Marcel Zanolari: Italy’s First B Corp Biodynamic Winery

What Marcel Zanolari actually does

Marcel Zanolari (C.V.L.T Cooperativa Agricola Zanolari SB) is a biodynamic winery in Bianzone, in Italy’s Valtellina wine region, growing Nebbiolo, Pinot Nero, Cabernet Sauvignon, and other varieties. According to Italian wine-industry press, the winery has been certified biodynamic since 2015 and is recognised as Italy’s first B Corp-certified winery.

Where the biodynamic farming shows up

• Farming method: biodynamic viticulture avoiding synthetic pesticides and fertilisers
• Polyculture: companion planting alongside vines instead of vineyard monoculture
• Region: Valtellina, a steep, terraced Alpine wine-growing area in Lombardy

Why this belongs on a sustainability directory

Biodynamic viticulture that avoids synthetic pesticides and fertilisers, combined with polyculture instead of vineyard monoculture, gives Marcel Zanolari a direct connection to SDG15 (life on land), protecting the biodiversity of a small Alpine wine region rather than optimising a single crop in isolation. Being reported as Italy’s first B Corp-certified winery also extends that commitment to SDG12 (responsible consumption and production), putting the winery’s production standards under the same third-party audit framework used across other industries, uncommon in Italian wine production at this scale.