The real climate question - do we need carbon-negative wine?

I’ve always known that the energy transition is a hard sell. Trying to discuss melting glaciers, roll-out of solar and batteries, without a decent glass of wine is almost impossible.

LinkedIn, meanwhile, has developed its own ecosystem of fitness and virtue influencers, doing their best to make us feel guilty about… having a glass of wine. As if people in climate tech didn’t already carry enough existential guilt over the CO₂ footprint of a Friday steak and bottle!

So here’s some good news - you can now at least stop worrying about the wine part!

By pure chance, I discovered that a small vineyard in Italy — Vignaioli Contrà Soarda, together with Carbon Jacked — is producing what they call a carbon-negative wine.

What does that mean in practice?


• Organic viticulture


• A gravity-fed cellar (no pumps - energy saving!)


• Proper Scope 1–3 carbon accounting


• Verified carbon credits that more than offset what’s left

Will it save the planet?


No.

Will it make you feel better?


Well, maybe. Depends on your view of whether carbon credits are a scam or a genuinely smart way to save the planet. And before starting on THIS argument, it is best to open a bottle of red.

Happy Friday.


Drink responsibly.


And, as always, account for Scope 3.