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BIO Web Conf.
Volume 15, 2019
42nd World Congress of Vine and Wine
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Article Number | 03007 | |
Number of page(s) | 6 | |
Section | Economy and Law | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/bioconf/20191503007 | |
Published online | 23 October 2019 |
Ser o no ser (ecológico): Transiciones sostenibles en el vino de Castilla y León
To be or not to be (organic): Sustainable transitions in Castile and León's wines
PhD Candidate, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland
La tendencia hacia el vino ecológico es reconocible en el aumento del área de viñedos orgánicos en todas las regiones de Europa y su creciente éxito en concursos y catas. España cuenta actualmente con la mayor superficie de viñedos orgánicos del mundo. El objetivo de esta investigación en curso es estudiar la transición a la producción ecológica en la región de Castilla y León (España). En el marco institucional de las DO (Denominaciones de Origen), se realizó un claro cambio hacia la producción de calidad en los últimos cuarenta años. Su posición con respecto a la sostenibilidad, específicamente hacia el vino ecológico, aún no se ha investigado suficientemente. A pesar de tener ciertas ventajas comparativas sobre otras regiones, como su situación climática y de suelo, el número de bodegas involucradas en este cambio está creciendo de manera relativamente lenta. Por otro lado, factores como el alto nivel de burocracia implicado en la adopción de ciertas iniciativas de sostenibilidad tienen un efecto negativo. A la luz del marco teórico de la teoría de las convenciones, estudiamos qué justificaciones utilizan DO y vitivinicultores para alcanzar acuerdos sostenibles, y cuáles los llevan a optar (o no) por la transición a la producción orgánica.
Abstract
The trend towards organic wine is recognisable in the growth of the organic vineyard area in all regions of Europe and the growing success of this type of wine in contests and tastings. Spain currently has the largest area of organic vineyards in the world. The aim of this research in progress is to study the transition to organic production in the region of Castile and Leon (Spain). Under the institutional framework of the DOs (Designations of Origin), a clear shift towards quality production was effected in the last forty years. Its position with regard to sustainability, specifically towards organic wine, has not been sufficiently researched yet. Despite having certain comparative advantages over other regions, such as its climatic and soil situation, the number of wineries engaged in this change is growing relatively slowly. On the other hand, factors such as the high level of bureaucracy involved in adopting certain sustainability initiatives have a negative effect. In the light of the theoretical framework provided by the theory of conventions, we study which justifications DOs and winemakers use in order to reach sustainable agreements, and which ones lead them to opt (or not) for the transition to organic production.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2019
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