BACKSBERG CARBON NEUTRAL
An umbrella of care
BACKSBERG CARBON NEUTRAL
An umbrella of care
At its heart, Backsberg’s philosophy remains to provide enjoyment to a broad range of wine lovers by sustainably crafting world-class quality wines. As South Africa’s first certified carbon-neutral winery (circa 2006), Backsberg Wines are crafted with the utmost of care; for the employee, the product, the land as well as our broader community.
Celebrating several generations of family ownership, and 107 years of quality winemaking, Backsberg continues to thrive by honouring the past whilst simultaneously forging ahead with forward-thinking holistic practices.
Efforts to assist in the carbon reduction and neutrality of the brand in its Fifth Generation continue and include the offsetting of carbon emissions in conjunction with Credible Carbon on projects such as the Kuyasa Project and via our own internal bamboo project.
We can now confidently declare that Backsberg Wines from the 2022 vintage onwards have been verified through a structured and detail-orientated third-party verification process and now bear the PAS 2060:2014 specification for the demonstration of carbon neutrality.
At its heart, Backsberg’s philosophy remains to provide enjoyment to a broad range of wine lovers by sustainably crafting world-class quality wines. As South Africa’s first certified carbon-neutral winery (circa 2006), Backsberg Wines are crafted with the utmost of care; for the employee, the product, the land as well as our broader community.
Celebrating several generations of family ownership, and 107 years of quality winemaking, Backsberg continues to thrive by honouring the past whilst simultaneously forging ahead with forward-thinking holistic practices.
Efforts to assist in the carbon reduction and neutrality of the brand in its Fifth Generation continue and include the offsetting of carbon emissions in conjunction with Credible Carbon on projects such as the Kuyasa Project and via our own internal bamboo project.
We can now confidently declare that Backsberg Wines from the 2022 vintage onwards have been verified through a structured and detail-orientated third-party verification process and now bear the PAS 2060:2014 specification for the demonstration of carbon neutrality.
Kuyasa is a low-carbon housing development in one of the poorest and most vulnerable corners of Khayelitsha, in the Western Cape. By 2014, the project had installed solar water heaters, ceilings, and compact fluorescent energy efficient lightbulbs in 2,100 homes.
Co-benefits of the project include reduced household expenditure on coal-fired electricity, local job creation, a reduction in local air pollution as well as support in an Early Childhood Develop project – setting up food gardens in the area.
Bamboo is a fast-growing grass species and, thus, via its fast growth trajectory, sequesters large amounts of carbon dioxide and releases oxygen back into the atmosphere. Our Mooiplaas farm, in the Eastern Cape, with suitable soils and climate serves its growth, local job creation and enterprise development.
Backsberg has suitably partnered with these entities to assist with social and sustainable endeavours.
Download our verification declaration below.
The project developer of the Stellenbosch Community Recycling project, CL Waste and Scrap Metal, assists local communities and local governments in realising the virtuous cycles between human and ecological wellbeing. One of the ways in which they do this is by enabling the establishment of local recycling operations, focused on community-based waste collectors or “waste–preneurs”, schools and local businesses in the Western Cape. These waste collectors, schools and businesses collect recycling, sells it to CL Waste and Scrap Metal who then further process and trades this recycling material that would otherwise end up in a municipal landfill and water bodies. Stellenbosch Community Recycling is one such project.
Kuyasa is a low-carbon housing development in one of the poorest and most vulnerable corners of Khayelitsha, in the Western Cape. By 2014, the project had installed solar water heaters, ceilings, and compact fluorescent energy efficient lightbulbs in 2,100 homes.
Co-benefits of the project include reduced household expenditure on coal-fired electricity, local job creation, a reduction in local air pollution as well as support in an Early Childhood Develop project – setting up food gardens in the area.
Bamboo is a fast-growing grass species and, thus, via its fast growth trajectory, sequesters large amounts of carbon dioxide and releases oxygen back into the atmosphere. Our Mooiplaas farm, in the Eastern Cape, with suitable soils and climate serves its growth, local job creation and enterprise development.
Backsberg has suitably partnered with these entities to assist with social and sustainable endeavours.
Download our verification declaration below.
The project developer of the Stellenbosch Community Recycling project, CL Waste and Scrap Metal, assists local communities and local governments in realising the virtuous cycles between human and ecological wellbeing. One of the ways in which they do this is by enabling the establishment of local recycling operations, focused on community-based waste collectors or “waste–preneurs”, schools and local businesses in the Western Cape. These waste collectors, schools and businesses collect recycling, sells it to CL Waste and Scrap Metal who then further process and trades this recycling material that would otherwise end up in a municipal landfill and water bodies. Stellenbosch Community Recycling is one such project.
Backsberg has always been committed to the environment. From the use of a biomass boiler paired with a heat exchange chiller used in our previous cellar for cooling, to a prickly pear biomass programme on the original estate, a queen bee pollination programme in conjunction with the University of Stellenbosch, and even a tree planting scheme, Backsberg thrives by giving back. The brand additionally holds the following credentials and accolades:
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Hong Kong – Jovenstars International Logistics (HK) Ltd.
Tel: +852 613 29120
Contact Person: Solomon Leeder
Email:
Address: 9/F, Wyler Centre Phase 2, 192-200 Tai Lin Pai Road, Kwai Chung, Hong Kong
Hong Kong – Africa to Asia Limited
Tel: +852 5599 7881
Contact Person: Faith Coetzee
Email:
Website: www.africatoasia.com
Address: 7/F, Sui Ying Industrial Building, 1 Yuk Yat Street, To Kwa Wan, Hong Kong
Denmark – Otto Suenson & Co AS
Tel: +45 39751729
Fax: +45 39751726
Contact persons: Christian Holten Olsen, Frederik Kreutzer
Email:
Web: www.suenson.dk
Address: Mesterlodden 19, Gentofte, DK 2820, Denmark
United Kingdom – Ellis of Richmond
Tel: +44 2087445555
Fax: +44 2087445561
Contact person: James Ellis, Louise Wishart
Email:
Web: www.ellisofrichmond.co.uk
Address: Richmond House, The Links, Popham Close, Hanworth, Middlesex, TW13 6JE, United Kingdom
United Kingdom (Kosher Wine sales)
Tel: +44 (0)77 425 23101
Contact person: Ken Keller
Email:
Switzerland – Wine and More
Address: Hofweg 6, Waltenschwil, Switzerland
Mobile: +41 (79) 583 38 36
MWST Nr: CHE-163.536.985
Web: www.wineandmore.ch
Switzerland – GM Products GmbH (Gehrig Consulting)
Tel: +41 (0) 56 664 55 60
Fax:+41 (0) 76 375 52 81
Contact person: Ulrich Gehrig
Email:
Web: www.gehrigconsulting.ch
Address: GM products gm, Grossächerstrasse 2, CH-8966 Oberwil-Lieli
Netherlands – Hosman Vins Wijnimporteurs
Tel: +31 104264672
Fax: +31 104730008
Contact person: Ruben van Dam
Email:
Web: http://hosmanvins.nl/
Address: Westvest 44-3111 BV, Schiedam, Holland
Germany – Max Piehl Weinimport
Tel: +49 4078048218
Fax: +49 40787542
Contact person: Gabriele Musolf
Email:
Web: www.maxpiehl.de
Address: Hardenstraat 51, Hamburg, 20539, Germany
Germany – CAPREO
Tel: +27 (0) 83 4588727
Contact person: Elzanne Geldenhuys (Sales and Marketing Director SA)
Email:
Web: www.capreo.com
Address: Gildeweg 10, 46562, Voerde, Germany
British Virgin Islands – Tico Wines & Spirits Merchants
Tel: +284 494 4888
Fax: +284 494 4888
Contact person: Adam Morrell
Email:
Contact person: John Sopsic
Email:
Web: http://ticobvi.com/
Address: Wickhams Cay 2, Road Town, Tortola
China – Alcari 209
Tel: 0086-57985352091
Fax: 0086-57985632351
Contact person: Jenny Zhao
Address: No. 1059, Liuqing Road, Yiwu, Zhejiang, China
Belgium – Lambrecht Wijnen
Tel: +32 92828762
Fax: +32 92828679
Contact person: Agnes Lambrecht
Email:
Web: www.lambrechtwijnen.be
Address: Kortrijksesteenweg 265 a, 9830 Sint-Martens-Latem, Belgium
Tanzania – Upper Zonal Trading
Tel: +255 27254 8413
Fax: +255 27254 8413
Contact person: David Bulengo
Email:
Web: www.uzt.co.tz
Address: Plot 25 Mikocheni Light Industrial Area, PO Box 23256, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Australia – Sapro
Tel: +27834582022
Contact person: Audrey McMillan
Email:
Website: www.saprointernational.com
Russia – iSpirit Group
Tel: +7 903 103 9446
Contact person: Elena Drozhina
Email:
Web: www.ispiritgroup.ru
Brazil – Vinhos do Mundo Com. De Bebidas LTDA
Tel: +51 30128090
Contact Person: Raquel Cardoso
Email:
Website: www.vinhosdomundo.com.br
Brazil – Cia Zaffari
Tel: +55 (51) 33733971
Contact Person: Laura Maass Pereira
Email:
Website: www.grupozaffari.com.br
Australia – Trialia Foods
Tel: +61 3 9701 1666
Contact persons:
Ronnie Joss
Web: http://www.trialiafoods.com.au
Address: Trialia Foods Australia Pty Ltd
424-426 Princes Highway
Noble Park North, 3174
Melbourne Australia
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USA – Victor Wines
Tel: +1619-807-8957
Contact persons:
William Mendel
Email:
Web: http://www.victorwines.com
Address: Victor Wines
1416 N.Dixie Highway
Hollywood, FL.33020
The Maldives-Indian Ocean Export Company
Tel: +27 31 312 6262
Contact persons:
Kate De Fleuriot
Web: http://www.ioec.co.za
Address: Indian Ocean Export
Company 197 Smiso Nkwanyana
Road, Durban , 4001
The Maldives-Yeoman Group
Tel: +960 332 0212
Contact persons:
Connel van Rensburg
Web: http://www.yeoman-group.com
Address: Yeoman Group
6a Finiunimaage
Sosun Magu
Malé – 20072
Maldives
United Arab Emirates- Centaurus International
Tel: +971 7 226 3111
Contact persons:
Anthony Columbano
Web: https://centaurusint.net
Address: Centaurus International
Electricity Rd – Ras Al Selaab – Ras al
Khaimah – United Arab Emirates
Germany – Curry Premium Wines
Tel:+ 49 8192 / 933 73 70
Contact persons:
Thomas Curry
Web: https://www.currypremiumwines.de
Address: Landsberger Str. 63B,
86938 Schondorf am Ammersee,
Germany
Singapore – Wine to Share Pte Ltd.
Tel: +6591188130
Contact person: Cherie Lim – Ball
Email:
Website: winetoshare.com
Address: 12 Baghdad Street, Singapore, 199669
Netherlands Antilles (Curaçao) – Renmar Wines Curaçao
Tel: +599 9 767 2360
Contact persons:
Dick-Jan Schipper
Web: https://www.renmarwinescuracao.com
Address: Renmar Trading Kaya
Angel Leanez K29
Curacao, The Caribbean
United Kingdom – Kedem
Tel: +44 20 8802 8889
Contact persons:
Yehuda John Weiss
Web: http://kedemeurope.com
Address: Kedem Europe, Ltd
Block B – OCC Estate
105 Eade Road
London
N4 1TJ
UK
Seychelles-Indian Ocean Export Company
Tel: +27 31 312 6262
Contact persons:
Kate De Fleuriot
Web: http://www.ioec.co.za
Address: Indian Ocean Export
Company 197 Smiso Nkwanyana
Road, Durban , 4001
Mauritius – Oxenham
Tel: +230 696 79 50
Contact persons:
Alan Oxenham
Web: http://www.oxenham.mu
Address: Oxenham Saint-Jean
Motorway, Phoenix, Mauritius
USA – Marquee Selections
Tel: +1 888 627 7833
Fax: +1 816 223 9201
Contact person: Bryce Gillespie
E-mail:
Web: www.marqueewines.com
Address: 8005 W, 110th Street, Suite 208, Overland Park, KS 66210, United States
Canada (Ontario) – Halpern Enterprises
Tel: +1 416 5932662
Fax: +1 416 5932663
Contact person: Colin Halpern
Email:
Contact person: Bryce Gillespie
E-mail:
Web: www.halpernwine.com
Address: 400 Spadina Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 2G7, Canada
Israel – Superior A.M. Import
Tel: +972527029919
Contact person: Yakir Bitan
Email:
Web: https://www.banamashkaot.co.il/