants across 30+ countries. Revenue derives from royalties (redevances) collected by IFV and INRAE on each plant sold under the ENTAV brand, financing the 15–20 year R&D and health-testing cycle required for new clone approvals. Distribution is gated by FranceAgriMer certification and license agreements, with named international partners including Sunridge Nurseries (USA), Riversun Nursery (New Zealand), the University of Talca (Chile), and the Foundation Plant Service for North America. Over 90% of French vine varieties originate from the ENTAV selection centre, anchoring the brand as a default reference for clonal authenticity and traceability in both French and export markets.
The customer base splits into licensed vine nurseries (primary), end winegrowers (secondary, served via nurseries), and a network of regional vine selection partners including IFV Val de Loire, Sicarex du Beaujolais, and industry bodies such as FFPV and AGPV. Geographic expansion has progressed methodically from the United States (2001) through the EU, India, Turkey, Latin America, Oceania, South Africa, Canada, Armenia, Georgia, and Japan, with the most recent entry in 2023. The company is privately held, has no external venture or private equity funding, celebrated its 30th brand anniversary in 2025, and operates from a single headquarters site with no disclosed subsidiaries.
entav firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- entav
- Legal name
- ENTAV INTERNATIONAL
- Website
- https://entav.fr
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1999
- Operating status
- Operating
- Short description
- ENTAV by IFV & INRAE develops and licenses certified grapevine clones, rootstocks, and new varieties through 500+ nurseries in 30+ countries, collecting royalties on each plant sold under a brand guaranteed by French research institutes IFV and INRAE.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
entav industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Vine Planting Material & Grapevine Selection Services
- NAICS
- Greenhouse, Nursery, and Floriculture Production (1114), Grape Vineyards (111332)
- SIC
- Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Vineyard Establishment & Development (Site Prep, Trellising, Planting) (AFAGAJAA)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Vineyard Certification & Sustainability Programs (Organic, Biodynamic, Regenerative, GAP) (AFAGAJAL)
Keywords
Where entav is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Le Grau-du-roi
- HQ country
- France
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
entav business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Brand Licensing and Royalties: IFV and INRAE receive royalties (redevances) on every plant sold under the ENTAV brand, both in France and internationally. Clone selection requires 15-20 years of research and health testing, funded through this royalty mechanism. Licensed nursery operators pay for the right to use the ENTAV brand and distribute certified plant material.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels5 records
entav product offering
Product offeringCore offering
ENTAV by IFV & INRAE develops and licenses selected grapevine varieties, clones, rootstocks, and related plant material through a brand licensing model. The organization conducts clonal selection, varietal creation (including RESDUR disease-resistant varieties), and preserves heritage diversity through 180+ regional conservatories. Revenue is generated through royalties (redevances) on every plant sold under the ENTAV brand by licensed vine nurseries in 30+ countries worldwide.
Product overview
ENTAV by IFV & INRAE offers a comprehensive portfolio of vine planting material through three main product ranges: ENTAV Sélection (clones from the core collection of 1,300+ approved clones covering 431+ varieties), ENTAV Innovation/Création (new disease-resistant varieties including RESDUR), and ENTAV Diversité Patrimoniale (heritage diversity from 180 regional conservatories). With annual production capacity of 500,000 plants offering 1,000+ clone-rootstock combinations, the company provides certified plant material serving wine, table grapes, and rootstock categories through a licensed distributor network across 30+ countries.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- ENTAV Sélection: Core clonal selection range covering major grape varieties, offering clones suited to different uses and tailored to each winegrower's needs.
- ENTAV Innovation (Création)
- ENTAV Diversité Patrimoniale
Products and services
- ENTAV Sélection
Quantifiable outcome
- Over 90% of French vine varieties originate from the ENTAV selection centre
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Companies that use entav
Customer profileNamed customers3 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
entav technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature5 records
entav partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered co-founder, core and minor.
- IFV (Institut Français de la Vigne et du Vin)co-founderCo-founder of ENTAV by IFV & INRAE. Acts as technical and scientific guarantor, coordinating selection, varietal creation, agronomic evaluation, and health maintenance of plant material. Key partner in clonal selection and brand licensing scheme.
- INRAE (Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement)co-founderCo-founder of ENTAV by IFV & INRAE. Key partner in varietal innovation, R&D, and disease resistance. Conducts breeding programs including RESDUR disease-resistant varieties and regional typicity varieties from 2032. Receives royalties on plant sales to fund ongoing R&D.
- CTNSP - Partenaires de la Sélection Vigne (Vine Selection Partners)coreNetwork of partners contributing to conservation, selection, and dissemination of grapevine plant material. Jointly selects regional ENTAV varieties and distributes ENTAV Diversité material. Over 20 years of commitment to varietal diversity valorization. Maintains 180+ regional conservatories with 20,000+ accessions.
- FFPV (Fédération Française de la Pépinière Viticole)coreRepresents and defends interests of French nurseries producing certified plants. Central figure in licensed material distribution, contributing to sector rigor and traceability. Former president David Amblevert endorses the ENTAV brand.
- FPS - Foundation Plant ServicecoreEssential link for distribution, health certification, and promotion of ENTAV vine propagation material across North America. Acts as quarantine station. Enhances global scientific and technical profile of ENTAV selections, positioning them among the most widely used in North American wine industry.
- AGPV (Association Générale des Producteurs de Vigne)minorRepresents winegrower interests and contributes to technical and regulatory decisions. Supports adaptation of plant material to field challenges and wine production needs.
- VITIPEP'SminorCollective brand promoting traceability and French origin of vine plants. Committed partner for sustainable, local, and certified wine industry.
- IFV Val de LoireminorSupplies grafts from its Chenin collection with approximately 450 clones, some sourced from surveys in South Africa. Contributes to heritage diversity preservation under ENTAV Diversité.
- Sicarex du BeaujolaisminorManages Gamay collection with over 1,000 accessions from surveys in France, Switzerland, and Italy. Contributes to heritage diversity preservation under ENTAV Diversité.
- Sunridge NurseriescoreLicensed nursery operator in the United States, celebrating 27 years of partnership with ENTAV. Recently renewed license for 20 more years. Demand for ENTAV plant material from customers has grown consistently over the years. Confident in French partner's expertise and value of ENTAV selections for the wine industry.
- Riversun NurserycoreLicensed nursery operator in New Zealand, working with ENTAV for over 22 years. Recently extended partnership for 20 more years. Strong confidence in French partner's expertise. Looking forward to future innovations.
- University of TalcacoreTechnical Centre for Viticulture at University of Talca, Chile, manages quarantine and supplies branded plant material to ENTAV-licensed nursery operators in Chile. Working with ENTAV for over 22 years since 2002. Chilean wine industry sees ENTAV genetic resources as guarantee of quality and sustainability.
Scale indicators10 records
Recent moves18 records
Expansion highlights5 records
entav competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Vivai Cooperativi Rauscedo (VCR): Italy's largest grapevine nursery cooperative and the world's biggest producer of certified vine planting material. VCR is the most direct competitor to ENTAV in the international clonal selection and vine licensing market, with its own catalog of approved clones and disease-resistant varieties developed through university partnerships.
- Foundation Plant Services (FPS), UC Davis: The US national grapevine clean plant center at UC Davis, providing disease-tested, certified propagation material. FPS is both an ENTAV licensee/distribution partner and a functional peer — operating national-scale clonal selection and quarantine services analogous to ENTAV's Domaine de l'Espiguette centre.
- Agri-Obtentions: INRAE's subsidiary for variety and clonal distribution in France. Shares INRAE as a co-founder with ENTAV, handles distribution of INRAE-developed varieties, and overlaps directly in marketing and licensing new vine varieties — including disease-resistant material that competes with ENTAV's RESDUR range.
- Sunridge Nurseries: Major US grapevine nursery and ENTAV licensee with 27 years of partnership (recently renewed for 20 more years). Comparable as a large-scale certified grapevine nursery operating across multiple rootstock and varietal categories, though Sunridge operates in the Americas rather than as a global licensor of genetic material.
- Pépinières Bérillon: Established French grapevine nursery producing certified vine plants, often working with ENTAV-licensed material. Comparable as a French nursery operator and direct competitor in marketing certified planting stock to French winegrowers, though smaller in scale and catalog breadth than ENTAV's licensed network.
Broad incumbents
- Agroscope: Swiss federal agricultural research institute conducting grapevine breeding and clonal selection for Swiss viticulture. Agroscope is a broad incumbent with overlapping varietal creation, RESDUR-adjacent resistance breeding, and conservation activities — though focused on Swiss terroir rather than a global licensing brand.
- Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI): German federal research institute for cultivated plants, including a vine breeding program (Institut für Rebenzüchtung Geilweilerhof). Comparable to ENTAV as a public-sector vine genetics and clonal selection entity, but operating under a different national framework without ENTAV's commercial licensing brand.
Emerging players
- Grapevine breeding programs (Cornell, UC Davis, USDA): US university and USDA grapevine breeding programs (notably Cornell's Geneva series and UC Davis) develop new American wine and table grape varieties. They overlap with ENTAV's varietal creation mission and compete for new-world market share, though they serve primarily American rather than global brand licensing.
Regional players
- ICVV (Instituto de Ciencias de la Vid y del Vino): Spanish joint research institute for grapevine and wine science combining government, university, and CSIC partners. Comparable to ENTAV's IFV/INRAE model in combining R&D with industry-facing variety development, but primarily serving the Spanish market rather than global licensing.
Others
- Naktuinbouw: Dutch inspection service for horticultural plant material, including grapevines. Functions as a European certification and inspection body analogous to FranceAgriMer — relevant as an enabler of plant material trade but not a direct competitor in variety creation or licensing.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Trust signalCompliance2 records
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entav leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles4 records
entav funding detail
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Frequently asked questions about entav
What does entav do?
ENTAV by IFV & INRAE develops and licenses selected grapevine varieties, clones, rootstocks, and related plant material through a brand licensing model. The organization conducts clonal selection, varietal creation (including RESDUR disease-resistant varieties), and preserves heritage diversity through 180+ regional conservatories. Revenue is generated through royalties (redevances) on every plant sold under the ENTAV brand by licensed vine nurseries in 30+ countries worldwide.
Is entav a public or private company?
entav is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was entav founded?
entav was founded in 1999.
Where is entav based?
entav is headquartered in Le Grau-du-roi, France, in the Europe region.
How does entav make money?
One revenue line is on record: brand Licensing and Royalties.
Who are entav's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Vivai Cooperativi Rauscedo (VCR), Foundation Plant Services (FPS), UC Davis, Agri-Obtentions, Sunridge Nurseries and Pépinières Bérillon. Broad incumbents are Agroscope and Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI). Grapevine breeding programs (Cornell, UC Davis, USDA) is listed as an emerging player. ICVV (Instituto de Ciencias de la Vid y del Vino) is listed as a regional player. Naktuinbouw is listed as an others.
Does entav have an API?
No public API is recorded for entav.
What industry is entav in?
entav's product category is Vine Planting Material & Grapevine Selection Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is AFAGAJAA, Vineyard Establishment & Development (Site Prep, Trellising, Planting), with a secondary code of AFAGAJAL, Vineyard Certification & Sustainability Programs (Organic, Biodynamic, Regenerative, GAP). Its NAICS code is 1114 and its SIC code is 5150.