CCC Benchmark Report 2026

Confronting Climate Change (CCC) is a carbon footprinting initiative developed to support fruit and wine organisations by identifying and responding to the risks and opportunities associated with carbon emissions. The CCC online carbon calculator constantly evolves to keep up with the ever-changing carbon context.

This year’s benchmark report includes updated data from the 2024–2025 season and draws on fourteen years of graded wine grapes data, covering the period from 2011 to 2025. The analysis includes the farm and winery boundaries. Distribution data has also been included in this report.

For more information, please get in touch with the CCC Initiative (www.climatefruitandwine.co.za).

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