Le Monde

Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy

Le Monde takes its name from the Germanic word “mundio” that referred to the protection granted by the Austrian Emperor to some lands. With 50 hectares (125 acres) of vineyards, Le Monde was founded in 1970 by the Pistioni family and taken over by the Maccan family in 2008. The family had the desire to lift the quality of wine in the region to its highest potential. Alex Maccan, then 31, passionate about wine was energized and enthusiastic to take on the task. Le Monde’s commitment to saving energy and reducing its environmental impact translates in a combination of daily gestures and investments. Recently, the surface area of the photovoltaic plant has been doubled and today the company is self-sufficient in over 90% of its energy production. To reduce carbon emissions, they use state of the art tractors, which produce low emissions and consume little fuel. In addition, by adopting straddle machines in the vineyard, the time spent in the field is reduced and soil compaction is considerably reduced. Again thanks to technology, they adopt machines that allow several operations to be carried out on the vineyard at the same time, another element that reduces the passage through the vineyard. Lastly, they have chosen to use transport cartons made of 100% recycled material.