Monday, July 19, 2010

DEMETER Certificate

Conscious about the nature and enviroment Alpamanta started planting the wines without using any chemicals o fungicides. As an additional step and in order to be more proactive for creating a own Terroir the winery started to work with BD applications and compost on the whole vineyard since 2008 and are today the only biodynamic DEMETER certified vineyard in Mendoza.
DEMETER is the official international certification for biodynamic agricultural products. An incentive controlling process insures strict compliance with the International Demeter Production and Processing Standards, as well as applicable organic regulation in the various countries.

Cement Tanks

Since April 2010 Alpamanta is one of the first Argentinean wineries using special cement tanks, produced in Nomblot, France. These tanks provide a new innovative process of fermentation in a biodynamic way. They only contain natural materials which favors an internal movement of the wine without chemical maipulation. Furthermore, they garuntee low energy consumption throughout excellent temperature retention.