THE LOOKOUT | Sustainability and wine production will be debated at Cartaxo

In the year in which Cartaxo is City of Wine 2024, a distinction it shares with Santarém, Almeirim and Alpiarça, the municipality will host a seminar that brings together technicians, institutions and wine producers from Alentejo, Ribatejo and the Setúbal Peninsula. On May 8, Wednesday, from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm, the Quinta das Pratas Municipal Auditorium, in Cartaxo, will host the Viticulture and Sustainability Seminar. The initiative is part of the Wine City 2024 program and its central objective is to reflect and inform about the challenges faced by the adequate protection and use of soil in the vineyard ecosystem.

Climatological predictions and the relevance of soil in the context of climate change are the focus of the seminar, aimed at producers, technicians, students and all those whose professional activity is carried out around sustainable production methods in the terroir. The seminar will also feature the presentation of success stories in the area of ​​viticulture.

The Seminar is co-organized by the Cartaxo City Council and Agrosustentável, which has the support of the Tejo Regional Wine Commission (CVR Tejo).