December fifteenth – In November 2022 Villa Bogdano 1880 hosted a bunch of worldwide wine commerce and media at a three-day fieldtrip on outdated and uncommon vines in Italy. The Outdated Vine Convention’s first fieldtrip because it was based in March 2021 purchased collectively two of Italy’s main specialists in historic vineyards, and the founders of The Outdated Vine Convention, to check one of the best practices for rising, defending, and selling outdated vines and their wines.
Prof. Mario Fregoni, one of many fathers of Italian viticulture and oenology, and Professor Carlo Petrussi, agronomist and the skilled in Friulian viticultural and oenological tradition, lead seminars amongst the vines, and lectures at Villa Bogdano 1880’s renovated vineyard.
Described by Professor Fregoni as ‘the outdated vine capital of Italy’, Villa Bogdano 1880 has 18 hectares of historic vineyards, 117 vines of that are of historic significance in Lison di Portogruaro, Northeastern of Italy. Proprietor Domenico Veronese and crew have restored and conserved these historic and uniquely cultivated vineyards. Their purpose is to protect the biodiversity, genetic heritage and conventional vine coaching of those outdated vineyards.
Prof. Fregoni highlighted the significance of preserving historic vineyards like these of Villa Bogdano 1880 for wine high quality and genetic resilience. Professor Petrussi in contrast the relative impression of conventional vs. fashionable viticulture on soil high quality, vine longevity and wine high quality.
Co-founder of The Outdated Vine Convention, Sarah Abbott MW, led a tutored tasting of positive outdated vine wines from throughout Italy, bringing the important thing messages mentioned on the fieldtrip to life.
The Outdated Vine Convention was established by Masters of Wine Sarah Abbott and Alun Griffiths, and Leo Austin to create a globally recognised class for outdated vines and their wines. In lower than two years The Outdated Vine Convention has gathered a worldwide following and contributed exponentially to the attention, understanding and assist of the worldwide outdated vine motion by way of the institution of a diversified programme of actions together with worldwide fieldtrips to wineries and vineyards which might be dwelling to a number of the world’s oldest and richest viticultural heritage like Villa Bogdano 1880.
Villa Bogdano 1880 is located within the small Italian village of Lison di Portogruaro. It has been licensed natural since 1993 and is a Natura 2000 Biodiversity Conservation Web site, internet hosting many protected species inside its Planitia woodland, an historic and delicate habitat courting again to 1200. The property hosts 18 hectares of historic vineyards, which were painstakingly restored since 2016. The oldest one consists of 117 vines and was planted utilizing an historic technique referred to as “Cassone Padovano”. This coaching technique was developed by Benedictine monks within the Center Ages. To protect the genetic traits of the biotypes of their vineyards, the property is changing and replanting vines solely from their unique cuttings. They’re renovating an historic rural constructing located in the course of the outdated vineyards for use as a web site for academic excursions and the promotion of outdated vine viticulture and winemaking, with the purpose of persuading different producers and shoppers that outdated vineyards are an asset and never a legal responsibility.
The Outdated Vine Convention is a non-profit organisation based mostly within the UK and funded by a group of producer, distributor, generic physique, and personal particular person members. Membership of The Outdated Vine Convention is an impactful solution to safeguard world outdated vine heritage, and its priceless ecological and cultural worth of which Villa Bogdano has been an energetic member since Could 2022.
Wines tasted within the tutored masterclass:
- Lison Classico DOCG 2019 and 195 Merlot Selezione Rosso IGT Veneto 2017 by VIlla Bogdano 1880
- Refosco di Faedis DOC Friuli Colli Orientali Riserva 2016 by Azienda Agricola Elvio Zani
- Löwengang Uvaggio Storico 2019 by Alois Lageder, Serpico Irpinia Aglianico DOC 2013, Feudi di San Gregorio
- Magnum of Vigneto Morei Teroldego Vineyards of the Dolomites IGT 2014 by Foradori
