The Alentejo Regional Wine Growing Commission - the body that controls, protects and certifies Alentejo wines - decided to develop the Wines of Alentejo Sustainability Programme to make Alentejo a sustainable wine growing region.

This Sustainability Programme initiated in 2013, a pioneer in Portugal, free and voluntary, aims to provide its members with a tool to assess the current state of their activities and provide recommendations for using best practices to increase the competitiveness and sustainability of Alentejo wines. The challenge ahead is to produce quality grapes and wine in a cost-effective manner, whilst protecting the environment and improving relations with employees and neighbours.

The plan follows the standard method of continuous improvement by being an organised system in three distinct sectors (Viticulture; Cellar; Viticulture & Cellar). This distinction between sectors relates to the type of members present in the Alentejo Regional Wine Growing Commission. The Sustainability Programme consists of thematic chapters with various associated criteria.

https://sustentabilidade.vinhosdoalentejo.pt/en