The Drinks Business Green Awards 2022: the winners

We are delighted to reveal the worthy winners of this year’s Green Awards, following a packed ceremony at The Ivy on Tuesday.

This week saw the ‘greenest’ companies in the drinks trade recognised at a ceremony which covered a host of sustainable categories, from water and soil management to eco packaging and community mindedness.

Our annual awards – still the only set of green-specific gongs in the industry – celebrate those brands and individuals that do so much more than simply pay lip service to sustainability. Instead, our 2022 winners have showed extraordinary commitment and creativity this year in putting the green agenda at the heart of their businesses, extending it to every possible corner and crevice.

From swapping diesel for vegetable oil in delivery trucks and drastically reducing the weight of bottles to protecting mountain life and feeding local communities, this year’s winners stood out amid tough competition. We hope you’ll enjoy reading about them in our full report on the recipients, which you can find in the January issue of The Drinks Business and online.

The Drinks Business would also like to extend a warm thank you to our brilliant sponsors of this year’s Green Awards; Pol Roger, Amorim, VinLog and Ty Nant.

Ample liquid refreshment was provided for ceremony attendees by Codorníu, Château Galoupet and Emiliana Organic Vineyards.

And now, onto the winners!

The Amorim Sustainability Award

Shortlist:

Mezcal Amaras
Sustainable Wines of Great Britain
UPM Raflatac
Domaine Bousquet
Hammer & Son
Villa Sandi
Vina Cono Sur
Bodegas Luzon

Commended (spirits): Mezcal Verde Amarás

Winner (spirits): Hammer & Son

Commended (wine): Domaine Bousquet

Also commended (wine): UPM Raflatac in partnership with The Park and Reflex Labels

Winner (wine): Viña Cono Sur

The Amorim Biodiversity Award

Shortlist:

Concha y Toro
Symington Family Estates
Terrazas de los Andes
Château La Lagune
Château Galoupet
Bodegas Argento

Commended: Terrazas de los Andes

Also commended: Château La Lagune

Winner: Concha y Toro

The Amorim Special Award

Winner: Moët Hennessy for World Living Soils Forum

The VinLog Green Packaging Award

Shortlist:

Greenall’s
Château Galoupet
Champagne Telmont
Terrazas de los Andes
Wise Wolf by Banrock

Commended: Terrazas de los Andes for Reserva Malbec

Winner: Château Galoupet

Renewable Energy Award

Shortlist:

Bodem Bodegas
Kobe Shushinkan Brewery

Winner: Kobe Shushinkan Brewery

Water Management Award

Winner: Terrazas de los Andes

Green Company of the Year

Shortlist:

Ridgeview Wine Estate
EWGA Wines
Avignonesi
Gonzalez Byass
Hammer & Son
Bonterra Organic Estates

Commended: Ridgeview Wine Estate

Winner: Bonterra Organic Estates

Best Organic Initiative

Shortlist:

Santa Margherita
Waitrose & Partners
Hammer & Son
Bodega Argento

Commended: Bodega Argento

Winner: Hammer & Son

Ethical Award

Shortlist:

Spier Wine Farm
Champagne Telmont
Kendall-Jackson Winery
Journey’s End Vineyards
Terrazas de los Andes

Commended: Journey’s End Vineyards

Winner: Spier Wine Farm

Best Green Launch

Shortlist:

Kobe Shushinkan Brewery
Château Galoupet
Wise Wolf by Banrock
Pacheco Pereda

Commended: Kobe Shushinkan Brewery for Fukuju Junmai EcoZero

Winner: Château Galoupet

Best Logistics and Supply Chain Green Initiative

Commended: Château Maris

Winner: EV Cargo in partnership with AB InBev

Green Personality of the Year

Winner: Herve Birnie-Scott, estate director, Terrazas de los Andes

Green Lifetime Achievement Award

Winner: Cliff Roberson