To get consumers to fully understand the importance of a much-heard word, wine needs to drop the corporate jargon and make it feel realAs a child, I spent many afternoons watching David Attenborough documentaries featuring cheetahs sprinting across the Serengeti, orcas and seals locked in lethal struggles and the mating rituals of very camp male birds.As Attenborough turned 100 this year, I rewatched some…

Jo Gilbert’s London Wine Fair panel discussion set out to explore whether premiumisation still resonates in an increasingly challenging market. It ended up revealing a more complicated relationship between sustainability, profitability and consumer spendingFor years, sustainability and premiumisation have often been treated as natural bedfellows, the assumption being that lightweight bottles, regenerative/organic agriculture and carbon reduction programmes could all eventually be leveraged by corporate…

In partnership with a range of sustainability organisations, Argentine winery Domaine Bousquet has launched a UK sustainability competition. Created for wine professionals, the competition aims to drive tangible change at a grassroots level across both the retail and hospitality sectors. The competition is made up of three stages: an initial online test, the implementation of a workplace-based sustainability project and…

Kingsland Drinks will now produce 100% of Vinca’s aluminium wine bottles, expanding on the canned wine formats it already manufactures for the organic wine company.  According to Kingsland, the move reflects its continued investment in alternative packaging formats, helping to meet growing demand for more sustainable, lightweight and recyclable options.  Commenting on the partnership, Kingsland said aluminium bottles offer a compelling alternative…

In this year’s edition of its Eco Standard report, Hallgarten Wines has named Península Vinicultores its Champion of Champions. A title that highlights the most effective producer across Hallgarten’s four pillars of sustainability, the award illustrates Península Vinicultores’ commitment to environmental stewardship, energy management, water and waste management and social responsibility.  In the report, Hallgarten explained that the Spanish winery and vineyard management…

Leading organic producer Domaine Bousquet has released its third Sustainability Impact Report. The winery is positioning the document as a practical ‘greenprint’ for the wider sector as it looks to promote the adoption of regenerative organic practices and foster an ‘ethos of transparency’.  Published on Earth Day (22 April), the report outlines the Mendoza-based winery’s environmental performance across 2025, alongside longer-term…

Annandale Distillery in Scotland has become the first distillery to use wasted wind power to heat its stills.   As part of Annandale’s 12-step decarbonisation process, the producer commissioned a technology that converts renewable electricity into heat for the distilling process, replacing its use of gas completely.   Other parts of the 12-step process include maturing whisky on site to reduce road miles, switching to electric vehicles…