SUSTAINABLE BEAUTY WILL SAVE THE WORLD
The Urban Vineyards Association (U.V.A.) was founded with the aim of protecting the rural, historical, and landscape heritage represented by urban vineyards and enhancing it from a cultural and touristic perspective, making it productive for the community and for the future, in harmony with the environment, through viticultural and social policies of integration and sustainability.
A vineyard is not only a sweet rolling hillside. A vineyard can also be urban: unexpected greenery in the concrete jungle, a green space of tradition and soil, transforming the city’s borders into horizons within the city. These are urban vineyards, unique cultivations within metropolitan areas. An agricultural, historical, and cultural heritage of immense value, the vines cultivated within cities are often true treasures of biodiversity: ancient varieties, in some cases extremely rare specimens and biotypes in a region’s ampelographic landscape, have been propagated over centuries without ever being replaced by more productive or market-favored ones, as has happened in commercial vineyards. Hence the birth of an association that brings them together into an international network, promoting historical restoration projects and actions for cultural, landscape, and touristic enhancement.
Tradition of the land within the futurism of the city. The silent beauty of urban grapes watching over, unnoticed.
Grapes for the taste of grapes, and grapes for the taste of the city.
Urban grapes also emerge as a tool for eco-management, contributing to urban sustainability by bringing a rich cultural and natural heritage. Doing more with less.
A simple but meaningful contribution to the city, like wine to the table.
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FIRST “WORLD DAY OF URBAN VINEYARDS”
The new International Day
UVA WELCOMES ITS NEW MEMBERS
January 2025
FIRST “WORLD DAY OF URBAN VINEYARDS”
On October 27, 2024, the first edition of the World Day of Urban Vineyards was celebrated—an initiative promoted by our Association to honor and raise awareness of the growing trend of urban viticulture and its vital role in creating healthier and more sustainable cities.
To mark the occasion, visual arts contests were held in Venice, Barcelona, Catania, Los Angeles, Bergamo, and Thessaloniki, transforming urban vineyards into vibrant hubs of creativity, with photographers, painters, and illustrators capturing their unique charm.
Elsewhere, urban vineyards welcomed the arrival of autumn on a more intimate scale, fostering local engagement and spreading appreciation for the cultural and historical significance of vineyards in urban environments.
The Association is already preparing for the Second World Day of Urban Vineyards, which will take place in October 2025, with even more exciting initiatives on the horizon.
UVA WELCOMES ITS NEW MEMBERS
January 2025 – The Urban Vineyards Association continues to expand its global network with the addition of three new members: Eichhorn Winery in Vienna, Studley Park Vineyard in Melbourne, and Vinhedo Lacustre in Brasília.
With these new additions, the Association now spans 10 countries across 4 continents, for a total of 21 urban vineyards.
“Urban vineyards are a growing global trend, and nearly every country with suitable conditions for viticulture will have some within its cities,” said Nicola Purrello, President of U.V.A. “Expanding into new countries and continents is essential to our mission of connecting these rare yet valuable vineyards, often nestled and hidden within urban landscapes.”