Sustainability
what’s in my glass?
More and more, wine-lovers and winemakers alike are paying greater attention to the impact that their favourite beverages have on the environment, on the community and on our health. At Wine Alliance we celebrate the growers and producers who are committed to making choices that are healthier for us all. What follows is a brief guide to the various eco-friendly classifications we observe in our portfolio.
Organic
The exact rules around calling a wine organic change from region to region, but generally speaking, wineries that produce organic wine cannot use toxic pesticides, herbicides or synthetic fertilizers to grow grapes. The main point of variation between organically grown and certified organic has to do with the use of sulfites. In the US, certified organic wines cannot use SO2 in their winemaking process. Canadian and European (labelled ‘bio’) wines, may contain added sulfites.
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sustainable
Sustainability is generally defined as using business practices that are environmentally friendly, socially equitable in terms of treating employees and community fairly, and economically viable in the long term. Certification varies from region to region.
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biodynamic
The concept of Biodynamics predates that of Organic viticulture, and started in the 1920’s with an Austrian philosopher named Rudolph Steiner. It is a holistic view of agriculture based on the idea that that everything in the universe is interconnected, including celestial bodies like the moon, planets and stars. Biodynamics is the practice of balancing the resonance between vine, man, earth and stars.
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Vegan
Made without any animal products such as asein (a milk protein), albumin (egg whites), gelatin (animal protein) or isinglass (fish bladder protein) during the fining (clarifying) process.
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It’s the little things
that make a big difference…
