Back to the origins and the value of resistant vines: in Trentino, the vineyard moves to the museum

Nov 11, 2021 315

The Trento Grape Garden is a project of the Muse - Trento Science Museum, in collaboration with Cantina Endrizzi, maison of Trentodoc and more, which has focused on a sustainable demonstration vineyard in the “Museum’s biodiversity gardens”. The Grape Garden is a journey through history and tradition. In fact, wine-growing in Trentino has ancient origins: some archaeological finds confirm the cultivation of vines from the 4th century BC.

The greatest expansion of vineyard areas was around 1930, with around 26,000 hectares under cultivation, which has now stabilized at around 10,000 hectares. In the Muse demonstration vineyard it is possible to observe the most typical forms of vine training.

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SOURCE: https://winenews.it

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