Est. 2023
CARLO Wine Award
Participation in 2024
The international CARLO Wine Award met with a great response the very first time it was organised: almost 100 wines were entered and tasted by a renowned jury. The CARLO Wine Award is now being organised for the second time. Take part and actively support species conservation.
Categories of the
CARLO Wine Award
Grape varieties that were mentioned in writing before 1870 and are currently cultivated on less than 2000 hectares worldwide.
Still and sparkling wines from sustainable or sustainable-organic production (e.g. Riesling, Silvaner, Cabernet Sauvignon, etc.)
e.g. wines from a field blend (Gemischter Satz)
Fungus-resistant grape varieties with officially recognised resistance properties
Wines and sparkling wines that have an alcohol content of up to max. 0.5%.
participation
Find out how you as a winery, cellar or co-operative can take part in the international CARLO Wine Award & submit your wines
The jury
Get to know our jury, which is made up of experts and renowned personalities from the wine industry
About the award
The sustainable wine award
that protects endangered species
The CARLO Wine Award was named for Hans Carl von Carlowitz, the creator of the term sustainability.
In 1713, Hans Carl von Carlowitz (1645 – 1714) formulated for the first time in his work “Sylvicultura oeconomica” in the face of an impending shortage of wood and exploitation of the forests that only as much wood should be felled as can be regrown through planned reforestation . In doing so, he laid the foundations for German forestry and the principle of sustainable use of raw materials.
The international wine competition CARLO Wine Award honours outstanding achievements in sustainable wine production. The award combines various wines with sustainability attributes. Wines that can be submitted for the award range from historical grape varieties and cultivation methods to new grape varieties (so-called PIWIs) to classic and non-alcoholic wines.
The Carlo Wine Award is organised on a non-profit basis,
with all proceeds going directly to species conservation projects. The prize is awarded by Fair and Green.
The wine award
for species conservation
All proceeds from the CARLO Wine Awards go directly to species conservation. The Save Natura initiative was founded for this purpose, based on the many years of experience of Fair and Green e. V. in the context of the AmBiTo biodiversity project with its numerous species conservation initiatives, which are committed to the protection of endangered species (Red List of endangered species). These are species that occur in wine-growing regions, such as the hoopoe, wheatear and little owl.
