Miami, FL, October 16, 2024 — A leader in the sustainability movement, Domaine Bousquet has released a half-yearly update to its inaugural sustainability impact report, published on Earth Day 2024. The initial report covered the status through December 2023. Scope covers both internal operations and collaborations throughout the supply chain. The new update maps the first half of 2024, with significant progress accomplished, even in this short period of time.
January 1 through June 30, 2024, Domaine Bousquet’s production of still wines in lightweight bottles (less than 420 g) increased to 95%, up from 74% in 2023. Including sparkling wines, the figures also rose, reaching 92% in the first six months of this year, compared with 71% the year prior. Anne Bousquet underscores the benefits of lightweight bottles, stating, ‘Light is right: less waste, significantly less CO2 emitted during production, and fewer raw materials are used.”
Switching from 540 g to 400 g bottles allows for a saving of 160 kg (353lbs) of CO2 in the production process of 3,000 bottles, yielding 35% more bottles. Put another way, every 1,200 kg of glass yields 222,222 heavy (540 g) bottles or 300,000 (400 g) lightweight bottles. In keeping with the October 2023 Sustainable Wine Roundtable (SWR) Bottle Weight Acord, Domaine Bousquet is on target to reduce its average 750 ml still-wine bottle weight from 550 g to 420 g or less before the end of 2026.
Other recently achieved benchmarks at Domaine Bousquet include:
- In 2023, Domaine Bousquet recycled 96.8% of waste generated by the company. By mid-year 2024 that number stands at 97.6%.
- In 2024 the company has already composted 910,000 kg (2,006,204 lbs) of organic waste. This represents four times the composted amount in 2023. Handling the huge increase entailed significant additional space and structures.
As part of its commitment to transparency and accountability, Domaine Bousquet will continue to publish annual sustainability report updates in full on the winery website. Annual reports, released on Earth Day each year, are prepared in consultation with Europe’s Terra Institute.
About Domaine Bousquet: A pioneer in the organic wine category, Domaine Bousquet has been a member of the B Corp movement since 2022. That same year, it also became the fourth wine estate (and the first outside the U.S.) to earn Regenerative Organic Certified (ROC)™ status. Vineyards planted in virgin terrain, starting in 1997, have been certified organic from the get-go. The 672-acre property in Gualtallary in Mendoza’s Uco Valley lies at a dizzying altitude of 4,000 feet. Argentina’s largest exporter of certified organic wines, Domaine Bousquet is owned and managed by Anne Bousquet and her husband, Labid al Ameri. https://domainebousquet.com/en/
