Wolfberger – Inventing the winemaking of tomorrow

At Wolfberger, they have always altered their planting practices in favour of a healthier, more sustainable viticulture, by experimenting with all sorts of possible solutions with the knowledge available.

As one of the largest producers of organic wine in Alsace for more than 15 years, Wolfberger has had the benefit of long experience in the subject. In fact, creating Organic wines was an amazing laboratory of alternative growing practices. It allowed Wolfberger to question certain practices and to encourage a new awareness. Nevertheless, it is clear that Organic production also has its limits in terms of environmental protection, and that is why Wolfberger needed to see beyond this approach.

Wolfberger had already anticipated the need to change their methods of conventional winemaking. The Winery was certified by AgriConfiance nearly 10 years ago. AgriConfiance is a contract of commitment between the Winery and its members. All their winegrowers receive an individual statement concerning their growing practices and targeted action plans, along with regular training sessions in small groups that allow them to deepen their knowledge of the vines and to promote alternative growing methods, such as detecting wood diseases, lowering the doses of agrichemicals and treating the vines with plants. The result is that in five years Wolfberger has already managed to decrease its use of agrichemicals by 25%.

You can understand now why we are very happy to be able to market the wines of Wolberger, and don’t forget that their way of winemaking is just a small part of how they keep trying to improve their way of thinking and production.