EnviroWines ® is a pioneering concept that has been developed to encourage and give recognition to growers who produce grapes and wine through environmentally sustainable practices, showing optimum implementation of these practices in order to protect our environment.
Participating vineyards:
Strandveld (First Sightings)
"The seal provides buyers with a guarantee that grape production was undertaken with due consideration of the environment, and that the wine was produced in an environmentally responsible manner and is safe for the consumer."
Sustainable Wine South Africa is the alliance between the Wine and Spirit Board’s Wine of Origin and Integrated Production of Wine schemes, the Biodiversity & Wine Initiative and Wines of South Africa.
There are particular and rigorous guidelines that vineyards and cellars must adhere to for a minimum of five years before they can get their seal. Only 2010 vintages and onwards may obtain this seal.
Some of the guidelines include use of particular fertilizers and pesticides, waste management, water management, and land preservation for natural fauna & flora.
WIETA is a multi-stakeholder, non-profit voluntary organization which actively promotes ethical trade in the wine industry value chain through training, technical assessment and audits to assess members’ compliance with its code of good practice. Stakeholders include producers, retailers, trade unions, non-governmental organizations and the government.
The Biodiversity & Wine Initiative is a pioneering partnership between the South African wine industry and the conservation sector.
Some of the goals are to protect endangered wildlife, habitats and ecosystems. There is also a lot of effort put into topics such as climate change, the Initiative plays a leading role with developing countries and addressing and coaching them on this matter.
Read more what they do here.
World Wide Fund for Nature South Africa
Looking out for Africa's most treasured animals, Rhino conservation, blue crane, Souther Ocean Albatross, and more.
