Vineyard Safe: the review of Angelo Mazzocchetti, agronomist and phytopathologist in Abruzzo

Who is Angelo?

Angelo Mazzocchetti is a technician who has worked for years in the Region dealing with integrated crop protection. He has known Safe vineyard through a professional contact and decided to test its performance.

The current challenge: increasingly aggressive downy mildew

In the last twenty years the peronospora has become more aggressive and remains the main problem with theoidium. For wineries, defence management is therefore crucial and requires reliable tools.

Comparison with other models and reliability

After comparing Vigneto Sicuro with other forecast models, Angelo reports excellent compliance. The results obtained lead him to consider the reliable service to support phytosanitary decisions.

Practical advantage: Monitoring without physical stations

A strong point highlighted is the possibility of disconnecting the monitoring from the physical control units. This allows you to:

  • increase the number of plots monitored;
  • adapt the monitoring to the location and microclimate of each vineyard;
  • reduce logistical and maintenance constraints related to field stations.

Full Testimony

I met you through a friend who gave me the contact of Carlo Gabretta. I have worked for many years in the region and have been involved in integrated crop management for a long time; Carlo proposed Vigneto Sicuro to me and we wanted to test it.

Wineries have a well-rounded management and defense is one of the most critical points. Over the past 20 years, downy mildew has become increasingly aggressive; together with powdery mildew is the main fungal threat. This year I was able to test Vigneto Sicuro by comparing it with other models and I found a good match.

One of the major strengths of this model is the possibility of releasing agrometeorological monitoring from physical stations, multiplying the vineyards and plots that can also be monitored according to their exposure and location.

I am pleased that Vigneto Sicuro is a product and a service offered by a beautiful reality in Abruzzo: As a fellow countryman, I can only be pleased.

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FAQ

Of course. Safe Vineyard is a decision support system. It doesn't replace your experience, but it can support you in difficult decisions which you have to take in the vineyard.

We have access to one large network of agro-meteo sensors throughout the national territory and we have developed a mathematical method that allows us to be able to understand what are the microclimatic conditions in different points of the territory

We give you access to very punctual microclimate data which are characteristic of your plot. Instead of buying a weather station for each of your plots thanks to Vigneto Sicuro you will have the same information as a weather station without needing to buy it. A nice saving! 

We always provide microclimatic data related to your plot so that you can use them in the most constructive way.

Our information is much more timely and can help your agronomist advise you better on when to actually carry out treatments in the vineyard

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