OXYless:

As a part of the Integrated Plan of Tuscan Region “the sangiovese, the “territory”, the sustainability: an innovative cultivation vision for a sparkling production”, in the undermeasure 16.2, the Oxyless project aims to deal with the oxidation risk in the wine made out sangiovese grape.

The general objectives are :

• Valorization of the grape as a raw material increasing the medium price and stabilization of the income of farmers along years
• Reduction in the agriculture sector of production of greenhouse gas through the reduction of technological operations that would produce gas and impact the hydric balance
• Promotion of the innovation as an instrument to maintain and develop the rural economy

The specific objectives of the project are:

– Development of a quick and economic test to allow to determine the specific oxidability of each wine lot, white, red o rosé in several phases off its elaboration

– The use of a test to assess and quantify the effect of various viticultural and enological practices on the wine sensitivity to oxidation

– Use of collected knowledge to produce a new product: sparkling wine, white or rosé from sangiovese grapes

– Determination of cellar good practices to obtain red wines with a long commercial life by using the sustainable low input strategies

Partner: Cantina Sociale Colli Fiorentini (capo fila), ISVEA and Vinidea.

For more information, visit the Oxyless website or contact Fabio Signorini at Cantina Sociale Colli Fiorentini