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PROSECCO, A DECISIVE STEP TOWARDS UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE RECOGNITION

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4 partners launch a committee to promote the application of Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore to obtain the recognition as World Heritage Site.

The meeting with the different partners.
picture: Henry BORZI

The official inauguration of the Committee for the nomination hills of Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore as site of world heritage at UNESCO took place on wednesday july 25th at Villa Brandolini in Solighetto (Treviso). The presentation was made by by the Consorzio for the Protection of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore, the Province of Treviso, IPA and the Chamber of Commerce. The common objective of the project is to get the Unesco World Heritage recognition and, more generally, to give greater visibility to the hills of Prosecco Superiore and its vineyards, places that have inspired the poet of the countryside Andrea Zanzotto in his writings, and those in which walked and meditated Toniolo, an eminent sociologist recently beatified by Pope Benedict XVI.

A decisive step

During the press conference, the four organizations have signed a memorandum of understanding establishing the constitution of the committee which will now take a strategic role. A decisive step will now be made as the committee is established: the preparation of the technical file including the documentation that will give strong arguments for the application to obtain the listing of the hills of Conegliano Valdobbiadene as part of World Heritage Sites.

 The technical file will explain in detail the reasons for the nomination which reside primarily in the ancient history of the area and which shows a stunning landscape where the man with his own work has embroidered with vineyards, creating a real unique and hilly landscape.  We can’t forget the presence on the territory of renowned artists as GianBattista Cima, one of the great Venetian painters of Landscape. In these hills the ancient tradition of viticulture has been married to the culture of the sparkling wine, thanks to the foundation in 1876 of the first italian enologic school in Conegliano . A perfect combination that gave rise to one of the wines that represent the pride of Italy: the Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore, today certainly among the most famous sparkling wines in the world. The UNESCO project, not only represents an extraordinary opportunity to promote tourism in the area but also an opportunity to preserve the hills of Conegliano Valdobbiadene through a sustainable land use, protecting the environment from degradation and promoting its enhancement.

Video realized by Davide Borzi

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THE FANTASTIC STORY OF BON BARON

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Nobody believed top wine could be made on the banks of the Meuse river in Belgium. Château Bon Baron did it !

Once upon a time, there was a dutch lady who fell in love of a beautiful picturesque region in Belgium, 15km south-east from Namur. This is the Meuse valley. A lovely river with little islands and curves which creates a microclimate.

There, Jeannette van der Steen decided to settle and make a happy life of enjoying the lovely landscapes and the sweetness of the region.

She also fell in love with the gastronomy of the region of the lovely city of Dinant. Snails from Warnant,, fishes, farm chickens, blanc-bleu-belge beef and lots of delicious products.

From the one comes the other. Pairing food and wine has always been like an obsession for Jeannette van der Steen. As she thought this region could produce so delicious food, she thought lovely wine could also be made over there and…She decided to make wine. She heard wine had been made in this region years and years ago

The start of a wine estate

First, in the surroundings of her manor, the Château Bon Baron in Lustin (near the beautiful city of Dinant). Jeannette decided to plant 3ha of traditional grape sorts in 2003 after a deep analysis of the soils and the suitable grape sorts in this region of Belgium. She planted white and red grape sorts : auxerrois, acolon, pinot gris, müller-thurgau, chardonnay, pinot noir, cabernet.

The picturesque wine fields of Bon Baron on the banks of the Meuse river

 

The story took another direction when a friend of Ms. Van der Steen brought a bottle of her lovely wine to a restaurant which immediately decided to prepare dishes and pair with her Meuse-wines.

When a wine estate becomes a « succes story ».

The efforts of Ms van der Steen to present her wines and her belief in belgian winemaking brought their first results. Presence on international wine fairs, cooperation with famous cooking schools in belgium and the Netherlands and the arrival of the first tourists convinced her she could do more.

Recently, 15ha have been planted on the banks of the Meuse, just at the exit of Dinant. The wine estate will have a total superficy of 18ha and the winetourism projects are ongoing.

Although it was difficult for ms van der Steen to have a cellar till now, she wants to build one. She also bought a lovely old church in the historical center of Dinant to receive her visitors from all over Europe and let them taste the beautiful, fruity, and spicy wines from the « Côtes the Meuse ».

The old church bought by Château Bon Baron for its wine touristic projects

We all know the story of Ms van der Steen will continue for a very long time.

The range of CHateau Bob Baron is very extended

Miguel D. DESNERCK

pictures and video: Henry BORZI

GREAT SUCCES OF THE MIGSWINEACADEMY

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BRUSSELS – The “MIGSWINEACADEMY” wine education branch of migswineconsulting held a meeting on 27.06.2012 in Brussels called “PEARLS OF LUXEMBOURG MOSELLE RIVER” with the collaboration of Domaines Vinsmoselle, the largest cooperative of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, which represents nearly half of the Luxembourg vineyard.

2 people took the floor:  Ben WIMMER of Domaines Vinsmoselle for an explanation of its wines and Miguel D. DESNERCK, publisher  JOURNALDES VIGNOBLES / VINEYARDS PAPER for an overview of the Moselle.

The many participants could then taste the following wines: 1. Poll-Fabaire sparkling white wine, 2. PollFabaire sparkling rosé wine, 3. Auxerrois Côtes Schengen Vinsmoselle, 4. Pinot Blanc Cotes de Schengen Vinsmoselle, 5.  Pinot Gris,  art&wine, grand 1e cru Ongkâf Machtum , 6. Riesling art&wine,  Grand 1e cru Köppchen Wormeldange, 7. Pinot Noir vinified as a white, Edmond de la Fontaine, 8. Pinot noir red Edmond de la Fontaine.

A really successful evening.

video: Henry BORZI

photos: Henry BORZI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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