Environmental impact analysis of a Chilean organic wine through a life cycle assessment

The food system is responsible for critical environmental problems around the world. wine industry, having a global scale, accountable part of these impacts. Organic wines have been developing fast in past decade, nevertheless there still lack research on this vitiviniculture practice, especially productive countries outside Europe. Therefore, purpose paper to explore impacts organic Chile by utilising Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology. A cradle-to-market attributional LCA including viticulture, vinification, bottling, and distribution was executed one main produced commercialised largest winery world, representing reliable recreation operative processes involved. were calculated all impact damage categories ReCiPe 2016 methodology, using primary data from company, modelling it SimaPro. Viticulture, identified as lifecycle phases contributing damages assessed, 39%, 11.8%, 42.2% respectively. Fertilisation, glass bottle, long-distance freights variables most contribution shares (31.9%, 9.39%, 33.46% respectively). Energy consumption, viticulture vinification phases, also recognised an impactful factor be considered (5.34%, 6.3% Different scenarios developed analyse potential actions magnitude their improvements, being achievable options winery. Replacing bottle resulted major benefits, reducing between 12.7% 21.3% depending material. should evaluate alternative further or other routes-of-action that allow decrease related production posterior transport international markets where sold.