Gianni Zonin's vision is to create the largest private vineyard holdings in Italy to produce high quality wines that represent the unique terroir of each region. He has acquired multiple estates across Italy and implemented sustainable viticulture practices like renewable vineyards, careful pruning, and irrigation monitoring. Zonin also promotes biodiversity and carbon reduction through initiatives such as solar panels, attracting bees, and minimizing water and soil pollution.

1. ZONIN FAMILY VINEYARDS
Carlo De Biasi

2. The Family Estates
“Each region has its own tradition,
each region has its own wines”
Gianni Zonin

4. Gianni Zonin’s Vision
Gianni Zonin’s vision is to make Italy’s most important wines from his
own grapes.
He launched the project that would lead to the creation of the largest
private vineyard holding in Italy.
This vision has driven him to a basic mission: To underscore each estate’s
relationship with the historical, cultural and human patrimony of every
particular area.

5. Turnover: 90
Million Euros.
Over 27 million
Bottles sold.
50% Turnover
Export spread over
5 continents
In over 90 countries.
2 Companies:
ZONIN UK
import and
distribution
company.
ZONIN USA
import company.

6. The projects:
High quality vineyard management
In collaboration with Prof. Denis Dubourdieu
Sustainable Viticulture

7. High quality vineyard management
Renewal of the vineyards
TENUTA 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Tenuta Cà Bolani 4 52 21 72 0 27 20 5 6 6 18 7 25 263
Podere Il Giangio 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 14
Castello del Poggio 3 12 8 5 2 0 13 1 0 12 4 0 3 63
Tenuta Il Bosco 4 9 7 5 0 4 3 1 1 0 7 7 7 55
Castello d'Albola 0 0 4 5 0 6 7 9 5 6 7 0 6 55
Abb. Monte Oliveto 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 9
Rocca di Montemassi 0 0 34 22 34 16 16 16 6 12 16 0 5 177
Masseria Altemura 0 0 0 30 18 15 7 9 8 6 4 0 0 97
Feudo Principi di Butera 50 50 5 15 15 5 5 0 0 6 0 2 5 158
61 123 89 157 70 73 71 44 31 48 57 16 51 891

8. High quality vineyard management
In collaboration with Prof. Denis Dubourdieu
Careful pruning
Canopy to improve the vine efficiency, according to the environement and to the varietal
Manual canopy of the bunch of grape
Choice of the right harvest time according to the varietals and to homogeneity
Production costs

9. Sustainable Viticulture
To promote a viticulture that respects the environment
To ensure a sustainable production with healthy and hight quality grapes
To promote and keep a high biologic diversity in the vineyard ecosystem and
in the surrounding areas
To give priority to the use of natural regulation mechanisms
To preserve and promote the soil fertility in the long term period
To reduce and minimize water, soil and air pollution

10. Sustainable Viticulture
To promote a viticulture that respects the environment
To ensure a sustainable production with healthy and hight quality grapes
CONTROLLO DELLA RISORSA ACQUA
Roghi 2 stressed Merlot
0 0
Roghi 2 normale Merlot
14-lug 16-lug 20-lug 23-lug 27-lug 30-lug 04-ago 06-ago 16-ago 20-ago 24-ago 27-ago 31-ago 03-set
Irrigazione
-1 -2
-2 -4
-3 -6
Potenziale idrico foliare di base
Irrigazione (litri/ceppo)
-4 -8
-5 -10
-6 -12
-7 -14
-8 -16
-9 -18
-10 -20
Data

11. Sustainable Viticulture
Broom flowers and Oak trees and
arbutus along the ditches Olive trees
Whet, mais per to restock
the game
Leguminosae (clover,
peas, etc) between the
vineyard rows
Operation
to attract the bees

12. Sustainable Viticulture
To preserve the soil fertility in the long term period

13. Sustainable Viticulture
To reduce and minimize water , soil and air pollution
CVZ Agrochemical Laboratory

14. Sustainable Viticulture
Carbon Footprint:
Carbon
Potenza footprint
installat Ton
a kWp Copertura % kWh/annui CO2
Casa Vinicola Zonin 254,38 6% 297.068,06 227,81
Tenuta Il Bosco 117,30 44% 131.845,20 101,11
Castello del Poggio 182,16 28% 215.762,53 165,45
Tenuta Cà Bolani 80,04 19% 94.330,62 72,33
Feudo Principi di
Butera 91,77 14% 122.958,03 94,29
725,65 861.964,44 660,99