Clienti
Aziende italiane ed estere, Consorzi e Associazioni di produttori si affidano al team di Uva Sapiens per consulenze sull’intero processo produttivo o solo su specifiche attività.
Qui sotto trovate le realtà con cui collaboriamo, riportate in ordine alfabetico, suddivise per Regione o Stato.
Valsamoggia, loc. Monteveglio (BO) - Emilia Romagna / Cliente dal 2019 ad oggi - www.lamancina.it
High Education
Knowledge is the basis for innovation. We train wine professionals to increase their competence and autonomy
The enrichment of knowledge and professional updating of people working in the wine sector are today essential values.
Courses & Training
Directly and in cooperation with third parties, we provide training courses for internal staff and employees of companies such as wineries, producer associations and promotion consortia.
We recognize and develop the skills and potential of individuals, fostering the emergence of well-prepared teams capable of working in a coordinated and effective manner. Courses on pruning and control Esca disease through curetage and grafting are well established.
Workshop & Conferences
As speakers we take part in conferences and seminars on the hottest topics of innovation in viticulture and oenology.
Here we bring our technical expertise, made up of experimentation and concrete results, and contribute to the conception of new production paths, able to maximize the value of raw materials and its uniqueness, as well as the sustainability of processes.
If you are interested in training courses specifically tailored to your needs, please contact us.
Press review
A new viticultural model for Sicily
A new viticultural model for Sicily With the aim of preserving the productive stability of the Sicilian wine…
The Uva Sapiens speak about climate change on WineBlogRoll
The Uva Sapiens speak about climate change on WineBlogRoll Called upon to have their say about climate change…
Who are the Wine Consultants? The Uva Sapiens on ADNKronos
What is meant by Wine Consultant? It depends. Consultancy can cover various aspects related to the world of…
Adua Villa interviews Mattia Filippi e Umberto Marchiori
What lies behind the quality of a wine? La Vita In un Sughero publishes Adua Villa's interview with our…
In Wine in Sicily Magazine the interview to Mattia Filippi
In Wine in Sicily Magazine the interview to Mattia Filippi "Is there a more international place in the world…
A Wine Future 2021 the focus on sustainability in the wine industry
At Wine Future 2021 the focus on sustainability in the wine industry Roberto Merlo also contributed to the…
The Uva Sapiens tell their story on Wine Blog Roll
On Wine Blog Roll Saverio Russo interviews Roberto Merlo, Umberto Marchiori and Mattia Filippi. They tell the…
On ADNKronos the collaboration between Conte Collalto and Uva Sapiens
On ADNKronos the collaboration between Conte Collalto and Uva Sapiens On ADNKronos the Violette from Cantina…
The “Valore all’identità” project reported in Il Corriere Vinicolo
The “Valore all’identità” project reported in Il Corriere Vinicolo The Uva Sapiens team is focused on the…
News & Events
Mattia Filippi signs Colomba Bianca’s Resilience
Mattia Filippi signs Colomba Bianca's Resilience Created to valorize the historical varieties of the Sicilian…
NOT, A review of wines from ungrafted vines – 50 sfumature di Grillo
NOT, A review of wines from ungrafted vines - 50 sfumature di Grillo On Sunday 20 January 2020, we will take…
Winemakers’ dialogues in Napa Valley
Winemakers' dialogues in Napa Valley In the most recent visit to the wineries we work with in Napa…
Technical dialogue on Esca disease and control methods
Technical dialogue on Esca disease and control methods Together with the Consorzio di Tutela del Conegliano…
Uva Sapiens at Château Kirwan
Uva Sapiens at Château Kirwan We believe that curiosity and the desire to confront each other are fundamental…
The Uva Sapiens team grows
The Uva Sapiens team grows It is with great pleasure that Uva Sapiens announce the addition to the team of…
Adua Villa and the Nero d’Avola brut by Colomba Bianca
Adua Villa and the Nero d'Avola brut by Colomba Bianca Sparkling, but from the south of Italy, also for Adua…
The Uva Sapiens at the AIS Trapani – Sicily conference
The Uva Sapiens at the AIS Trapani - Sicilia conference At the AIS Trapani - Sicilia conference to talk about…
Applied research
There is no knowledge without research, no innovation without curiosity. Balancing between the past and the future, we write new viticultural and oenological paths for the present.
The path to process and product innovation cannot be separated from research and experimentation, which give substance to intuition.
Bolle d’annata. Technical reports of the Conegliano Valdobbiadene Docg
Bolle d'annata. Technical reports of the Conegliano Valdobbiadene Docg
Inzolia… aka Ansonica introduces itself
Inzolia... aka Ansonica introduces itself Inzolia or Ansonica is a grape variety widely cultivated in the…
Vine mealybug: chemical protection and biocontrol in comparison
Vine mealybug: chemical protection and biocontrol in comparison Italian vineyards have long been subject to…
Catarratti introduce themselves
Catarratti introduce themselves Catarratti are the most widely cultivated grape varieties in Sicily,…
Grillo and Catarratto old vines: a viticultural heritage to be revalued
Grillo and Catarratto old vines: a viticultural heritage to be revalued Catarratto and Grillo are two…
Teroldego Rotaliano, how to improve the territorial identity of wine
Teroldego Rotaliano, how to improve the territorial identity of wine "There is an increasing need for an…
Managing Esca disease: 5 years of curetage testing
Managing Esca disease: 5 years of curetage testing Winegrowers aiming for high quality goals want to maintain…
Le uve raccontano – Vintages in the province of Trapani
Le uve raccontano - Vintages in the province of Trapani
Successful cases
Award loot at Vinitaly 2022 for Uva Sapiens partner wineries
Award loot at Vinitaly 2022 for Uva Sapiens partner wineries
Conte Collalto awarded at the International Wine and Spirit Competition
The 2021 edition of the International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) awarded 3,460 wines, of which only…
Baglio di Pianetto awarded by James Suckling
Baglio di Pianetto awarded by James Suckling Awarded with 93 score by James Suckling the Viafrancia Riserva…
Wineries partners of Uva Sapiens awarded at Mundus Vini 2018
Wineries partners of Uva Sapiens awarded at Mundus Vini 2018 Great satisfaction for awards given by qualified…
The Drinks Business GREEN AWARDS 2015: Hoopoe wines awarded as Organic Initiative of the Year
The Drinks Business GREEN AWARDS 2015: Hoopoe wines awarded as Organic Initiative of the Year The Drinks…
Musita Passocalcara Metodo Classico best sparkling wine in Sicily according to the 2015 GdS Guide
Musita Passocalcara Metodo Classico best sparkling wine in Sicily according to the 2015 GdS Guide A success…
Wine consultancy
Grapes are the main ingredient in the recipe for a successful wine project. Expertise and passion are the tools that make it unique.
Today, it is essential to stand out in a market where the minimum standard of quality is now a given. As in haute cuisine, it is necessary to find that ingredient that makes the recipe something inimitable. Innovation and reinterpretation of the past in a modern key are our drivers.
The perfect grapes for each oenological project
The sensory analysis of ripening grapes, on which the grape-growing and oenological teams of Uva Sapiens work together, is a structured and robust method to determine the best harvest date for grapes destined for a specific oenological project.
From parcelling out to the uniqueness of a wine
From quality ingredients, creative approaches for innovative wines. The parcelling out of the vineyards, which the viticultural and oenological souls of Uva Sapiens manage in close collaboration, is the starting point for the identification of the uniqueness they can offer. These uniquenesses are transformed into value during winemaking, aiming at inimitable results.
Oenological process innovation
A valuable oenological project begins in the vineyard, where work is done to obtain grapes with a composition suited to the objective. It then continues in the cellar, where the quality potential of grapes is brought to its maximum expression. The ways to achieve the desired result are not always already mapped out: knowledge, experience and creativity make innovative approaches to winemaking processes possible.
Stylistic interpretation
Different wines can be obtained from the same grapes. From the same variety grown on different plots, or from different grape varieties, or from different winemaking methods, countless nuances in the expression of quality are obtained. Not one of these nuances must be lost. The art, supported by expertise, lies in bringing them all together in the wine that is first imagined, then designed and finally made.
Technical support to cellar design
A rationally designed wine cellar makes production activities more efficient. Processing flows, which in turn are a function of the specific products to be obtained, must be taken into account when planning. We advise those who have to start a new wine cellar or renovate an existing one, in order to combine process efficiency with product quality.
Process optimization
In the production process of every wine, costs must be carefully monitored to maintain high efficiency, avoid waste and maximize economic return. We put our experience and expertise at the service of those who need to set up or rationalize their workflows in the winery.
Product Marketing&Communication
Effective BtoB and BtoC communication of a wine favours its best market positioning according to the identity and value of the product. The farming system of the winery can also be effectively translated into marketing actions. This is why we support client companies in presenting their products to journalists, importers and critics in national and international contexts and scenarios.
Vine consultancy
The uniqueness of a wine has its roots in the vineyard. We take care of the vine so that the quality of the grapes is exactly as desired.
The global approach adopted by Uva Sapiens focuses on the enhancement of the raw material, thanks to a vineyard management aimed at expressing the qualitative potential of the grapes and the economic and environmental sustainability of the operations.
Pruning and canopy management
From the first cuts to the management of the adult vines, pruning is fundamentally relevant in guaranteeing plant longevity and production quality. Training systems are chosen according to the viticultural and oenological objective, possibly maintaining and enhancing the more traditional ones.
Managing Esca disease
Since 2013, we have been testing different techniques to manage Esca disease. From Fraçois Dal, a technician working for Sicavac in Sancerre, in the Loire Valley, we learnt the technique he calls curetage, which involves cleaning the wood with a small chainsaw, paying particular attention to the complete removal of the white rot that has formed inside the trunk. If the vine affected by Esca disease cannot be recovered by curetage, we move on to the technique of grafting on wild rootstock, safeguarding the vine root system, which saves time in resuming production.
Sustainable pest and disease control
Disease and pest pressure in the vineyard is monitored and targeted protection strategies are defined. Intervention thresholds are established on the basis of careful observation of the evolution of stresses and phenological phases. Priority is given to organic or integrated management that respects the environment and the healthiness of the product.
Soil management
Protecting and increasing the chemical, physical and biological fertility of the soil through rational technical choices means enhancing the vegetative-productive balance of the vines. In each vineyard we establish the best way to manage the soil in the sub-row and inter-row to favour the best phytosanitary and nutritional condition of the vine, as well as great grapes in terms of yield and quality.
Grape ripeness assessment
The correct assessment of the grape ripeness is a critical and important step. We support our customers from the pre-harvest sampling to grape tasting. The data resulting, together with those from chemical analyses, are interpreted in order to elaborate the best harvesting schedule.
Vineyard parcelling
Within each vineyard there is always variability, more or less recognized and highlighted, determined by the interaction between the vine and soil-climate environment. This variability can result in site-specific management of plots and the choice of the best destination for each batch of grapes.
Uva Sapiens Team
Different skills, one team.
MATTIA FILIPPI
WINE DEVELOPMENT
Degree in Viticulture and Oenology from the University of Udine.
Professional experience in Italy, Chile, California, Australia, Romania. ‘To rationalize is to simplify. To simplify is to communicate better. The potential of each vineyard, each winery, each wine, must be recognized, brought out and communicated, so that the market can understand and give the right value to the path of quality taken’.
UMBERTO MARCHIORI
WINE DEVELOPMENT
Degree in Viticulture and Oenology and PhD in Food Science from the University of Udine. Professional experiences in Italy, France, Romania, New Zealand. “The quality journey of a wine starts in the vineyard and continues in the cellar. Every single step requires observation and analysis skills, evaluation of risks and opportunities, creativity in devising solutions and courage in making the necessary choices’.
ROBERTO MERLO
VINE DEVELOPMENT
Degree in Viticulture and Oenology from the University of Udine. Professional experience in Italy, France, Spain, Austria, Romania, New Zealand, California.
“Careful vineyard management optimizes the use of human and economic resources and is the basis for sustainable and healthy viticulture, for the environment and for the company. Because the quality of a wine begins in the vineyard’.
Marzia Giust
ADMINISTRATION
An accountant expert, she has gained many years of experience in business organisation, accounting and taxation with companies operating in Italy and abroad. She specializes in cost analysis, tax deductions, patent and trademark registration.
Giovan Battista Ivan Cappello
WINE DEVELOPMENT
A graduate from the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Palermo, he boasts experience at wineries in New Zealand, Australia, the USA and England. He worked for three years in Tuscany, developing expertise in biodynamics.
Alberto Cagnin
WINE DEVELOPMENT
Master’s degree in Viticulture, Enology and Wine Markets at the University of Udine, he gained oenological experience at wineries in Italy, California, South Africa and New Zealand and research experience at the CREA -VE institute.
Leone Braggio
VINE DEVELOPMENT
Degree in Agricultural Sciences from Padua.
Professional experience in Italy, Romania, USA, Croatia. “Observing, and “listening”, carefully; season after season. This is how you get to know the land, and even more the vineyard, in depth.
Elia Dalla Pozza
VINE DEVELOPMENT
He holds a Master’s degree in Agricultural Science and Technology and is passionate about agricultural mechanization. He has worked in wine and fruit and vegetable farms, as well as in the field of research into harmful insects in agriculture.
Giuseppe Mentore
VINE DEVELOPMENT
Master’s degree in International Horticultural Science (Bologna-Bolzano), researcher at the Laimburg (South Tyrol) and Randwijk experimentation centres for Fruitconsult (Netherlands) and lecturer in agriculture (secondary school).
Eleonora Rabassi
VINE DEVELOPMENT
She holds a three-year degree in Environmental Sciences and a master’s degree in Forestry from the University of Padua. She is mainly involved in viticulture technical assistance, with experience gained in Italy, South Africa, California and Romania.
Elia Rancan
VINE DEVELOPMENT
With a Bachelor’s degree in Viticulture and Oenology Science and Technology from the University of Padua and work experience in France and Australia, he supports client companies in targeted and rational vineyard management.
Video Solutions
Telling, doing, showing
Skills and know-how in a series of videos from our Youtube channel. Starring, Uva Sapiens Team.

Parcelling vineyards
In this video we illustrate our ‘Value to Identity’ project. This is a method we have devised with the aim of producing wines with a strong identity: it starts with the parcelling out of the company’s “cru” vineyards and continues with a separate transformation of the best grapes.

Curetage for managing Esca Disease
One of the most fearsome trunk diseases in the vineyard and now widespread in most European wine-growing areas, esca disease manifests itself with variable and sometimes insidious symptoms, leading the vine to death, in the absence of treatment, more or less rapidly. Roberto Merlo explains how the curetage technique, with the removal from the stem of the necrotic wood present in vines affected by esca disease, allows the vines to vegetate again and give bunches, prolonging their life and productivity.


Re-grafting as a technique for the recovery of vines affected by esca disease
If the vine affected by esca disease cannot be recovered by curetage, the technique of re-grafting on wild rootstock is used. In this way, the root system of the vine can be preserved, which saves time in the resumption of production. Even in this case, the success rate is always high, above 85%. How to carry out re-grafting correctly.
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Uva Sapiens Method
We concretely and organically elaborate and develop each intervention taken on the soil, vineyard, cellar, and bottle process.
Uva Sapiens Method Third Step
The first step is sharing the corporate objectives
GIVE RISE TO
PERSONALIZED PROJECTS
Sharing and exchange give rise to personalized projects.
The Uva Sapiens approach promotes the development of the raw materials and the economic and environmental sustainability of the interventions.
The second step is bringing the projects to life
ACTS SYNERGISTICALLY AND IN A COORDINATED FASHION
Uva Sapiens acts synergistically and in a coordinated fashion to exploit the individual skills and the technical specialisations acquired in the agronomic fields of vineyard cultivation, wine production, and oenology. The adoption of cutting-edge technologies and the collaboration with universities and research institutes allow Uva Sapiens to explore every way possible for reaching the objective.
The third step is constantly monitoring the process undertaken
TO BE SUCCESSFUL
In order to be successful, a project must be born of accurate observations and deductions, creativity, flexibility in facing the unexpected, and adaptability to the changing conditions that nature often imposes. Uva Sapiens creates projects that can be continuously verified as they evolve, designed to foster a sense of autonomy within our customer’s task force.
Please contact us for a custom project
Services and Training
We conceive of and actuate quality projects for the soil, for the vines, and for the wines.Our objective is the ultimate expression of our customers' potential, because evolution leads to growth.
THE SOIL and the VINEYARD
Every geographic area has different climatic and morphological characteristics. In order to manage a vineyard in a balanced and productive manner, it is necessary to take preliminary decisions on working the soils, from the green manuring to the water management, to the methods of intervening on the soil.
The correct assessment of the ripening of the grapes is a moment that is as critical as it is fundamental. We expertly support our customers from the pre-harvest sampling to grape tasting. The data resulting from the analyses are interpreted in order to elaborate the most suitable harvesting schedule.
CELLAR and BOTTLE
We provide constant assistance in the logistical and structural planning and in the management of work flows for the various seasons. Process times are monitored with audited qualitative and quantitative criteria.
The wine must be positioned on the market in the best way possible in order to perceive its quality and the consequential economic value correctly. We assist our customers from the selection of the most suitable bottle, to impactful packaging, up to the defining of the identity of the product, including the study on its potential longevity.
Training
Complete personnel training
PATHS FOR PERSONAL
AND COLLABORATORS
We train our customers’ personnel and collaborators for various activities, both in the vineyards and in the cellar, and provide adequate preparation and updating to production managers. The skills and potential of the individuals are recognised and developed, favouring the birth of in-house teams, prepared and capable of coordinating and optimising their activities.