By Gal Zohar
If you’ve been following this space, you might have noticed a recurring theme. Lately we have been almost obsessed with the green (or Vivid in Bibendum speak) aspects of wine production. After discussing the real meaning of natural wines and exploring the philosophy behind biodynamic farming we thought we had covered it all. And then came Matt Oliver.
Matt is the vineyard manager at Huia, a small family owned estate established in 1996 located in the Wairau Valley in Marlborough New Zealand. At Huia the land is worked following biodynamic principles and they are now in the process of obtaining the Demeter certification. But that is not all. Since 2006 and after preparing 12 months of carbon accounts and an emissions management plan Huia has earned the right to label its wines with carboNZero certification. Confused? Watch Matt explains what the process involves:
Talking to Matt is a revealing experience. He is not only worried about the environmental affect of producing his wines has but also concerned about the journey the wine has to make. We all have preconceptions of how bad the environment is damaged when we ship wine overseas. Well according to Matt we need not to worry. It is greener to ship from New Zealand than to truck from Bordeaux. Watch the video below to hear the real figures.
Most importantly the wine tasted great. All the Huia range shared a clean, elegant and focused character. Is this due to the lack of carbon emission? Matt is positive it played its part.
You can buy the Huia range on the Bibendum Wine website
Tags: environment, Huia, new zealand, Producer profile, Video, vivid
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