ORGANIC AND BIODYNAMIC AGRICULTURE

Alpamanta has organic and biodynamic vineyards. Biodynamic agriculture establishes a balance between the 4 realms (fundamental actors) being soil, plants, animals and people, determining balanced ecosystems, resulting in a healthy development of agriculture.

Preparations

Our agriculture employs preparations for different purposes. At Alpamanta we produce our own biodynamic preparations that work in the ecosystem in different ways. They are based on a concentrated combination of medicinal herbs, minerals and compounds from parts of animal origin, which provides vitality, fertility and strength to our vineyards.

The biodynamic calendar, based on astronomical rhythms, is a simple tool that indicates energy availability, highlighting the sense of observation in our vineyards as used by original farmers to grow their crops.

Compost

The Compost is a key part in circularity within biodynamics, where we are primarily responsible for the waste we generate.

Therefore, the pomace, from winemaking, as well as the manure from our animals and the remains of our green coverage complete their circle in the construction of our compost piles that result as our organic fertilizer.

Our Certifications

Since the beginning we have been working certifications, providing transparency and reliability to the production of grapes and wines. This is why we select international entities as regulators of our production.

Green Coverage

A central issue within biodynamic agriculture is soil regeneration, therefore the management of the green coverage that grows throughout our vineyards helps to avoid soil compaction, generating organic matter, fixing nitrogen, adding plant and animal species, retaining humidity and avoiding soil desertification. They also add colors and aromas that complement the energetic characteristics of our ecosystem.

Sustainability

It is a neuralgic part of our purpose to make responsible use of resources. This is why we have 4 fundamental pillars:

Energy: we have a photovoltaic project of 250 solar panels, which generates approximately 50% of the energy we use.

Materials: Our materials policy is present both in the preparation of our compost with winemaking waste, and in the classification and recycling of plastic, cardboard, paper, glass, metals and organic waste; in our solid materials classification plant.

Water: We measure the amount of water we use, we also recycle 100% of our industrial waters, reincorporating it into the ecosystem through irrigation.

Soil: Our commitment to the soil is based on not ploughing it, not using chemically synthesized substances, and preserving the species.

Bio-lake

We have the largest bio-lake in South America. This natural water reservoir stores water for irrigation, contributing to the biodiversity of our plants that regenerate the water, keeping it healthy.

Orchard

Our organic and biodynamic orchard is a key resource to be able to produce all the botanicals necessary for our preparations, in addition to enriching the ecosystem that surrounds us. We have Horsetail, Chamomile, Yarrow, Dandelion, Lavender, Nettle, Valerian, Wormwood, Rosemary, Celery, Curry plant and various vegetable and fruit species for consumption within our farm.

Animals

In biodynamic agriculture, animals play a key role in farm management, where they not only contribute biodiversity to our ecosystem, but their manure serves as natural fertilizer, helping in pest control and in rotational grazing. Therefore, we have cows, rabbits, roosters, chickens, geese, sheep and rams in our farm.