<div align="justify">Sustainable viticulture becomes reality thanks to the possibility to produce and make wine from grapes of new resistant varieties. In fact, six new vine varieties resistent to powdery mildew and downy mildew, proposed by the Edmund Mach Foundation of San Michele all'Adige, have recently been included in the National Register of vine varieties suitable for the production of wine. These varieties are: Solaris , Johanniter , Helios , Prior, Cabernet Carbon and Cabernet Cortis. They have been created by the Viticultural State Institute of Freiburg and tested for several years by the Center for research and innovation, particularly engaged in the resistance oriented genetic improvement. The result, which was presented in August at a meeting on organic viticulture, is important because of the possibility to grow also in Italy resistent grape varieties, with the possibility of producing wine, but especially because it helps reduce pesticide treatments. "A result sought by the Mach Foundation to reduce chemical inputs in the countryside" – says the president Francesco Salamini . <br>Researchers of the Platform "Genetic Improvement", who actively collaborated in the collection of data necessary for the registration, were as well satisfied. "These varieties do not substitute the already existing ones, but are integral part of Italian viticulture, as they may be a viable alternative in residential areas or where still "heroic viticulture" is practiced, like on slopes…", the researchers Marco Stefanini and Silvano Clementi said. The varieties were vinified in the cellar of the Foundation and proposed for tasting. <br></div><br>More detailed information at the <a href="http://www.fmach.it/Comunicazione/Ufficio-stampa/Comunicati-Stampa/Viti… meeting on organic viticulture can be seen on <a href="live.fmach.it">live.fmach.it</a> , together with all the events that were already streamed.<br><br><br>Source: Edmund Mach Foundation <br>
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