40 of the most outstanding wineries committed worldwide for a more sustainable industry highlighted by the Robert Parker Green Emblem
- Written by Media Outreach
The Robert Parker Green Emblem: a dedicated recognition for inspiring wineries.
To qualify for the Green Emblem award, a winery may or may not already be organic and/or biodynamic certified. Beyond or apart from certification, the producer needs to be an outstanding proponent of sustainability who looks toward long-term environmental protection and biodiversity. Each year, Robert Parker Wine Advocate reviewers nominate new candidates from their regions that are worthy of the Robert Parker Green Emblem. Once a winery is recognized, all of their wines will carry the Robert Parker Green Emblem going forward, until changes at the winery may result in the recognition being rescinded.
From France, Portugal or Italy, sustainable inspirations are everywhere.
The honorees this year have impressed the Robert Parker Wine Advocate reviewers with their breadth and depth of sustainable practices that stand out in their fields. From these 16 outstandingly inspiring wineries, located in 7 countries, we can spotlight Château Maris in Languedoc, France. It is the first certified B-Corp winery in Europe and one of only 26 in the world, and its winery is constructed out of plant-based "hempcrete" and is energy self-sufficient, biodegradable and carbon-negative. Herdade do Esporão in Alentejo, Portugal, is one of the world's largest producers of certified organic wines, who's sustainable initiatives have also won them a MICHELIN Green Star for the restaurant at Esporão, among other accolades.
In Italy, Avignonesi in Tuscany has implemented multiple protocols across conservation; E. Pira & Figli – Chiara Boschis in Barolo, has set out to make the Cannubi MGA entirely organically farmed and certified; and Arianna Occhipinti, the young humanist of her eponymous winery has laid out a vision of organic, biodynamic and sustainable winemaking.
Look for the sustainability filters/symbols and the Green Emblem award when accessing thousands of wine reviews at www.RobertParker.com.
The Robert Parker Green Emblem List
Following an exciting inaugural list in 2021 that included luminaries such as Domaine Leroy in France, Ridge Vineyards in the U.S. and Cullen Wines in Australia, a new crop of 16 wineries has merited their entry on the list.
| Australia (2) | Cullen Wines |
| Henschke | |
| Austria (2) | HM Lang (new) |
| Weingut Ernst Triebaumer | |
| France (12) | Champagne Larmandier-Bernier |
| Château Cheval Blanc (new) | |
| Château Maris (new) | |
| Château Pontet-Canet | |
| Domaine Bruno Lorenzon | |
| Domaine Ganevat (new) | |
| Domaine Leroy & Domaine d'Auvenay | |
| Domaine Vincent Dancer (new) | |
| Domaine Valentin Zusslin | |
| Felix et Gabin Richoux | |
| Gerard Bertrand | |
| Louis Roederer | |
| Germany (1) | Weingut Odinstal |
| Italy (6) | Alois Lageder |
| Arianna Occhipinti (new) | |
| Avignonesi (new) | |
| E. Pira e Figli - Chiara (new) | |
| Salcheto | |
| Tasca d'Almerita | |
| New Zealand (1) | Millton Vineyards & Winery |
| Portugal (2) | Herdade do Esporão (new) |
| Julia Kemper (new) | |
| South Africa (3) | Backsberg Estate (new) |
| Reyneke | |
| Sadie Family Wines | |
| Spain (2) | Recaredo (new) |
| Descendientes de J. Palacios | |
| USA (9) | Brick House (new) |
| The Eyrie Vineyards | |
| Hedges Family Estate (new) | |
| Horsepower Vineyards | |
| Littorai Wines | |
| Raen Winery (new) | |
| Ridge Vineyards | |
| Spottswoode Estate | |
| Tablas Creek (new) |
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