Published on February 2, 2024
PIWI ITALIA was officially founded on Saturday December 2, 2023 during the “I Vini Piwi a Venezia” event.
The inauguration was attended by the new president Marco Stefanini , Head of the Department of Vine Genetics and Genetic Improvement – Research and Innovation Center of the Edmund Mach Foundation of San Michele all'Adige (TN), and the Vice President Riccardo Velasco , Research Director, Centre for Viticulture and Oenology (CREA-VE).
PIWI regional councilors
- Veneto: Daniele Piccinin , Azienda Agricola Le Carline di Pramaggiore (VE)
- South-Tirol: Thomas Niedermayr – Hof Gandberg, Eppan an der Weinstrasse (BZ) – commissioned by Marco Stefanini
- Trentino: Antonio Gottardi, Cantina La-Vis (TN) – Secretary and Treasurer
- Friuli Venezia Giulia: Stefano Gri , Cantina Trezero, Valvasone (PN)
- Lombardy: Alessandro Sala , Nove Lune, Cenate Sopra (BG)
- Piedmont: PierGuido Ceste , Ceste, Govone (CN)
Contact: info@piwi-italia.it
Also present at the event were MEP Rosanna Conte and lawyer Stefano Zanchetta, who helped draft the statute.
At the end of the inauguration ceremony of PIWI Italia, the book “PIWI La Viticoltura Resistenza” was by Ivano Asperti and Luca Gonzato presented by Professor Marco Stefanini .
Special thanks for organizing the event “PIWI WINES IN VENICE” goes to Venezia Eventi di Maria Botter .
