Advances in vineyard management for adaptation to climate change

Website TENUTE RUFFINO S.R.L. SOCIETA’ AGRICOLA

AGRICULTURAL COMPANY

About the Company :

Name of the company : TENUTE RUFFINO S.R.L SOCIETA AGRICOLA

Type of organisation : Agricultural Company

Field of activity : Grape and wine production (viticulture and winemaking)

Location : BAGNO A RIPOLI, VIA POGGIO AL MANDORLO 1, FIRENZE

What are the main commitments of your company?
Since 2020 Ruffino publishes an annual sustainability report. Environmental sustainability, social and economic responsibility, but also a employees health & safety, Transparency, entrepreneurship and integrity are pillars of our strategic vision of the wine business.

Total quality, lean management and innovation are the guiding stars of our operations in the vine-wine sector.

Minimum education requirements : High school diploma

Required languages spoken :
Italian (preferred but not compulsory)

Position summary :

Short Description of the company / lighthouse farm :
Tenute Ruffino has 8 estates in different locations within Tuscany and Veneto. In Tuscany Tenute Ruffino grows more than 400 hectares of vineyards in the main DOC appellations (Chianti, Chianti Classico, Brunello di Montalcino and Bolgheri) and has 4 cellars for the vinification and ageing of internally produced grapes. In Veneto Tenute Ruffino owns 200 hectares in Treviso and Venezia areas and a big winery for the production of white and sparkling wines, like Pinot gris and Prosecco.

Tenute Ruffino is part of Ruffino group, a Constellation Brands Company.

Any accomodation offered :
The company can offer a free accommodation in an internal guest house or a partial reimbursement for rent of an apartment

Internship description (the tasks, responsibilities, benefits) :

The internship student will work in everyday operations in vineyards to understand opportunities and feasibility of carbon farming and precision farming to gain the best interaction “variety x soil resources x seasonal conditions”  in a contest of climate change and not stable conditions.

In the internship period the student will work and understand -in practical in-field experiences- which everyday vineyard operations could be exemplary and effective for decarbonization and climate change mitigation/adaptation.

Results in vineyard will be validated in a final period of internship in everyday operations in a winery.

Job Details :

Duration of the internship :
400 hours

Period :
August -October 2024

Application deadline :
N/A

Salary :
No salary or base level local agricultural contract

Weekly Workin hours :
40hours

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