Wine Miles and Carbon Offsetting

Wine Miles

Vintage Roots commissioned a study to reveal the true carbon footprint of all its wine imports, using a specialist leading carbon company called Carbon Clear. The results show that a longer distance traveled by ship is not as damaging as lots of shorter trips by a conventional lorry or truck.

Carbon offsetting

Carbon offsetting is a way of compensating for the emissions produced with an equivalent carbon saving. Carbon offsetting involves calculating emissions and then purchasing ‘credits’ from emission reduction projects. Carbon offsetting is NOT a cure for climate change, however we believe that it helps raise awareness of the issues.