{"id":4457,"date":"2026-01-04T22:44:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T01:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dechilealpaladar.cl\/?p=4457"},"modified":"2026-02-26T12:01:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T15:01:41","slug":"emiliana-is-recognised-at-the-green-awards-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dechilealpaladar.cl\/en\/emiliana-es-reconocida-en-los-green-awards-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Emiliana is recognised at the Green Awards 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Emiliana Organic Vineyards, the world's largest organic winery, was honoured in the \u201cOrganic Initiative of the Year\u201d category by the Green Awards 2025, the global beverage industry's leading sustainability awards.<\/p>\n

The recognition was for its vermicomposting project, a pioneering initiative that combines regenerative agriculture with circular economy on a large scale from Ovalle to Mulch\u00e9n.<\/p>\n

This recognition is in addition to the award given by the same magazine last year to Sebasti\u00e1n Tram\u00f3n as \u201cGreen Personality of the Year\u201d, setting a precedent for Emiliana's actions and commitment to continue on the organic path.<\/p>\n

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The vermicomposting project, a process where earthworms transform organic waste into compost, impacted more than 4.5 million kilograms of compost. Photo: Vi\u00f1a Emiliana.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Transforming waste into life<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The winning vermicomposting project, currently in its second full implementation season (2024-2025), operates through seven vermicomposting sites, across its seven organic 100% fields.<\/p>\n

With an active surface area of more than 112 m\u00b2, the system uses earthworms to process organic matter and generate high quality natural fertilisers, such as humus tea, to be returned to the soil through irrigation.<\/p>\n

What sets this initiative apart from global competitors is Emiliana's collaborative and social model. Its most relevant actions were the collection of organic material such as fruit and vegetables discarded by small local farmers and free fairs, as well as including horse manure from rural neighbours, organic waste from the vineyard workers themselves and the reuse of by-products from the harvest, such as pomace and stalks.<\/p>\n

Thanks to this effort together with local communities, in the last period the world's largest organic vineyard also managed to enrich more than 4.5 million kilograms of compostable materials with the humus discards from tea production, reducing waste and returning to the soil micro-organisms vital for the vineyards' resilience to climate change.<\/p>\n

This vermicomposting project is adapted to the geography of Chile: while in the northern and central valleys humus tea is applied, in Biob\u00edo the leachate from the process is collected for direct injection, with application targets of up to 3,000 litres per hectare.<\/p>\n

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The winning vermicomposting project, currently in its second season of implementation, operates through seven vermicomposting systems across its seven organic 100% fields. Photo: Emiliana Vineyard.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A standard for regenerative agriculture<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The initiative is not just a fertilisation method; it is a strategic response to the current challenges in agriculture. An important part of today's challenges in the agricultural sector is the soil.<\/p>\n

It is vital to look for new ways to increase organic matter, improve soil structure, facilitate fertilisation processes, increase soil life and more, through the implementation of new ideas and techniques.<\/p>\n

It is demonstrated in the day-to-day actions in Emiliana's fields, that we risk innovating and adopting changes to continue being leaders in organic, regenerative and biodynamic agriculture. This award is a recognition of our ultimate goal, which is to supply and improve our soils.<\/p>\n

This represents a significant step towards a more resilient agriculture, where the recovery of organic waste is key to both environmental sustainability and productivity\u201d were the words of Sebasti\u00e1n Tram\u00f3n, Emiliana's Sustainability Manager.<\/p>\n

The jury valued Emiliana's ability to implement a nature-based solution transversally in its operations, demonstrating that waste management can become a driver of agricultural productivity and environmental sustainability.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis award for Emiliana means tremendous recognition and is a reaffirmation that we are doing things right. It is an impulse to continue believing in this type of agriculture and to take advantage of the resources and tools we have at our disposal to improve our vineyards. Here we see teamwork, we see the simplicity of a project that generates great impacts\u201d, commented Antonia Castillo, technical manager of Emiliana's Agricultural Management.<\/p>\n

Recognising sustainability<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The Drinks Business: Green Awards seek to recognise good practice and thereby promote new initiatives, inspiring other players in the sector to adopt more sustainable approaches to production.<\/p>\n

In this edition there were nine categories and Emiliana was among the finalists in three others: \u201cEcological Company of the Year\u201d, in second place, the \u201cAmorim Biodiversity Award\u201d also in second place, and the \u201cAgroecological Launch of the Year\u201d in third place.<\/p>\n