Winetech Technical Yearbook 2022

Winery CO 2 e Benchmark

From 2011 to 2021 the CCC database (incl. graded + ungraded data) has grown to cover 206 wineries. This represents 39% of the wine cellars in the country.

0 0,5 1 1,5 2 2,5 3 3,5 4 4,5 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 kg CO 2 /L wine Benchmark years

Red wine: 0.72 kg CO 2 e/L wine Processing: 0.57 kg CO 2 e/L wine Bottling: 0.91 kg CO 2 e/L wine White wine: 0.77 kg CO 2 e/L wine Processing: 0.65 kg CO 2 e/L wine Bottling: 0.93 kg CO 2 e/L wine

Electricity is the highest contributor to winery CO 2 emissions, followed by Packaging and Bins .

Electricity – Cooling Red wine: 251 kWh/ton grapes processed White wine: 285 kWh/ton grapes processed Electricity – Processing Red wine: 172 kWh/ton grapes processed White wine: 205 kWh/ton grapes processed

Fuel

Electricity

32%

Packaging and Bins

Winery CO 2 e "Hotspots"

28%

Refrigerant

Waste

Wastewater

61%

65%

Where do the Electricity CO 2 e emissions come from?

Where do the Packaging CO 2 e emissions come from?

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Red Wine

0.57 kg glass/L wine

White Wine

0.65 kg glass/L wine

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Aluminium Cans and Foil Corrugated Cardboard

Cardboard

White Wine Red Wine Processing Cooling Bottling

Glass (Consol) Paper (Labels)

Glass (Other)

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