Sumarroca has received the official stamp of VENDA DE PROXIMITAT (LOCAL SALES) issued by the Generalitat de Catalunya. With this accreditation, Catalan agri-food producers differentiate local products for consumers, based on environmental, ethical and social values: – Buying at source to develop the region – Saving on transport to reduce the ecological footprint – Contributing […]

Sumarroca was one of the first wineries to be granted the ‘SAFE TRAVELS’ stamp, which recognises the implementation of safe travel protocols worldwide and allows travellers to be able to recognise and trust companies, entities and destinations that have adopted COVID-19 standard safety and prevention measures. SAFE TRAVELS is a World Travel & Tourism Council […]

Sumarroca has been awarded the BIOSPHERE Sustainable Tourism certificate for its constant commitment to social, economic and environmental sustainability. The winery is also committed to continuous improvement towards a non-aggressive tourism model that can, at the same time, meet the current visitor needs without compromising future generations. Sustainable tourism is a priority for Biosphere and […]

Since 2013, Sumarroca has had CCPAE certification, the supervisory authority that certifies and audits organic products in Catalonia. The body is administratively supervised by the Department of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food of the Generalitat de Catalunya. This organic certification guarantees that the products have been produced or manufactured according to organic farming standards, and […]

As part of the Tastos amb Cor (Tastings with a Heart) project, Sumarroca has signed a cooperation agreement with the association Talent Femení and its project Terra, Vine i Dona. Talent Femení is a non-profit association of women entrepreneurs, businesswomen and professionals, which was set up with the aim of creating a network of contacts […]

One of Sumarroca’s priorities is to support social care organisations, and one of the organisations we work with is the Alt Penedès Red Cross. The Alt Penedès Red Cross is currently focusing its efforts on the sectors of the population most at risk of social exclusion: children and the elderly. Through its Tastos amb Cor […]

Offering inclusive activities and experiences to make viticulture and the world of wine accessible to everyone is one of the greatest challenges we face as a winery. Everyone has their own personal circumstances and we need to respect these and learn from them so we can offer barrier-free activities with the same essence as always. […]

The Solidarity Grape Harvest was set up to support projects aimed at combating poverty and social exclusion in Catalonia. From the outset, Sumarroca has participated in the initiative by creating a solidarity activity for visitors to the winery. This has made a profit and, at the same time, promoted social commitment and fostered solidarity and […]

The Sumarroca Group regularly delivers food of high nutritional quality to Caritas and the Food Bank. The humanitarian organisations distribute the basic necessities to families in need, often in the area closest to the Group’s headquarters in the Penedès-Garraf region. Caritas carries out charitable and social actions and promotes the full development of individuals and […]

Faced with the state of emergency and the lockdown of the population as a result of COVID-19, Sumarroca offered a home delivery service of food, wine and cava and, at the same time, began a social cooperation initiative. For each product purchased in their online shop, Sumarroca donated €1 to the A tu lado project […]

www.elrelleusolidari.com When restaurants were forced to close on 14 March 2020 due to COVID-19, Sumarroca promoted an initiative, together with its usual collaborators, to work altruistically and set up the Relleu Solidari (Solidarity Relay). This proposal involved donating bottles of wine and extra virgin olive oil at no cost to the restaurants, which benefited by […]

Sumarroca has signed an agreement with the Mercè Fontanilles Foundation, which aims to respond to social needs by facilitating the social inclusion of people depending on their circumstances. The winery acts as a social agent for unaccompanied migrant children who, during their evaluation process, have shown an interest in agriculture and work in the countryside. […]

Aflote, corks for a dignified life. The Aflote association was founded to help social integration and reduce environmental impact. By recycling corks, Aflote creates jobs for people from disadvantaged groups. Corks are one of Sumarroca’s main raw materials, and it donates the surplus corks from the production line and from the wines used during wine […]

Sumarroca works together with the suppliers of its raw materials to achieve its sustainability goals. We adopt new measures each year to reduce the impact of our activity on the environment. These are some of the actions we have taken: – Reducing the weight of the bottles. Over the last 10 years, this has led […]

Finally, to reduce electricity consumption, we replaced all conventional lighting with low-energy lighting and installed motion sensors. These actions have reduced the wattage used by at least 50%. We also installed new windows to allow the entry of natural light.

The winery team found a new location for cooling the yeasts from the grape gathering to avoid having to use the cold chamber. To guarantee their preservation, a room was set up in the tank area to take advantage of the cold temperatures.

Aware of the need for responsible energy consumption and with the aim of promoting energy saving, Sumarroca has implemented a set of measures that contribute to conserving the environment and to sustainable development: – COVERING THE TANKS To maintain the ideal temperature of the cooling jackets (between 16 and 12˚C), the stainless steel tanks in […]

To maintain the ideal temperature of the cooling jackets (between 16 and 12˚C), the stainless steel tanks in which the wine is fermented are inside the cellar. This means there is less thermal contrast with the outside temperature and the cooling mechanisms do not need to be activated as often. We also encourage night-time harvesting […]

Water purification consists of making functional use of wastewater by treating the resource in the most natural way possible. The tasks involved in winemaking and during the grape harvest use wastewater from the winery. The biological wastewater treatment plants have a system that captures oxygen from the atmosphere and injects it into the water to […]

According to predictions, in the future society will not have enough water resources to supply itself at the same rate as it does today. As a sustainability measure, water must be managed efficiently to minimise waste. At Sumarroca, we encourage good water management practices. The winery has a water consumption monitoring system so we can […]