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Poggio all'Oro 2016 obtains Equalitas certification

Just over a year after Banfi Società Agricola srl obtained Equalitas certification, one of the company's most prized and historic wines, the Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Poggio all'Oro Banfi 2016is the first Brunello to reach the milestone of Equalitas Sustainable Product Certification.

Here is how Equalitas Certification works and what the characteristics of Brunello di Montalcino Poggio all'Oro Riserva are.

Equalitas Sustainable Product Certification: what is it?

The certification, issued by CSQA, ensures that the wines comply with the requirements of the Equalitas standardsguaranteeing traceability from raw material to bottling.

Management and control over the entire production process takes place through the identification and verification of good agricultural practices in the vineyards from which the grapes originate, to the control of good practices in the cellar and at the bottling stage.

Poggio all'Oro Banfi and Equitas Certification

The achievement in October 2022 represents a very important and immensely valuable milestone for Banfi. Pioneer of the Sustainabilityone of its founding values and an authentic and emblematic element of its history, Banfi has a path that goes back a long way and whose premise lies in the harmony between the territorypeople, the environment and the quality of its products. The path taken since its foundation has evolved over the years, following the growing demand for quality and safety in the wine world. 

A goal achieved, this year, with the Equalitas Sustainable Product Certification, which is, however, part of the broader programme of actions and objectives of the Strategic Sustainability Plan, which guides the company's choices and is represented in the Sustainability Report. 

As with the Equalitas - Sustainable Organizations standard, the Equalitas - Sustainable Products standard also analyzes different areas, in all stages of production, starting from the company management system integrated with sustainability, in order to ensure product quality.

Three indicators of environmental sustainability are observed:

  • Brunello carbon footprinti.e. greenhouse gas emissions;
  • the water footprintwater management mapping;
  • to finish with the biodiversitymeasured in water, air and soil using the Biodiversity Friend method. 

Another area taken into consideration is that of socio-economic good practices which refers to workers, training, relations with the territory and the local community as well as economic practices.

Also the good communication practiceswith a truthful and documented communication policy, and the Sustainability Report, are among those aspects analysed. 

Soil, fertility and irrigation management, as well as plant, defense and harvest management are the parameters examined in vineyard management for good agricultural practices.

Good winery, bottling and conditioning practicesrefer to aspects of harvesting, winemaking and bottling, cleaning and sanitizing rooms and equipment, packaging and waste and wastewater.

The shortlist of Equalitas Sustainable Product Certifications achieved by the wines produced by Banfi is, however, broader and embraces the Brunello family almost in its entirety. In fact, both the Poggio alle Mura that the Vigna Marruchetoboth vintage 2018, and the Poggio alle Mura Riserva 2017 obtained the same certification.