#4 WINE CHAMPIONSHIP

ISISS G.B. Cerletti
Headquarters:
Via XXVIII Aprile 20, 31015 Conegliano TV
Ph.: 0438/61421-61524 Fax 0438/450403
e-mail: scuolaenologica@isisscerletti.it
site: www.scuolaenologica.it
The Oenological School of Conegliano
It is a school rich in history tightly linked to the
development of agriculture and viticulture in
Veneto and to the first historical and political
events dating back to the birth of Italy. It was
established on 9 July 1876 with a R. D. (Royal
Decree) by king Vittorio Emanuele II; Mr. G. B.
Cerletti was appointed the first director. With the
R. D. of 31/08/1933 the school became a Technical
Institute for Agriculture specialized in vinegrowing
and oenology. After World War II the
school increased its prestige under the direction
of Professor Luigi Manzoni, a researcher whose
studies on vine genetics, particularly Incrocio
Manzoni, are still well known and appreciated.
The Institute does not only live on its glorious
past, its staff design, research and innovate;
now in its “campus” there are a Vocational Institute
for Agriculture, a Technical Institute for Agriculture,
a branch of the Faculty of Agriculture
of the University of Padua (to achieve a degree
in Science and Technology of Vine-growing and
Wine-making ), the Regional Centre for viticulture,
oenology and grappa of Veneto Agriculture,
the Piave DOC Wine Consortium, the Eastern
Veneto Association of Oenologists to promote
efficient collaboration of studies, technical and
scientific research, wine and food marketing.
The Province of Treviso has been committed
for years in the restructuring of the school. The
former Student Union is consistently taking care
and preserving, together with the Foundation for
the Oenological Teaching, the invaluable heritage
of culture, traditions and civilization that has
been handed over from generation to generation.
Current professional profiles of the ISISS
“G. B. Cerletti”: Qualifications (agro-environmental
operator and agro-industrial operator)
Diplomas (agricultural technician, agricultural
expert, agricultural expert with specialization in
agricultural environment and agricultural territory,
agricultural expert specialized in viticulture
and oenology, oenological technician).
School tour 23 March 2009
Wine shop
The original construction of purely Italian architectural style
arises to the left of the main building; it was wanted by Arturo
Marescalchi and John Dalmasso, built on the drawing of the
engineer Bernardo Carpenè, decorated by professor Enrico De
Falco and furnished by professor Giovanni Marsili. It was opened
in 1927 on the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the Royal Oenological
School.
The Oenological School Aula Magna (Assembly Hall)
The style of the austere Room dates back to the first Renaissance modernised with solemn dignity.
In this room you can see the decorations of the ceiling and the walls with scenes of merry and joyful
life linked to the vine and the wine. These works are by the painter Antonio Morera. He represented
the rural labour and the virtues derived from it, as well as the wellness given by the wine to humanity.
There is also a second copy of the Young Bacchus by Sansovino. The original is in Florence at the
National Museum of the Bargello.
The tasting room
It follows a Florentine room of Renaissance style. There are two cupboards containing handmade
blown glasses and containers of various shape and colour. In the middle of the room there is a table in
the shape of a horseshoe, intended for pupils’ tasting sessions.
Department of Science
In this prestigious Department, where the distinguished professor Manzoni in the 1930s did many
studies and important researches on the vine, examples of the dried Italian Flora are preserved, a
collection of approximately 2000 species of plants the classification of which was contributed by distinguished
botanists such as Cuboni, Pichi, De Carli; the Entomological collection of around 5000 species
by Federico Huster; the prestigious Saccardo mycotheque.
The Oenological School cellar
Particularly important among the departments is the cellar. The wines produced are those typical of
the DOC Prosecco area , of Conegliano Colli wines and IGT.
The school also produces special wines: “Manzoni Liquoroso” and “Passione” both liqueur wines.
Finally, the school operates in collaboration with Veneto Agriculture and the Tutelary Institute of Veneto
grappa, the experimental distillery, where grappa is produced.