Práticas ambientais sustentáveis das vinícolas da região da campanha gaúcha

Abstract

Campanha Gaúcha region has been outstanding in the production of wine grapes and fine wines, but all human activity impacts the environment, and in the wine industry is no different. The aim of this study is to analyze and understand the environmentally sustainable practices used and to be implemented in the wineries of Campanha Gaúcha. For this, a survey was sent to six wineries of Campanha Gaúcha linked to Fine Wines Association Campaign. It was decided only by wineries producing raw material producing the final product. A qualitative survey was conducted through interviews, using a semi-structured questionnaire. The preparation of this questionnaire was based on the tab "For a Sustainable Viticulture" prepared by the International Organisation of Vine and Wine. The following considering: site selection; biodiversity, solid waste, use of water and energy; air quality; effluents, use of agrochemicals and nearby areas. The following results were obtained: four of the wineries surveyed adopt different practices in their processes minimizing impacts to the environment, one of the wineries choose to conventional practices and the other features an innovative enterprise focused on sustainability, in which all its processes are geared to preservation of natural resources. It follows that most wineries do not adopt a greater number of sustainable environmental practices by economic reasons, but they believe that the adoption of these becomes a differentiator for the company and its products, mainly in markets such as wine’s, composed of ever more demanding customers, which inevitably makes the adoption of these practices