Sustainability

and innovation

Schenk places sustainability at the heart of its vision, strategic choices and operations.

Driven by a genuine conviction, the owner family, management and staff are committed daily to integrating sustainable and responsible development practices into all of the company's activities.

  • For several years now, the company has been investing in the transformation of its vineyards, completely abandoning conventional cultivation in favor of organic cultivation, which currently represents 77% of its production.

  • ALL THE COMPANY’S VINEYARDS IN SPAIN, FRANCE AND ITALY ARE IN ORGANIC CULTIVATION. THE VINEYARDS IN SWITZERLAND ARE IN CONVERSION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF BEING 100% CERTIFIED BY 2030.

    DOMAINE D'AUTECOUR, CERTIFIED IP SWISS, LA CÔTE, CANTON OF VAUD, SWITZERLAND

Innovation
& sustainability

  • A new eco-cellar

    From its design to its operation, the project combines cutting-edge innovations with the use of natural techniques in order to reduce its carbon footprint: raw earth walls, gravity flow cellar, recovery of winemaking by-products, and even green and solar roofs, to name just a few.

    This major achievement, combined with several other initiatives in the field, illustrates the unreserved commitment of the company and its owners to actively participate in the ecological transition and to project the Schenk company into the world of tomorrow.

The Rolle eco-cellar in figures

  • 1412
    Panels
    solar

    EQUIVALENT TO THE ANNUAL CONSUMPTION OF 260 HOUSEHOLDS

  • 750 tons
    of CO2/year
    deleted

    OPERATION WITHOUT FOSSIL ENERGY

  • 2,800 m3
    of cork

    REUSE OF CAP MANUFACTURING WASTE FOR INSULATION

  • 600 m3
    glass

    RECYCLING BOTTLES FOR INSULATION OF CONCRETE RADIUS

  • 2,700 m3
    of Vaudois spruce

    FOR FACADES, INTERMEDIATE SLABS AND ROOFS

  • 160 m3
    of land from the site

    USED ​​FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF RAW EARTH WALLS

  • Gravity flow

    USE OF THE NATURAL SLOPE OF THE LAND FOR THE WINEMAKING PROCESS

  • Methane

    BY-PRODUCTS OF VINIFICATION METHANIZED AND REINTEGRATED INTO THE VINEYARD

  • Fermentation gas

    CAPTURE AND CONDITIONING IN LIQUID FORM (PROJECT)

  • The company favors the use of sustainable, biodegradable materials or materials made from recycled materials.

    It also promotes the choice of service providers close to its activity centers in order to reduce the carbon footprint linked to transport, while promoting the creation of circular economies.

    By developing long-term relationships of trust, both internally and externally, the Schenk company reaffirms its social responsibility and its commitment to sustainable viticulture and a sustainable future.