A few years ago, wine sales surpassed beer for the first time in U.S. history. but this growing demand has not necessarily filtered down to support workers and farmers in wine growing regions around the world. With Fair Trade, wine growers in Argentina, Chile and South Africa can now rely on stable incomes, which support their abilities to provide for their families, pay workers fairly, and provide working environments that are safe and free from child labor, forced overtime and harassment. In addition to being grown in more humane environments for workers, these wines are grown sustainably to reduce harmful effects on the earth. The quality of wine depends a great deal on the care put into growing the grapes. When grapes are grown sustainably, in nutrient-rich soil without harmful pesticides, the result is a delicious wine that benefits the land and the communities that live and depend on it.
Sip the fruits of fair labor from Fair Trade wineries. Fair Trade wine growers in Argentina, Chile and South Africa can now rely on stable incomes to provide for their families, pay workers fairly, and provide working environments that are safe and free from child labor, forced overtime and harassment. Fair Trade grapes are grown sustainably, in nutrient-rich soil without harmful pesticides, and the result is a delicious wine that benefits the land and the communities that live and depend on it.
