Tenuta San Guido and CNR sign an agreement

Tenuta San Guido and theInstitute for Sustainable Plant Protection of the National Research Council. (IPSP-CNR) announce the launch of an innovative research project. The project is aimed at defending and safeguarding the trees of Bolgheri’s Monumental Avenue. The five-year project (2025-2029) will involve a comprehensive program of phytosanitary monitoring, specialized training, assistance in the sanitary remediation of cypress trees, and replanting of the trees with native clones selected for resistance to cortical cancer.

The Avenue of Cypresses in Bolgheri represents a natural and scenic heritage of inestimable value. With this initiative, Tenuta San Guido and IPSP-CNR join forces to ensure the protection and rehabilitation of this green monument. By promoting targeted actions based on rigorous scientific studies.

Alessandro Berlingieri’s statement

“We are proud to start this collaboration with an institution of excellence like the CNR.” Said Alessandro Berlingieri, President of Tenuta San Guido.“The protection of the Cypress Avenue is a priority of ours and we believe that this initiative can ensure the preservation of this heritage for future generations.” The CNR also expresses great satisfaction with the launch of the project. “Our goal is to provide expertise and scientific tools to combat diseases that threaten the cypress tree, with particular attention to cortical cancer.” Said Dr. Roberto Danti, researcher at IPSP-CNR.“This project represents a fundamental step toward safeguarding Cypress Avenue and promoting sustainable strategies in the management of monumental greenery.”

The word from Priscilla Incisa della Rocchetta

“Companies are called to be protagonists of positive change for the environment and society.” Priscilla Incisa della Rocchetta, External Relations of Tenuta San Guido, adds. ” Being rooted in a territory also means taking care of it, contributing to its protection and enhancement. These are values in which our family has always believed, and this is how my father Nicolò and my grandfather Mario Incisa della Rocchetta, the latter founder of the company, understood it, established the Bolgheri Wildlife Refuge in 1959, a model of environmental conservation ante litteram. ”

Following this same spirit, Tenuta San Guido finances, promotes and supports a project that not only preserves a landscape symbol of Tuscany around the world, but is a concrete example of corporate environmental responsibility. The project includes, among other activities, systematic monitoring of tree health, training of specialized operators in phytosanitary management and replacement of compromised plants with new seedlings obtained from selected clones. A concrete and innovative action to combat the diseases that threaten this extraordinary tree line.