The master pruners most requested by the great wine houses open Vinnaeria by Accademia • Food and Wine Italia

It was the year 2021 when the Vine Master Pruners Academy found a home in Capriva del Friuli sul Collio, where the two Friulian agronomists Marco Simonit and Pierpaolo Sirch, founder of Simonit&Sirch, had acquired the majority shares of the Vinnaeria from Silvio Jermann, to transform it into the international reference headquarters of the Academy dedicated to training on vine pruning.

After launching the first online platform in the world that trained the pruners of tomorrow, an initiative which was also reflected in a themed event, the Pruner Festival, also conceived and organized by Simonit&Sirch Vine Master Pruners, known for having put point a method that preserves the health of the vines keeping them strong and long-lived, the master pruners most requested by the great wine houses enrich the hospitality offer of the Friulian country hotel. The Vinnaeria by Accademia is the name of the new meeting space intended for tastings with references from wineries from all over the world, which naturally includes a selection of regional labels.

Among the scheduled activities, in addition to brunches, snacks and aperitifs with local products, every month the Vinnaeria organizes an appointment for Wine Experiences in which to delve deeper into a different wine district – for those who cannot participate live, no problem: you can connect on Zoom – and take advantage of Green Beach’s colorful deckchairs and umbrellas in the century-old park while staying in one of the twelve rooms of the Vine Lodge Academy. A place of choice for wine lovers and vineyard people which has a dual purpose: it is home to educational activities and accommodation for the students of the VMP Academy but also a point of reference for the hospitality of tourists who want to discover Friuli Venezia Giulia starting from this wine-growing area. Moreover, just a stone’s throw away is the Mario Schiopetto campus where, among other things, the Simonit&Sirch Method has been structured over the years.