Sustainability

At Winesmiths, when we say ‘sacrifice nothing’, we believe that should include the earth too. We’ve been dedicated to our sustainable practices since 1984 and continually strive to reduce our environmental impact through our packaging, winemaking processes, and the way we give back to the land we take from.

Winesmiths Impacts

6 WEEKS OF FRESHNESS

ECO FRIENDLY PACK

AUSTRALIAN GROWN AND PRODUCED

SUSTAINABLY PRODUCED

VEGAN WINE

Above Impact is estimated on total annual Winesmiths sales. 1. Scholle IPN Estimated Impact Basis, 2. CSIRO Winery Wastewater Generation Mar 2009, 3. 25% of energy generated on-site, meeting IWCA target of 20% and our wineries Next 5 targets, 4. Based on 5% of glass equivalent wine wasted after opening.

Vegan Friendly

Though we don’t believe in preaching to people about their dietary choices, being 100% vegan-friendly just means less intervention when it comes to making our wines.

Typically, wine does not contain ingredients derived from animal products, however, they are often included in the refining part of the winemaking process. For several years our winemakers have been even further honing their expertise to ensure a balanced and healthy environment for our grapes to grow. This minimises the need for human and chemical intervention. Put simply, by stripping out additional processes we actually discovered better profiles for a well-rounded end result in your glass.

We believe that the healthier and more biodiverse the vineyards are, the better quality and more robust flavours emerge from our wines.

Good things come in different packages

We don’t shy away from the fact that some people frown upon cask wine. We’re here to change their minds by allowing the benefits for both our drinkers and the environment to speak for themselves.

Supporting Native Vegetation

For every hectare of vineyard we own, we preserve or plant at least one hectare of native vegetation on land we own. At Winesmiths this is our way of acknowledging that winemaking has to work seamlessly alongside nature, ensuring we are reinvigorating the land we take from in a sustainable way.

A Balanced Environment

Our integrated pest management systems and diversity in vegetation help to create a balanced environment that can thrive. Using an abundance of harmful chemicals not only goes against our ethos but, we believe, also diminishes the end result of the wine and stops the environment from being able to continually provide us with high-quality grapes for harvests to come.

Our Memberships

Sustainable Winegrowing Australia

Sustainable Winegrowing Australia is Australia’s national program for grape growers and winemakers to demonstrate and continuously improve their sustainability in the vineyard and winery through the environmental, social and economic aspects of their businesses.

International Wineries for Climate Action

IWCA is a collaborative working group of wineries committed to reducing carbon emissions across the wine industry. The organisation was founded in 2019 by two leading wine families, Familia Torres of Spain and Jackson Family Wines of California, who are deeply rooted in environmental stewardship with a passion to preserve the world’s great wine heritage in the face of climate change.

As an applicant member to IWCA Winesmiths has completed a baseline assessment of our greenhouse gas and is committed to achieving Gold membership by reducing our emissions and working towards a net zero 2050 target.