Tag: Sostenibilità

Energy Awards FVG 2025

Written by Wine Restor on September 28, 2025. Posted in 2025, News.

Venica&Venica wins first prize! The winery has been recognized as the most virtuous company in Friuli Venezia Giulia for its increasingly sustainable use of energy, in line with the goals of the European Green Deal.

A new recognition has arrived in Dolegna del Collio: Venica&Venica has been awarded first prize at the Energy Awards FVG 2025, promoted by APE FVG – the Energy Agency of Friuli Venezia Giulia, which celebrates organizations capable of turning sustainability into concrete, measurable actions, aligned with the objectives of the European Green Deal.
The award was accepted on Wednesday, September 24, by Serena Venica, who represented the winery in a moment of great significance for the entire region.

“For us, it is important that Friuli Venezia Giulia has established this award: it encourages companies to pursue good practices and become more aware. Every sustainable choice, from vineyard to cellar, helps make the territory more attractive — an essential aspect for a North-East that wants to continue growing also through tourism” says Serena Venica.

Since 2011, Venica&Venica has followed a structured path of environmental, economic, and social sustainability, implementing measurable and verifiable actions. Among these: calculating and reducing CO₂ emissions thanks to the VIVA – Sustainable Viticulture certification, adopting good practices in both vineyard and cellar, and publishing the Sustainability Report, a tool of transparency and dialogue with the community.

The Energy Awards FVG also recognized the ability to communicate results clearly and authoritatively.

“For us - explains Ornella Venica - communication is not just storytelling — it’s a way to share a concrete, measurable commitment, inspiring other companies and engaging visitors who choose the Collio”.

All the areas assessed — energy, water, waste, mobility, biodiversity, safety, and people’s well-being — are fields where Venica&Venica maintains constant focus and improvement.

“Sustainability - continues Ornella - is a journey made of daily choices and long-term vision, combining innovation with respect for the land”.

Being recognized as the most virtuous company in Friuli Venezia Giulia and awarded first prize at the Energy Awards FVG 2025 is an additional incentive for Venica&Venica to continue its philosophy: transforming a century-old heritage into a project for the future, where winemaking excellence intertwines with responsibility toward the environment and the community.

Venica&Venica awarded the Distinctive Award of Excellence for Italian Entrepreneurship

Written by Wine Restor on September 22, 2025. Posted in 2025, News.

On September 19, 2025, in Gorizia – European Capital of Culture – we experienced a moment we will carry in our hearts. Our family was honored with the Distinctive Award of Excellence for Italian Entrepreneurship (category: sustainable viticulture) as part of the XII International Award of Excellence “Città del Galateo – Antonio De Ferraris”.

The motivation behind the award deeply moved us, because it reflects everything we believe in every day:
“To the Venica family for their authentic and constant commitment to protecting the environment, biodiversity and the community, embodying with passion and dedication the value of sustainability. The production philosophy of Venica&Venica, rooted in tradition and at the same time projected toward innovation, combines scientific rigor and human sensitivity, turning the work in the vineyard into a path of respect, listening and care for the land.”

The context of the award.

The International Award Città del Galateo, created to celebrate Italian and European excellence, this year chose Gorizia as its host city – a place symbolizing borders but also dialogue between cultures. In this unique setting, the award brought together voices from the worlds of art, literature, entrepreneurship, and civil society, with the goal of promoting values of beauty, ethics, and responsibility.

Ornella’s words.

Accepting the award on behalf of all of us was Ornella.

“We welcome this award with great honor and profound gratitude” she said. “Today I witnessed a moment of sharing, of culture and of human values. And this is something we must carry within us for a long time and, above all, pass on to our children.

I wish to thank the Scientific Committee of the International Award Città del Galateo – Antonio De Ferraris and Professor Francesco Lenoci for the attention given to entrepreneurship – entrepreneurship that begins with the land, where family is perhaps the founding value.”

She continued: “Thank you for the esteem shown toward a journey that is not only mine, but belongs to the entire Venica family. For us, it is a source of pride that the spotlight is placed on the value of family – the cornerstone of our winery and of many Italian realities that give voice to Made in Italy around the world.

And speaking of family, I cannot fail to remember my husband Gianni, the head winemaker capable of involving and uplifting each of us. He is the one who shares his responsibilities, because he wants his team to treasure the common good of our territory. It is thanks to his ability to delegate, to share responsibility, and to his vision that I stand here today".

An award we dedicate to our land.

This recognition is not just a destination but a starting point. We dedicate it to our community and to all the people who, together with us, walk every day among the vineyards with the same passion and respect.