In 2005, I was invited to a scientific meeting on Muscat vines at Lanzarote (in the Canary Islands) – a real geological laboratory. Here the vines survive in great big holes dug by the lava, protected from the wind by dry walls. A difficult environment, and yet the vines here […]

The beauty of a great wine territory must be preserved and nurtured. We must act with greater responsibility and attention, especially in regards to limiting the loss of soil organic matter and keeping the territory healthy. Beauty, health and taste must always walk hand in hand.

Viticulture adds value and brings order and beauty to the hills, increasing the charm of a destination. It is therefore essential that its cultivation is in harmony with the land, our most precious asset, and therefore with plants. For a more sustainable general economy.

Pruning is necessary for vegetative balance and a consistent production of grapes. However, never forget that vines do not heal their wounds. It is therefore essential that pruning be done according to the logic of the physiology of the sap in order to always keep the plant’s tissue renewal alive. […]

In Italian agriculture, vineyards have always contributed to the creation of landscapes that are unique and of varying beauty. Amid the many dynamics of social and economic change, vineyards have held on tightly, expanding or contracting as necessary for survival. Very old viticulture, full of stories and of a cultural […]

The grape varieties we grow, like most vegetable species, have the fundamental ability of plants to adapt to various changes and adversities: a very important patrimony of the dynamics of survival. The vines receive a continued ‘domestication’ through a series of interventions like clonal selection, harsh pruning, contained farming, intense […]