VINITALY 2023 A CONFERENCE TO ASSUME THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF GREEN VITICULTURE BY SOStain

The meeting, which will be moderated by the director of Cronachedigusto.it, Fabrizio Carrera, will be the ideal opportunity to take stock of the objectives achieved by the Foundation in these first two years of activity, aimed at making the Sicilian wine supply chain increasingly sustainable from a strictly environmental point of view but also a social and economic one.
In fact, the corporate experiences of adherence to the SOStain protocol will be illustrated through multiple interventions and the commitment of regional institutions in support of low-impact agriculture will be told. Speakers will include Alessio Planeta (SOStain Sicily Foundation Board of Directors), Giuditta Raccuglia (CVA Canicattì Winemaker), Dario Cartabellotta (General Manager of the Regional Department of Agriculture).
Finally, the institutional video of the Foundation created by the creative agency Just Maria will be presented.
The Foundation, at Vinitaly, will also be the protagonist with the Forum "SOStain, sustainability made in Sicily", which will be held in the Respighi room on Monday 3 April at 3 pm. It will be led by Federico Quaranta and sector operators will participate, including Ambassador of Vinitaly International Academy and specialized press.
Among others, Stevie Kim , Managing Director Vinitaly International, and Fabio Piccoli , Editorial Director Wine Meridian will speak, with whom the theme of sustainability as a fundamental driver of wine consumption will be addressed.
It will also be an opportunity to talk about the innovative projects launched by the Foundation, together with important international partners, to protect the ecosystem and future generations.

SOSTAIN FOUNDATION:
Sicily is the first region in Italy for organic surface, i.e. 30% of the Italian surface, and the first region in Italy for sustainable viticulture, therefore subject to the organic specification or to that of integrated production (SQNPI), without chemical fertilizers and herbicides - with over 42 thousand hectares. There are already 31 wineries associated with the SOStain Sicilia Foundation (covering over 28,000 hectares of vineyards) who share the desire to experiment with good practices aimed at respecting the ecosystem, enhancing biodiversity and creating a virtuous production model. The Foundation is open to all Sicilian wineries, whether with a biological or biodynamic orientation, capable of complying with a disciplinary, based on 10 minimum requirements (from the prohibition of chemical weeding to the protection of biodiversity, from the use of local raw materials to the transparency of communication, up to the use of energy efficient technologies), so as to obtain the certification and the SOStain brand.