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Wine producers all over the world, from California to Italy, are already facing the drastic effects of climate change, making the delicate process of winemaking even more precarious.
Extreme weather conditions such as persistent heat waves, droughts, deep frosts and hail storms are becoming more frequent and intense and represent a serious problem for the future of the wine and agricultural sectors.
To address these challenges, winemakers and farmers around the world have begun using nitrogen fertilizers, thereby depleting the soil and creating a vicious cycle of dependency and degradation that is extremely dangerous for the future of our planet.
The winegrower, aware of climate change, is undertaking initiatives aimed at environmental sustainability by reducing the use of synthetic fertilizers.
We want to support winegrowers in this transition.
Backed by science, approved by winegrowers
We have developed a series of innovative vineyard applications that promote a healthy and highly active soil microbiome, which helps vines become more productive and resilient to water and heat stress, while reducing the use of nitrogen fertilizers and the resulting greenhouse gas emissions. The final product can therefore become a more complex and higher-quality wine.
The challenges for viticulture
Due to increasingly frequent extreme weather events, winegrowers around the world face new challenges every day and must find innovative solutions to continue producing excellent wines while maintaining their yields.
Fighting Climate Change
From frost and violent hailstorms to torrential rains, droughts, and heatwaves, the recurring extreme weather events each year lead to significant physiological changes in the vine. The plant must adapt and become increasingly resilient in order to withstand these stress factors.
The consequences of Climate Change are ultimately the same in vineyards all over the world:
In the plant:
poor fruit set or berry dehydration;
poor quality and yield;
increasing pH levels and loss of acidity;
lack of accumulation or degradation of anthocyanins (color-stabilizing pigments);
damage to plant structure and insufficient recovery.
In the soil:
decreasing root functionality and growth;
loss of structure with increased erosion;
reduction in the soil's Water Holding Capacity (WHC);
loss of Organic Carbon and consequent CO2 emissions;
loss of mineral nutrition (in relation to plant phenology and the associated root-microbiota interaction).
Our technology helps the plant to develop a more efficient lymphatic system, thanks to which it can redistribute a greater amount of sap and improve the plant's hydration and water potential.
How our technology works
Our innovative technology enhances the synergies between vines and the rhizosphere microbiome.
We use very small quantities of substances commonly used in vineyards (such as magnesium sulfate), treated with our SOP Inside technology, to enable them to interact with the soil microorganisms and the plants.
Creating a more resilient vineyard is a process that starts from the root system of the vines and the characteristics of the soil around it.
Unlike other common vineyard applications, our treatments are carefully tailored for distinct vine types and oenological needs. All of our products lead to more fertile and productive soil in which the vines can thrive.
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