Final Report Progetto LIFE ZEOWINE

This report summarizes the activities carried out within the LIFE ZEOWINE Project (LIFE17 ENV/IT/000427) at final reporting period, from 01/07/2018 to 01/07/2022, therefore is referred to the whole project activities duration.The LIFE ZEOWINE Project is a demonstration project which aimed to improve the protection and management of vineyard soil and the well-being of the vine through the application to the soil of an innovative product "ZEOWINE" deriving from the composting of wastes from the wine sector and zeolite. Starting from the results of previous experiments, which aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of zeolite and compost in a separate way in other production chains, the project has defined protocols for the production of ZEOWINE product and its application in productive and in new vineyard plant fertilization.The activities performed within the project were planned to evaluate and prove the synergy of the positive effects of the application of ZEOWINE on soil and vine plants in terms of:- improvement of the vine nutrition management, reducing dependence from organic and mineral fertilizers and increasing the fertility of soil;- improvement of the characteristics of grapes and wines produced for a better preservation of the fruity and vegetable aromas, and an increase the polyphenolic and antioxidant supply;- offering a solution to the problem of waste management by closing the company production cycle, since the production of ZEOWINE starts from wine processing of waste compost with zeolites.