Sustainability. Every step of the way
Carefully Sourced Wines
Recyclable Packaging
Delivery Partners
Our commitment to the planet
Sustainability is at the heart of everything we do. For over 20 years, we have actively sought out wines from smaller growers, who work with passion and purpose to leave the land better than they found it. We choose our transport and packaging partners carefully, and are continually reviewing and renewing our own practices to ensure that we are working towards reducing our carbon emissions at every single stage of the supply chain. There is no middle person, so we are never at the mercy of third parties whose values do not align with our own.
Our Packaging
All our wine packaging is plastic free and 100% recyclable.
Our NAKPACK® boxes are made from 70% recycled paper. The remaining 30% is new paper that guarantees the final performance of the box. However, they are also committed to a range of environmental projects including extensive tree planting through the agroforestry project Treedom®.
Pulpsafe packaging
For all other cases, we use plastic free, 100% recyclable boxes from UK suppliers and Pulpsafe® inserts made from recycled paper. Pulpsafe® is recyclable, compostable and biodegradable, and unlike many products claiming these benefits, Pulpsafe® is accepted for recycling by all local councils without the need for specialist treatment.
Pulpsafe is made from 80% recycled material and is 100% recyclable. It can be placed in any household compost bin and will naturally break down in under 6 months or at can be recycled alongside other paper products.
Our Winemakers
When you buy wine from Wine at Home, there is no middle person – just our small team working hard to bring you a fine selection of well balanced, personality-driven wines from a range of growers we know and love.
For over 25 years, we have worked exclusively with winemakers who share our values in putting passion and people before profit. They all share a common goal - to leave the land better than they found it - and to secure its delicate ecosystems for the generations to come.
We pay our growers fairly and have worked with many through three generations of the same family, and consider them to be part of ours.
Photo: Domaine Marchand-Grillot, Burgundy
Supply Chain Management
We are committed to reducing our environmental impact and continually improving our environmental performance as an integral part of our business strategy and operating methods, with regular review points.
There is no middle person between the vineyard and us which allows us to choose the best way to group wines to use fewer deliveries and reduce our carbon footprint. We work with a range of partners who contribute towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals, in particular SDG 13, on climate change and are certified with SQAS, AEO, ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004 and IFS.7.
Photo: Fabre Montmayou, Argentina
Sustainable favourites
Just a small collection of wines made by growers who will go to the ends of the earth, to preserve it
Sustainability at the vineyard
Common conservation practices
Using solar to power the vineyard
Limiting the use of vehicles in the vineyard
Using horses to transport the grapes to the shed
Growing grass between the vines
Hand harvesting of grapes onto small trays
Collecting and reusing recycled rainwater
Using underground cellars to keep temperatures low
Maximising sunlight and carrying out green harvests
Grouping wines in the shed to minimise journeys by road
Using organic and biodynamic farming methods
Providing habitats for birds, bats and bees
Introducing spiders to feed on potentially harmful insects
