#4 WINE CHAMPIONSHIP

EUROPEA
#4 WINE CHAMPIONSHIP
Nowadays we can talk about “agricultural Renaissance” only thanks to
the contribution of the young people.
Agriculture needs them and their new ideas, professionalism and generosity .
Young people are aware that in this hard moment of crisis, agriculture can and must become again the
engine of our economy, particularly in those areas -like Marca-,
able to enhance and promote the rich oeno-gastronomic heritage.
One of my priorities is to support and promote all the initiatives of the young
entrepreneurs who must be encouraged by all means.
The new generations are ready to experience this noble profession, on the basis of their
serious and detailed studies and training.
Schools like Cerletti Oenological Institute, with its 132 years of history,
provide a key contribution in spreading the knowledge through the generations,
enriched by new studies and findings.
We therefore have to support initiatives like the European student Championship,
at its fourth edition, being an important chance for exchanging views with other schools and traditions,
while always being aware of our identity.
Our wine is our culture, a way to make our history known. The colour of the DOC Prosecco led the
beauty of the hills of Conegliano all around the world.
My task is to defend the features and the differences linked to a specific territory. That’s why we decided
to protect the designations being the core of the agro-food heritage of every country.
Only the love for their origins and the roots allows people to know and appreciate different cultures.
Luca Zaia
Minister of agricultural food and forestry policies
and
Chairman of the Oenological and Agricultural Teaching Foundation