BioGro Certification

In February 2009, Villa Maria was the first major New Zealand winery to achieve BioGro organic certification for our winery and bottling facilities in Auckland. 

This means wine made from grapes grown at the Villa Maria's organic vineyard in Hawkes Bay, can now be bottled at our main bottling facility, enabling us to trace organic certification for our wines from grapes to bottle. The finished product may also wear the BioGro logo.

BioGro is a not-for-profit organic producer and consumer organisation, actively working to grow organics in New Zealand.

Villa Maria's Joseph Soler vineyard in Hawkes Bay operates on organic principles and 21 ha is certified by BioGro New Zealand. Rather than relying on herbicides or pesticides, this vineyard uses organic products and seaweeds to prevent pests and promote growth. We are in the process of converting other vineyard sites to organic practices as well.

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