Professor Attilio Scienza gave a lecture at our winery to members of the Cecina Rotary Club on the topic “Forest and Vineyard: A New Alliance – Problems Generated in Viticulture by Climate Change.” He emphasized how the relationship between vineyard and forest can create a synergy capable of mitigating the effects of global warming: the presence of wooded areas can reduce summer temperatures by 3-4 degrees Celsius and enhance the aromatic complexity of grapes. “The forest,” he explained, “is not just a landscape feature, but a natural conditioner that restores balance to the vineyard and the agricultural landscape.” The vine is a complex and resilient organism, equipped with a veritable microbiome of beneficial bacteria and fungi, which “communicates” with and is influenced by the surrounding environment.
Attilio also emphasized the role of precision technologies and artificial intelligence in the viticulture of the future, tools capable of optimizing vineyard management with a lower environmental impact.
He concluded: “The future lies not in the opposition between natural and artificial, but in their intelligent integration: the artificial is that which is artfully made.”
