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What is the Academy 4Grapes?
The Academy 4Grapes is an advanced training course in viticulture, teaching you how to connect wine to the vineyard with a more integrated and synergistic approach to viticulture.
This online school was created to train professionals specializing in monitoring, with the aim of having greater knowledge of their vineyard by putting the person at the center with an active role, aimed at increasing their qualitative potential, reducing management costs, and limiting environmental impact.
Why did I found the
Academy 4Grapes®?
Climate change is radically transforming the wine sector, putting those of us who dedicate our lives to viticulture to the test. Relying solely on tradition can be risky: modern vineyard management requires a precise method to tackle the increasing complexity and adapt with new strategies and agronomic techniques.
At the Academy 4Grapes, we bring SCIENCE to the heart of viticulture. Through constant updates, we transform scientific research into practical solutions for the vineyard. We start with the essentials: learning to observe the vineyard methodically and attentively. Only with concrete data in hand do we teach you how to address critical issues correctly and strategically.
Here’s what to expect: a method that will open your mind and provide you with scientific knowledge, moving you away from ready-made solutions. You will be the one to take your decisions confidently and competently.
Giovanni Bigot
At the Academy 4Grapes, we bring SCIENCE to the heart of viticulture. Through constant updates, we transform scientific research into practical solutions for the vineyard. We start with the essentials: learning to observe the vineyard methodically and attentively. Only with concrete data in hand do we teach you how to address critical issues correctly and strategically.
Here’s what to expect: a method that will open your mind and provide you with scientific knowledge, moving you away from ready-made solutions. You will be the one to take your decisions confidently and competently.
Giovanni Bigot
Why choose Academy 4Grapes?
Knowledge is freedom. Knowing how to observe and interpret the signals your vineyard gives you is essential for making informed, targeted decisions.
With increasingly unpredictable growing seasons, only those who deeply understand the complexity of the vineyard system can effectively intervene on every quality parameter, directly influencing the grapes’ quality and, consequently, the wine.
Take control of your decisions without relying solely on those who try to sell you prepackaged solutions. Learn to observe, deduce, and act with skill and precision.
The Man* at the center of the vineyard.
Regain the ability to OBSERVE in order to pursue a viticulture that can adapt. New technologies and external data are indispensable tools that help us detect information about the vineyard, but above all, we emphasize the importance of those who are in the vineyard. The monitoring surveys will even more influence our ability to propose a unique solution tailored to your specific vineyard.
*homo sapiens sapiens
How did the idea for Academy 4 Grapes come about?
Who is it intended for?
The course is aimed at all those who enjoy tasting, understanding, and talking about wine through the vineyard.
In previous editions of the Academy, participants have included owners and operators of wineries, viticulture technicians, agronomists and oenologists, consultants active in different regions, officials from companies producing plant protection products, and university students.
In previous editions of the Academy, participants have included owners and operators of wineries, viticulture technicians, agronomists and oenologists, consultants active in different regions, officials from companies producing plant protection products, and university students.
Requirements
Passion and desire to make wine production increasingly sustainable.
The course is aimed at anyone who wants to deepen their knowledge of viticulture.
The course is aimed at anyone who wants to deepen their knowledge of viticulture.
Objective of the course: understand why great wine comes from the vineyard
The ultimate goal of the Academy 4Grapes is to help you acquire both theoretical and practical skills necessary to act independently, to observe in detail the vineyard being monitored in order to determine the health of the grapes and, at the end of the program, to assess its production and quality.
In addition to this, the Academy 4Grapes will teach you to understand why great wine comes from the vineyard. The 3rd level, in fact, is dedicated to the connection between wine and vineyard. We will taste together the wines obtained with the Indice Bigot and discuss them with various experts from the wine world through the qualitative parameters of the vineyard.
In addition to this, the Academy 4Grapes will teach you to understand why great wine comes from the vineyard. The 3rd level, in fact, is dedicated to the connection between wine and vineyard. We will taste together the wines obtained with the Indice Bigot and discuss them with various experts from the wine world through the qualitative parameters of the vineyard.
How is the Academy 4Grapes organized
The Academy 4Grapes is structured into 3 levels of online training and 3 live training days at the end of the III level. The lessons are divided into sections followed by question-and-answer reviews to reinforce the concepts of the lesson.
After each lesson, there is an hour of live debate with the instructor.
After each lesson, there is an hour of live debate with the instructor.
Duration of the single course
30 hours for the 1st level, 20 hours for the 2nd and 3rd levels. Each participant will be able to attend the lessons according to their own schedules.
The live meetings with the teacher will take place once a week. The three live days at the end of the course will take place in February 2026.
The live meetings with the teacher will take place once a week. The three live days at the end of the course will take place in February 2026.
Start of the course
The start of classes is scheduled for November 6, 2025.
What do I get
Upon passing the exam, you will receive a Diploma of monitoring and you will become a "Ampelonauta" of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd level.
Who is the "Ampelonauta"?
The one who observes the single vine to know it and understand its needs.
What do I find in the Academy 4Grapes
Course
Tutor
Technical sheets
App 4Grapes
Immersive 360° videos
Community
The teacher: GIOVANNI BIGOT
Testimonianze degli Ampelonauti
Team
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SLIDE RESULT OF 25 YEARS OF RESEARCHslide frutto di 25 anni di ricerca
4.200
HOURS OF LIVE AND RECORDED TRAINING
862.400
DATA COLLECTED BY 4GRAPES
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