As Potencialidades da Vitivinicultura no Sul de Minas Gerais: Vinhos Finos de Dupla Poda

Abstract

The article is part of the master's thesis "Potentials of winter viticulture for the development of municipalities in the South of Minas Gerais" whose objective was to identify the potential of the viticultural activity for the economic development of the municipalities where two of the main wineries in the south of Minas Gerais are located. Minas Gerais based on the evaluation of 2 producers and 3 public managers. In this article, with a qualitative approach, first, a discussion about viticulture in the south of Minas Gerais is presented, based on a bibliographic survey. In the second part, the discussions were built from interviews carried out with producers and managers who evaluated the potential of viticulture in the region to contribute to regional development based on the rural tourism/enotourism strategy, which produces visibility and wealth for the municipality. Both producers and representatives of the municipal administration point out that there are no planning articulations in this sense. There is recognition of the quality of the fine double-pruned wines produced in the region, however, there is a need to create public policies that contribute to the expansion of production, commercialization (export), as well as investment in the infrastructure of cities aimed at wine tourism, among others.