Winemakers seek climate protection and biodiversity

Back to nature! In the fight against climate change and its devastating effects, ever more vintners are relying on sustainability in the vineyard — and in the cellar.

The sound of nature is all around at the BraunebergMandelgraben vineyard in Germany's wine country, near the Luxembourg border. Emerald lizards are sunbathing while various rare bird species can be found in the slate walls and between the vines.

The Karp-Schreiber winery in Brauneberg is part of the Moselle biodiversity project. The variety of species and habitats is finely balanced here. Natural environments are important for wine production.

"It's good for nature and the wine," says winemaker Jobst Karp, whose wine has won several awards.

Wine is nature

Bees have returned to the Moselle valley, with some 150 species counted, along with many types of butterflies. The diversity project aims to har