SUSTAINABILITY CODE OF THE CHILEAN WINEMAKING INDUSTRY is a set of guidelines that Chilean wine making businesses or farms can voluntarily follow as they strive to adopt more sustainable practices. These sustainability requirements separate themselves into three main areas of interest: the vineyard, the winery-bottling plant and the social sector. This sustainability code has become […]
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SUSTAINABLE WINEGROWING NEW ZEALAND strives to connect and inspire conscious consumers from around the world by certifying sustainable wine companies or farms. Established in 1995, SWNZ has become a world-renowned leader for promoting and certifying sustainable practices in the wine industry. Today, over 90% of the wine produced in New Zealand is processed by SWNZ
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LIVE CERTIFICATION is a non-profit organization that utilizes internationally recognized guidelines of sustainable viticulture and enology practices to certify wineries and vineyards. This program not only provides independent third-party certifications to farms, but also provides education and training to assist businesses in adopting more sustainable initiatives. LIVE certifications draw their standards from the International Organization
LODI RULES is California’s original sustainable viticulture program. Its rigorous certification program only awards wine products that are composed of a minimum of 85% certified sustainable grapes. This certification program also boasts a personal, curated guidebook called the “Standards” that details over 150 sustainable practices a farm or vineyard can engage in. These were developed
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM is an environmental management program that assists companies and businesses internationally in achieving their environmental responsibilities and generating more sustainable corporate initiatives. The program helps businesses of any sector improve their environmental performance by mapping out detailed plans on how to successfully and effectively create a positive environmental management system. Their variety
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EU ORGANIC logos on a wine product indicate that the product was created with at least 95% organic ingredients in the European Union and respects strict conditions for the remaining 5%. To earn the EU Organic certification, a product must undergo strict assessments throughout multiple stages of its production. During this rigorous assessment, an item
MADE WITH ORGANIC GRAPES indicates that wine products are made with 100% organic certified grapes. Before wine may be sold as organic, the growing of grapes and their conversion to wine must be certified organic. Organic grapes must be grown in a manner that protects the environment and preserves the soil, without the use of
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NAPA GREEN is a vineyard-specific certification that incentivizes growers and wine producers to become carbon neutral, improve their farm’s soil health and increase the overall resiliency of their vineyards, communities and businesses. In order to better the experiences of employees, customers and the wine community in general, Napa Green certifies sustainable and socially responsible wine
CALIFORNIA CERTIFIED ORGANIC FARMERS is a non-profit program that promotes healthier, organic agricultural initiatives through their certification, advocacy programs, educational workshops and business promotions. The organization aims to achieve a certification program that is easily accessible to any business involved in sustainable agriculture, whether that business is an organic grower, ingredient supplier, livestock producer, packaging
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SALMON SAFE specializes in certification for sustainable farmers, vineyards, builders, urban developers and land managers. The certification program offers insights on environmental protection, as well as independent certifications for businesses that employ environmental practices specifically to protect water quality and habitat. As the name suggests, they also prioritizes native salmon wellbeing by certifying businesses that
