In the fight against esca disease, a real condemnation for winemakers, the dendrosurgery technique, developed by Simonit&Sirch Vine Master Pruners, is a clear success. This is a real surgical operation on the vine plants, thanks to which the white decay that colonizes the woody structure and causes infection is eliminated with specific equipment, keeping the quality of the grapes intact. The results that the SIMONIT&SIRCH Team has achieved in 13 years of work and experiments are surprising and of great importance both for the quality of the wines and for the economic savings on the part of the company: 90% of the treated plants returned to being fully productive. Dendrosurgery is, at the moment, the only valid technique to stop esca disease and avoid extirpation .
The next editions are scheduled for the dates of 2-5 October and 16-19 October (Monday to Thursday). A total of 4 days of which 3 training days, for a total of 5 practical lessons and 1 theoretical one . The venue for the courses is the ACCADEMIA Vine Lodge in Capriva del Friuli, where the students stay and where the theoretical part is held. The theater of the practical lessons are the neighboring vineyards of the “Mario Schiopetto” Campus, between Cormons and Capriva. The participation fee is €1,200 per person and includes, in addition to the course, 3 nights' accommodation with breakfast, the rental of clothing and equipment, insurance as well as a visit to the Mario Schiopetto Campus (where the SIMONIT&SIRCH Method embryonic formed more than 30 years ago) and to the company's cellars with the tasting of its wines.
At the end, participants receive a certificate of participation in the School and the PRUNINGUY/PRUNINGIRL T-shirt.
Dendrosurgery by SIMONIT&SIRCH
SIMONIT&SIRCH technicians subjected more than 15,000 plants of 12 varieties (Sauvignon blanc, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Riesling, Malvasia Istriana, Sangiovese, Gruener Veltiner, Carmenere, Malbec) to dendrosurgery, in vineyards of 12 Italian and foreign regions: Collio, Franciacorta, Montalcino, Champagne, Burgundy, Bordeaux, Mendoza, Kamptal, Steiermark, Pfalz, Istria and Maipo in Chile. Analyzing the data collected - and also validated by the University and the INRA Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique of Bordeaux - it is clear that dendrosurgery slows down the progression of mortality symptoms of infected plants and that the quality of the grapes is comparable with that of healthy plants. This is not the same for unoperated infected plants. In 13 years of work and experiments, 90% of the treated plants have returned to full production.
For registrations and information
SIMONIT&SIRCH ACADEMY
www.simonitesirchacademy.com - info@vinemasterpruners.com
