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Villa Bogdano 1880 hosts three-day field trip on old and rare vines in Italy
The Old Vine Conference’s first field trip brought together two of Italy’s leading experts in ancient vineyards, and the founders of The Old Vine Conference, to study best practices for growing, protecting, and promoting old vines and the wines they produce.
Seminars were hosted by Prof. Mario Fregoni, one of the fathers of Italian viticulture and oenology, and Professor Carlo Petrussi, an agronomist and expert in Friulian viticultural and oenological culture.
Professor Fregoni described Villa Bogdano 1880 as “the old vine capital of Italy”. It has 18 hectares of ancient vineyards, 117 vines of which are of historical significance in Lison di Portogruaro, Northeastern of Italy.
Prof. Fregoni stressed how important it is to preserve ancient vineyards like those of Villa Bogdano 1880 for wine quality and genetic resilience.
Co-founder of The Old Vine Conference, Sarah Abbott MW, also led a tasting of fine old vine wines from across Italy, highlighting the key messages discussed on the field trip.
The Old Vine Conference was established by Masters of Wine Sarah Abbott and Alun Griffiths, and Leo Austin to create a globally recognised category for old vines and their wines.