Obtained a 50-year lease of 270 ha of State land near Lisbon to establish the first Conservation Center for Full Native Grapevine Diversity in the world. Negotiated and obtained the recognition of a novel methodology for *polyclonal( selection of grapevines by the OIV. Promoted and participated in the creation of an official certification process for polyclonal grapevine propagation material in Portugal, a world-first.