The “Ethical Agriculture” award at Cantina di Venosa

It was Cantina di Venosa that won the “Ethical farming” classification of the “Agriworld Talk. Company Stories. Individuals. Territori”, an occasion that happened in current days in Matera, which highlighted the Basilicata of agrifood thanks to the stunning and appealing stories of the 15 lead characters who took part in the contest developed by the Basilicata In Guscio Company Network.

The President of Cantina di Venosa, Francesco Perillo, accepted the award, highlighting: “Environmental management, regard for individuals, social and financial sustainability are worths that have actually long motivated our activity. Worths composed in black and white and equated into concrete actions; not empty words. Cantina di Venosa has actually signed, in truth, 3 essential files for business life and its concept of working: the Sustainability Report, the Code of Ethics, the Sustainability Policy and Food Security. All this likewise to preserve and enhance the quality of the white wines, in compliance with the production policies of the DOC and DOCG Aglianico del Vulture and Basilicata IGP. We are extremely honored to have actually gotten this crucial acknowledgment, which even more verifies our method of working every day.”

Perillo continues: “Cantina di Venosa has actually executed some actions and programs to secure the wine-growing environment within a supply chain task: for instance the commissioning of a 200 KW/h photovoltaic system which for ten years has actually enabled the self-dependent electric; the replacement of adhesive tapes with veggie glues for closing secondary product packaging; making use of most current generation devices and systems that lower water and energy usage; the intro amongst wine makers of electrical and pneumatic scissors, leaf cleaners, pruners and atomizers which lower water and chemical item usage by 30% and lower phytosanitary residues on the lot”.

Established in 1957 by 27 members, Cantina di Venosa is today a cooperative (the just red wine cooperative in Basilicata and amongst the most crucial in southern Italy) of 350 wine makers (over 50% young) and 800 hectares of vineyards, with a yield of 50 thousand quintals of grapes (90% Aglianico) and 35 thousand hectoliters of red wine. In general it produces 2 million bottles – out of a capacity of 5 million – plus 60% of bulk red wine. There are 24 labels, mainly Aglianico del Vulture, both Doc and Docg.