At Bodegas BAIGORRI we are committed to sustainability and innovation. We take advantage of the leftover stems from the destemming process to create animal feed for certain animals and also for projects to extract compounds with great potential in the pharmaceutical sector.
Our approach is not only to offer great wines, but also to contribute to the well-being of the planet and explore new frontiers in research. This is why we have been working for some years now on the SOSTFEED Eco-innovation project, a project that has been financed by EU FEDER funds.
The objectives of this project are to reuse grape stems generated by the wine sector as a high-value functional ingredient rich in fibre for animal feed, taking the example of the rabbit farming sector. At the same time, the aim is to launch a new economic activity based on the principles of the circular economy for this process.
The results obtained from this project on which Baigorri is working are as follows:
Obtaining a new ingredient for animal feed in rabbit farming, using grape stems in an amount of 10%, by means of a stabilisation process that combines highly efficient technologies to ensure nutritional quality and safety.
Emission savings of 2,000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per year by avoiding the management of scraps as waste, reducing mortality in rabbit farming by 10%, and substituting 10% of conventional ingredients with by-products.
Provision of an economic viability and business model report for the start-up of the new activity. Development of a turnkey plant for the process.
The start-up of this new activity increases, on the one hand, the environmental efficiency and competitiveness of the wine sector by improving the sustainable use of resources, minimising waste management costs and improving the environmental image of the sector. On the other hand, it also increases the sustainability of rabbit farming by providing a sustainable raw material and reducing dependence on other ingredients.