Training for wine growers and wine-makers was held in the town of Harmanli under the project DIONYSOS

On 1 and 2 of April 2019 in the Conference Hall of the Cultural Center Harmanli, a Training of Wine Growers and Wine-makers was held on the topic: The correct techniques for processing the local varieties of grapes for improving the quality of the wine, organized under the project ” Developing Identity ON Yield, SOil and Site“: with acronym: DIONYSOS, as per subsidy contract № В2.6с.04/01.11.2017.

This is the first of the three trainings provided by the project activities, organized by the Haskovo Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which is one of the eight DIONYSOS project partners. The lecturers Assoc. Prof. Dr. Iliyan Simeonov and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nikolai Genov from the Institute of Viticulture and Wine Production in Pleven presented: the directions in the development of viticulture and wine production in Haskovo region; the stages, rules and methods for building new vine plantations as well as legislation; requirements and recommendations for vine planting material and methods for conservation of vines from economically important diseases and pests in Haskovo district. More than 30 wine growers and wine-makers took part in the training, who got acquainted with the results of the identification of local varieties of vines in the Dionysos surveyed vineyards by molecular (DNA) methods. The training ended with a discussion of  the state, trends and problems of wine production in Haskovo regio

The project is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the national funds of the countries participating in the Interreg V-A Program Greece-Bulgaria 2014-2020 http://www.greece-bulgaria.eu

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