Activities

From the CERVIM always fights for recognition of the "Eroica Viticulture" of its products and promoting research studies and conferences.

The activities of the Center takes place through the following lines:

coordination of scientific and technological innovation, facilitating contacts and exchanges of experience between the technicians and scientists working in the field of viticulture in difficult areas
action to protect and defend the winemakers in these regions by approaching the institutions that define the rules on wine production: European Union, OIV, AREV and Ministry of Agriculture;
the enhancement of wines produced in these difficult areas, highlighting the particularities and specificities.

Scientific research and technological innovations

In 2006, in Saint Vincent in Valle d'Aosta, was organized the first International Congress on the Mountain Viticoltura, which was attended by over 300 professionals (academics, researchers, technicians in wine, students and professionals area) from 6 European countries (Portugal, Spain, France, Switzerland, Germany and Italy), as well as from Brazil and North America.

Given the enormous success, have been the work of 51 research presented in total, the Board of Directors of the Center decided to repeat this scientific conference every two years.

They took part in the congress days over 230 professionals (academics, researchers, technicians, students and professionals) from 6 European countries (France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland), as well as from North America and from South Africa. Were presented of 91 research work, of which 39 as oral communications and 52 in the form of posters. Four sessions: 1) history and culture of mountain viticulture and / or steep slopes; 2) Technology of wine production and wine; 3) Economic and social aspects; 4) Environment, land and landscape.

The interventions of the speakers and moderators of the same conclusions of the second edition of the International Congress have and highlight what the cultural heritage, landscape-planning, technical and economic heroic represented by vineyards and the resulting products.

Also in 2006, were presented the results of the project CRAFT Eagle Wines.
The project, started in March 2003 and two-year, has set itself the goal of providing technical support to mountain viticulture, especially by allowing a proper assessment of grape varieties (identified in the most famous European regions in terms wine), which need to be saved from extinction priority. Second, he wanted to develop methods of scientific analysis precise and systematic, to produce wines of high quality.
The study was conducted with financial support from the Commission of the European Community, from the Research Program "Quality of life and human resources management", QLK5-CT-2002-71233, "sustainable improvement of varieties of lives in areas of Mountain. "
In the project were concerned companies and research centers in Italy, Spain, France and Portugal.

Protection and defense of the "heroic Viticulture"

The CERVIM was proposed as interlocutor, during the reorganization of the CMO wine at the European Commission by submitting a petition signed by 19 regions or areas under vines Italian and foreign, through which the EU was required to operate in order to safeguard and sustain the mountain viticulture and / or steep slopes through ' relief for these areas from fees and requirements affect their maintenance in addition to providing for a premium of replanting diversified than other wine-growing areas.

It was also formalized through a memorandum of cooperation, the agreement between the CERVIM el'AREV (Assembly of European Regions Viticultural) for the Protection of vineyards difficult materialized with the creation of a commission on vineyards difficult, which is drawing the the first census of these areas.

Moreover, during the 79th General Assembly dell'OIV held in Mayence (D) on 09 July 1999, was entered a resolution (screws 2 / 99) on historic landscapes mountain wine and / or steep slopes.

Finally, on November 25 2000 in Sondrio, have signed a manifesto on viticulture mountain that was presented on May 16 2001 in Strasbourg to the Group of Friends of Mountain European Parliament.
As from June 2002, a representative of CERVIM joined the working groups for the reform of the WTO regulation, the Ministry of Agriculture.

Use of "heroic Viticulture"

The tool used to enhance and promote wines made from this type of viticulture, is the International Wine Mountain organized by CERVIM from 1991.

In 2007 the competition has reached its 15th edition, which were introduced many innovations, from the prestigious International collaboration Union des Oenologues, passing through a thorough review of the categories of wines selected and the awards, including l ' introduction of the "Special Prize CERVIM."

Another important tool for the dissemination of the magazine is CERVIM "Viticulture Mountain", whose first issue was published in 1990.
This is a valuable body of information ed'incontro for the entire international community of winemakers mountain.

The content of high scientific and technical, are especially targeted at scientists, engineers, policy makers vines, wine growers and operators of the sector.

In 2006 CERVIM has produced a documentary, entitled "Men Vineyards & Winery wines in the heroic" with the intention of presenting those gestures and those situations are typical of mountain people highlighting the heroic viticulture mountain, the hard Work necessary not only for the cultivation of the vine, but also for the maintenance of territory and landscape, this almost never work correctly remunerated.
The landscapes, extraordinary charm suspended between tradition and innovation, are a heritage of inestimable value, that our generation can not afford to lose for any reason.

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