SUSTAINABILITY
For
far longer than "sustainability" has been the buzz, most of the
wineries we represent have been farming for future generations. There
are different approaches to "sustainable" so we highlight the key
practices at each winery. For more detailed information on the various
programs and certifications, please go to the specific page.
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Harvest
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Beaumont / Raoul's
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IPW |
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Bio-diversity |
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hand
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| Blaauwklippen |
IPW |
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| Camberley |
IPW |
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De Meye
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IPW |
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Global GAP
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Dieu Donne
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IPW |
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| Hillcrest |
IPW |
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Moreson / PineCrest
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IPW |
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Global GAP
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ISO 14000
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Nico van der Merwe / Robert Alexander
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IPW |
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TJ Krone
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In the words of the winery
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BEAUMONT
You ask about organic or biodynamic farming. We
unfortunately can't claim to be completely chemical free but we
are moving in that direction. We do comply with IPW -- integrated
production of wine -- and receive a certificate annually -- for
accountability to the regulations. This means that we monitor the
vineyards very carefully and only use chemicals if we really need to
and we adhere to very strict regulations of no chemicals for a very
specific period before harvest. We are also members of the
Groenlandberg Conservancy which falls within the Kogelberg Biosphere
and are members of the world's first Biodiversity Wine Route. CAMBERLEY
we don,t grow our wines in a chemical free
environment, however we are members of the IPW which is the integrated
production of wine in south africa. this body has set up stringent
controls of for example waste management, chemical usage in spray
programs, disposal of chemicals not used (they come and fetch them and
dispose of them etc.) the body is accepted world wide as a
representative organisation run for the fruit and wine industry with
stringent control of environmental issues and stiff penalties for non
compliance. it forms part of the wine and spirits board; i hope this
helps. organic is not an option for us right now, but we adhere
strictly to IPW's approved chemical spray programme and their list of
user friendly chemicals
DE MEYE
Philip confirmed that we only use round-up on
weeds, on a need to spray basis rather than a scheduled program. With
our certified organic lavender fields, we try to keep the vineyards as
organic as possible. The surrounding farms, however, are not organic
and thus we do not have the barrier required to obtain certification.
DIEU DONNE
We are registered with IPW in South Africa. This is a program whereby
we are monitored from the vineyards to the cellar as to our impact on
the environment. Things that are monitored are our spray programs in
the vineyards; quality of the grapes coming to the cellar; how we
dispose of wastes on the farm and in the cellar e.g. grape skins,
filter waste, used and broken bottles, cardboard packaging;
environmentally friendly chemicals we use in the cellar; waste water
management; noise pollution; etc
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