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SOUTH AFRICA<br />
NEW GENERATION<br />
These environmental leaders collaborate with the<br />
WWF to set up environmental management plans<br />
and implement systems to meet market requirements<br />
through the IPW certification scheme.<br />
Wines produced by WWF Champions carry the<br />
distinctive sugarbird and protea logo on their<br />
bottles, affirming their commitment to biodiversity<br />
and conservation. In turn, this commitment<br />
is perpetuated by every consumer buying a bottle<br />
bearing this logo.<br />
La Motte Estate in Franschhoek has been awarded<br />
Great Wine Capitals winner in the category for<br />
sustainability multiple times. Yet, CEO Hein<br />
Koegelenberg commends the entire wine sector<br />
for its persistent efforts. “We have such diverse<br />
terroir with talented people working in wine. It is<br />
our responsibility to continue focusing on upliftment,<br />
education, training and employment to<br />
better the lives of our local communities”.<br />
La Motte’s projects have seen the implementation<br />
of excellent regenerative farming practices. “Vast<br />
rehabilitated areas cleared from alien invasion<br />
have seen previously unprotected ecosystems<br />
being restored, providing a habitat for rare and<br />
endangered species and luring natural predators<br />
like snakes and owls to control pests”, adds<br />
Koegelenberg.<br />
Vondeling in Paarl boasts species of Fynbos<br />
unique to the area, naming their flagship white<br />
and red wines after two of these red data-listed<br />
plants: Babiana (white) and the Monsonia (red).<br />
Following a fire on the Paardeberg in January<br />
2011, a botanical survey was commissioned by the<br />
Paardeberg Sustainability Initiative (PSI) in collaboration<br />
with Vondeling Wines to record the plant<br />
species growing on the mountain. As a result, over<br />
900 species in over 70 families have been collected.<br />
Their passion for preserving their natural environment<br />
is palpable at Creation, and co-owner<br />
Carolyn Martin shares that being a WWF<br />
Conservation Champion resonates with them on<br />
various levels. “We support scientific initiatives<br />
like ClimaVin (a global climate change project<br />
spearheaded by Stellenbosch University) and<br />
the Vititec GEN-Z project to establish clones and<br />
rootstocks best suited to mitigate climate change”.<br />
CREATION, SITUATED IN THE HEART OF THE CAPE FLORAL KINGDOM, RECEIVED<br />
ITS OFFICIAL WWF CONSERVATION CHAMPION STATUS IN MAY 2022<br />
THE CONSERVATION CHAMPION LOGO<br />
AUTUMN 2022 • GILBERT & GAILLARD - THE FRENCH EXPERTS ON WINE<br />
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