Sostenibilidad de la producción vitivinícola del Valle de Guadalupe

Abstract

Objective: Identify and describe the main viticulture practices of the Valle de Guadalupe wine producing companies that can be valued as sustainable practices. Methodology: In order to identify the main sustainable viticulture practices, a questionnaire was designed to collect information that would allow us to build the index of adoption of sustainable practices by categories: water, energy and soil, air and community, which in 2018 was applied to a sample of 18 viticulturists, out of a total of 31. Results: According to the results, the indexes of adoption of sustainable practices (IAPS) were estimated for three categories: Water, Energy and Soil, air and community. The index for the water category is 71 % and for the energy category it is only 52 %. The IAPS for soil, air and community is 62 %. Limitations: The lack of an adequate record of the number of winegrowers in the area and the coordination of times with producers. Conclusions: The valley's winegrowers present opportunities for improvement in the three categories analyzed, particularly in water performance in the face of prolonged drought.