The Consortium for the Protection of Bardolino DOC was founded in 1969, just a year after the adoption of the DOC for the Bardolino wine (dated May 28th, 1968) and engaged in the promotion and enhancement of the DOC Bardolino wines and of the area of production.
After the task of supervision conferred by the Ministry in 1980, then reconfirmed with the Ministerial Decree of 9th January 2004, which provided for the control plan on the whole supply chain (grower, winemaker, bottler and distributor), the Consortium has intensified its work focused on the control of all areas planted with vines to ascertain the yields, on the survay on the maturation pace, on the response to the complaints of the grapes and wines, on the control of the phases of maturation of the wines in the cellar and the verification of compliance of the product marketed with the qualitative parameters listed in the product specification.
A strong commitment to the implementation of the control plan as a result of the Ministerial Task of 2002, in particular in order to ensure the traceability of all the Bardolino DOC wines released to the market, from the bottle to consumption dating back to the vinegrower and winemaker who produced the raw material.
In addition, an activity of the Consortium is the control on consumer markets through the taking and subsequent verification of bottles from the shelves around the world, in collaboration with Federdoc.
In addition to the control activity, the Consortium of Bardolino carry out technical activities in the phytosanitary sector, with the periodical record, since 1982, of the climatic data using meteorological huts in various localities and through the issue, in collaboration with the Regional Phytosanitary Service and the cooperative wineries of the area, of a weekly newsletter aimed to a correct pest management program, in compliance with the farmers, the grapes product and the growing environment.
