Technical visits

Two technical visits are programmed for Wednesday and Thursday in the afternoon:

TECHNICAL VISIT TO THE FONDAZIONE EDMUND MACH (S. MICHELE ALL’ADIGE, TRENTO)
WEDNESDAY APRIL 1st: 14.15-18.30

Short presentation
The history of Fondazione Edmund Mach dates to around the year 1000, when the Augustinian monks turned the castle of San Michele all’Adige into a monastery. In the year 1874 the old monastery was changed again into an agricultural school with the aim of revitalizing regional agriculture. The first director, Edmund Mach, was an expert in the field of agricultural chemistry and oenology, and above all an excellent organiser and innovator. He established a structure where teaching and research could improve agricultural development in the surrounding territory. This fertile bond nowadays continues to distinguish the Fondazione Edmund Mach, that is well positioned at an international level to study solutions, give answers and support improvements in agriculture The castle’s wine cellars, refectory and cloister, however, convey the ancient roots of the institute, contributing to create a unique structure where tradition and modernity live together harmoniously.

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Programme
14.15-14.30    Departure from the Centro S. Chiara
15.00-15.30    Arrival in San Michele
Institutional welcome (Aula Magna – Fondazione Edmund Mach)
16.00-17.00    Technical visits, optionally:
                     -    winery wastewater treatment plant
                     -    research chemical laboratory
                     -    historic winery
16.00-17.00    (for accompanying people) Cultural visit to the Museum of Uses and Customs of Trentino people
17.00-18.00    Food & wine tasting at the old monastery
18.15         Departure to Trento.

TECHNICAL VISIT TO ROCCA SVEVA CELLAR (SOAVE, VERONA)
THURSDAY APRIL 2ND: 15.30-22.00

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