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25th Jul, 2023

SWR Member Interview: High quality wines and sustainability in Germany

By Hanna Halmari

In this Sustainable Wine Roundtable (SWR) Member Interview podcast Hanna Halmari talks with Fabian Kerbeck, sustainability and quality control lead at the VDP in Germany. The VDP is a German wine group representing many of the country’s top producers (around 200) with strict member requirements on quality and sustainability. Hanna and Fabian discuss the VDP’s sustainability agenda, milestones, and more.

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Hanna Halmari
Editor

Hanna Halmari is the editor at Sustainable Wine and head of conferences at Innovation Forum. She specialises in research, conference production, and stakeholder engagement, helping companies tackle supply chain sustainability challenges across agriculture, manufacturing, packaging, and human rights. Hanna holds an MSc in International Development from King’s College London, where she developed a strong interest in political economy and post-communist transformation. She speaks Finnish, Bulgarian, and English, and enjoys travelling and discovering new wines.

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