Apart from being a wine producer of diverse, well-priced, enjoyable and accessible wines and brandy, Backsberg Wine Estate, Paarl, is a leader in environmental care, being the first wine producer in South Africa and one of only three in the world to gain Carbon Neutral Status by sequestrating it’s carbon emissions.

Not only that, Backsberg is moving towards bottling in light weight bottles which also reduces CO2 emissions because of being made from a higher percentage of recycled material which is kinder to the earths atmosphere. Ten percent of Backsberg land is set aside for the preservation of the endangered Fynbos plant family as their contribution to the Bio-Diversity and Wine Initiative.

350 Wine Bottles formation

Most recently, in collaboration with the Food and Trees for Africa organisation (FTFA), Backsberg has established an Earth Center which will be used as the base for FTFA in the Western Cape, and information hub, workshop venue and learning center.

FTFA , founded in 1990 is South Africa’s leading greening enterprise, which develops, manages and promotes greening, climate change action, sustainable natural resource management and food security programs, with the goat to alleviate poverty, improve environments, share knowledge and develop skills.

The image depicts a display of 350 wine bottles which number denotes the critical level of CO2 ppm in the atmosphere.