2024-05-22 21:06:22
The necessity for a community of interventions to strengthen the winegrowers, however primarily the winegrowing zone of Zitsa, was highlighted by the extremely profitable “Open Doorways” occasion on the vineyard of the cooperative Zoinos Vineyard, which closed its fiftieth anniversary.
A crowd of individuals, wine lovers, representatives of authorities and establishments have been on Sunday on the stunning occasion, which accompanied the tasting of the distinctive wines of Zitsa, whereas Greek and overseas guests walked the “Wine Roads” and ranging from wineries in Northern Greece ended up in Epirus and Zoinos to get to know the vineyards and spirits.
Wine tourism is taking its first steps within the area and this may be seen from the creation of recent lodging, which provide the potential for a special, various approach of trip, for wine lovers and never solely, that mixes winemaking, the atmosphere and cultural monuments of the world.
Nonetheless, the rise in lodging coincides with the lower of viticulture by 26% lately, as said by the president of Zoinos Vineyard, Vangelis Argyris, noting that interventions have to be made each to strengthen the viticulturists and to strengthen the viticultural zone.
“We’ve got a rise in lodging. When the primary lodgings began, they have been on the lookout for company with a… rifle. At present they’re full and rising. There have to be a mix. This can even be mirrored within the two-day convention they’ve on Thursday and Friday, as a result of viticulture has a discount that exceeds 26%. Whereas viticulture is declining, we can’t discuss wine tourism. We would like the customer, the scholars, to return and get to know the winery and the way it results in a product, to see the atmosphere as a result of viticulture is completed in a pure approach. Right here we’ve the issue of unregulated forestry. If as a substitute of holly that they had been vines, it might have been a lot better, as a result of, nevertheless good the holly could also be, they’re nonetheless holly. They’re good, however unproductive. Together, there have to be a program, each for the winegrowers and to cope with the afforestation, which befell as a result of abandonment of the fields”, famous Mr. Argyris.
And the president of the Normal Agricultural Cooperative of Ioannina, Haris Liouris, famous that the state should assist help winegrowers and have the political will to strengthen the winegrowing sector, which may have a number of advantages not just for the producers, however general for the economic system of the area.
The mayor of Zitsa, Michalis Pliakos, referred to as on the state to resolve perennial issues, equivalent to forested fields, noting the good prospects of the wine-growing zone, which has nearly doubled lately.
“Work has been carried out, however it’s not sufficient. A small zone stays. Since they can not assist the producers with monetary reduction and help, let there be assist institutionally with growth measures, to present the zone what it belongs to. We’re right here to assist, but in addition central intervention is required, each monetary and institutional”, famous Mr. Pliakos.