🌿 Sustainable viticulture
An approach that takes care of the soil, water, people and nature around.
Sustainable viticulture is an approach in which a vineyard is run with care for the soil, water, people and the nature around it. The aim is for the vineyard to give a crop for many years without wearing out what it stands on.
What is done for this. The soil is protected: grass is sown between the rows, ploughing is reduced and the ground is not left bare. Water is saved with drip irrigation and rainwater collection. Fewer chemicals are used, and growers rely more on predatory mites and other helpful insects. Biodiversity is cared for: hedges, flowers and trees are left. Workers are paid fairly and their health is protected.
There are different certification systems around the world. Some check individual practices, others the whole operation. The idea is wider than organic: it covers not only avoiding chemicals but also energy, packaging and work with people.
Sustainable viticulture belongs to wine as a whole and to biodiversity. It is becoming more important with climate change. Alcohol is for adults.
How it connects to Wine
🌿 Sustainable viticulture → kind of → 🌿 Viticulture → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Next step
- 🐝 Biodiversity in vineyards
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- 🌿 Viticulture
Frequently asked questions
What is sustainable viticulture?
An approach to running a vineyard that is careful of soil, water, people and nature.
How is sustainable viticulture different from organic?
Organic restricts chemicals, while sustainable is wider: water, energy, people and biodiversity.
What practices are used?
Grass between the rows, careful irrigation, fewer chemicals, hedges and flowers.
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🌿 Pruning shears · 🌿 Sulphur dusting · 🌿 Cutting · 🌿 Canopy (grape) · 🌿 Vintage · 🌿 Bordeaux mixture