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36Wineries rated
88Wines scored
4Ethical pillars
100Point scoring scale
9+Countries covered
0Paid placements

The Story

Wine has long had a quality rating culture — Parker points, Decanter medals, Wine Spectator scores. But quality only tells half the story. What about how that wine was made?

Terroir is an independent ethical wine directory that rates every wine on a 100-point scale across four pillars: how the grapes are farmed (biodynamic, organic, conventional), how the winery operates (carbon, energy, water), how workers are treated (wages, conditions, transparency), and whether animals are used in production (vegan fining agents).

The scoring methodology is fully public. Wineries cannot pay for placement or higher scores. We do not accept advertising from producers. Every score is independently researched from public certifications, sustainability reports, and direct outreach.

Think of it as Good On You for wine — a resource that makes ethical consumption genuinely easy for people who care about what's in their glass and how it got there.

Key Facts

Rates wines out of 100 across four equal pillars: Farming, Winery, People, Animal Welfare
Scores are entirely independent — wineries cannot pay for higher ratings or placement
Covers producers from 9+ countries including New Zealand, France, Italy, Australia, and the USA
First dedicated ethical wine directory combining all four pillars in a single score
Methodology is fully transparent and publicly available at /methodology
Each wine scored individually — not just the winery — because practices vary by product

The Four Pillars

🌿Farming/25

Biodynamic, organic, regenerative, sustainable, or conventional grape growing.

🏛Winery/25

Carbon footprint, energy use, water management, waste and winery certifications.

🤝People/25

Labour standards, living wages, worker welfare, and community investment.

🐾Animal Welfare/25

Vegan fining agents, no animal use in production, animal welfare practices.

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Terroir is an independent ethical wine directory that rates wines across four pillars — farming practices, winery sustainability, people, and animal welfare — on a transparent 100-point scale. Scores are researched independently; no producer can pay for placement. Available at ethical-wine-directory.vercel.app.

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