CostaExchange's grape category seeks always to implement world-class agronomic and viticultural principles and practices. This includes:

• Integrated crop management systems
• Reduced use of chemicals – using introduced beneficial insects, predatory mites and parasitoid wasps
• Biological farming – the reintroduction of valuable microflora and microfauna to the soil to reinstate the natural root zone (mycorrhiza) bio-dynamics, resulting in a more efficient uptake of naturally occurring and supplemental nutrients
• Reduced water consumption – using drip irrigation that is only applied at critical plant growth stages or when monitoring technology detects a critical lack of moisture in the soil
• Below root-zone solute extraction to determine and eradicate wasteful leaching out of valuable soil nutrients

We are committed to exploring and using biological farming practices in order to reduce reliance on chemical fertilisers, pesticides and other products. We also aim to reduce both water use and diesel use as part of our ongoing commitment to sustainability and the environment.