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The Consortium protects its Appellations with a series of projects aimed at the continuous improvement of the winegrowing sector.

It is an activator of possible synergies and collective strategies aimed at promoting environmental sustainability through the sharing of knowledge, the identification of possible accelerators of sustainability and the development of joint projects aimed at identifying tools, methods and initiatives to address today’s environmental challenges and anticipate future ones.

It organises training activities and interacts with the public authorities to exchange information on the needs of the wine sector and to seek synergies and support in the development of sustainability policies.

“Clonal Selection of Vernaccia di San Gimignano” project

Il Progetto di selezione clonale della Vernaccia di San Gimignano prende avvio nel 1994 e si conclude nel 2003 con l’approvazione e la registrazione di 8 nuovi cloni di Vernaccia di San Gimignano con caratteristiche decisamente migliorative sia sotto il profilo sanitario (cloni completamente virus-esenti), agronomico (riduzione del peso del grappolo, buccia più spessa e quindi più resistente) che enologico, rispetto al materiale standard e ai cloni selezionati agli inizi degli anni 70.
Gli attori di questo progetto oltre al Consorzio sono il Dipartimento di orto-floricoltura dell’Università di Firenze, i Vivai Cooperativi Rauscedo e l’Arsia.

“Sensory Identity of Vernaccia di San Gimignano” project

Questo progetto inizia nel 2007 e si pone l’obbiettivo di individuare i principali descrittori aromatici che costituiscono il bouquet della Vernaccia di San Gimignano e che la rendono unica e riconoscibile.
Il progetto è realizzato in collaborazione con il Dipartimento di viticoltura e enologia dell’Università di Firenze e il laboratorio di analisi ISVEA.

“DNA Study of the Vernaccia di San Gimignano Grape Variety” project

This project was launched in 2010 with the aim of identifying the genome of the Vernaccia di San Gimignano grape variety.
Knowledge of the DNA of the Vernaccia di San Gimignano grape allows producers to secure real guarantees on the nursery material purchased as the Vernaccia di San Gimignano variety for the planting of new vineyards, as well as the tracing of the Vernaccia grape throughout every stage of the production chain.
The study highlights the substantial genetic uniformity of the vines in production today, attributable to the fact that they all have a common root, with no infiltration of other vines from other regions over the centuries: “The data obtained made it possible to clearly identify the genotypic profile of the Vernaccia cultivated in the municipality of San Gimignano, confirming that it coincides with the grape variety conserved in the official reference collections (CRA- VIT Conegliano Veneto).
The project is realised in collaboration with Sergè -Servizi di Genomica, a spin-off company of the University of Siena and the Provincial Administration of Siena.

“Vernaccia di San Gimignano Wine and Production of CO2” project

This project was launched in 2014 to quantify the production of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere (Carbon Footprint) by a bottle of Vernaccia di San Gimignano, starting from the vineyard to the distribution of the finished product, as well as the assessment of CO2 emissions during the disposal of packaging.
The project was undertaken in collaboration with INDACO2, a start-up company of the University of Siena.

Sharing knowledge, identifying possible accelerators of sustainability, developing collective projects to address today’s environmental challenges and anticipate future ones.