MDR filming at the Kloster Pforta state winery
Editor Tino Wiemeier from MDR television and his team had signed up to present the LIFE VineAdapt project in a series on the topic of ‘Biodiversity’. At Pfortenser Köppelberg, Prof. Dr Anita Kirmer from Anhalt University of Applied Sciences explained to the television team that the wild plants sown in the vineyard alleys, such as meadow widow's-wort, St John's wort and chicory, have significantly increased biodiversity in the vineyard. The MDR team was able to observe and film wild bees, butterflies and hoverflies live. Jörg Erdmann, Managing Director of the Kloster Pforta State Winery, was delighted with the colourful plants, which also protect the soil from erosion and dehydration.
During another film sequence in the wine cellar, project coordinator Isabel Reuter from Landgesellschaft Sachsen-Anhalt mbH drew attention to the ‘Biodiverse Viticulture’ label. All winegrowers who are involved in the LIFE VineAdapt project and have sown wild plant mixtures in their vineyards may use the label on bottle labels or as bottle tags. Jörg Erdmann from Landesweingut Kloster Pforta will be happy to provide the relevant material (contact: erdmann@kloster-pforta.de).
The report on the LIFE VineAdapt project is expected to be broadcast on Tuesday, 23 July 2024, 7 p.m. on MDR television in the programme ‘Sachsen-Anhalt heute’.
To the photos:
Picture above: Jörg Erdmann, Tino Wiemeier and Prof Dr Anita Kirmer (from left) at Pfortenser Köppelberg © Landgesellschaft Sachsen-Anhalt mbH
Picture below: Prof Dr Anita Kirmer being interviewed in a flowering vineyard lane © Landgesellschaft Sachsen-Anhalt mbH