Environmental and Economic Impact Assessment of Dealcolated Wine Production Systems

1° Convegno SIDEA SIEA CESET 2-4 Luglio 2025, Benevento TERRITORI, CIBO E SOCIETÀ tra sfide globali e complessità Environmental and Economic Impact Assessment of Dealcolated Wine Production Systems G. Di Maria1, M. Prosperi1, A. Coppola3, M. A. Colangelo3, A. Tassinari3, A. Seccia2 1 University of Foggia, Department of Sciences of Agriculture, Food and Environment, via Napoli, 25, 71122 Foggia, Italy 2 University of Foggia, Department of Humanities, via Arpi, 176, 71121 Foggia, Italy 3 University of Basilicata, Department of Agricultural, Forestry, Food and Environmental Sciences (DAFE), Via dell’Ateneo Lucano, 85100 Potenza Introduction and Background 1. INTRODUCTION 2. MOTIVATION AND OBJECTIVE OF THE RESEARCH 3. EMPIRICAL STUDY 3.1. Methodology (LCA, LCC) 3.2. Hypotheses 3.3. Scenario Setting 3.4. Data Collection 4. RESULTS 5. DISCUSSION 6. CONCLUDING REMARKS Outline Introduction and Background The production of NoLo wines raises some critical issues about sustainability market, social and political acceptance Alcohol removal is an energy-intensive process causing environmental impact Quest for an alternative to obtain NoLo wines without De-alcoholization process MOTIVATION AND OBJECTIVE OF THE RESERCH To address the sustainability issues of NoLo wines with a science-based approach to provide suggestions to decision makers Assessing alternative strategies to reduce production cost and environmental impact of NoLo wines Objective Methodology (1): LCA Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology is defined by the ISO 14040:2006 and ISO 14044:2006 standards which cover four phases LCA model: Functional Unit: 1 liter of bulk wine Approach: from cradle-to-gate Method: ReCiPe Midpoint (H) Software: SimaPro 9.6.0.1 Database: EcoInvent 3.10 Methodology (2): LCC Adoption of the traditional Life Cycle Costing (LCC) approach, - Functional unit: 1 L of bulk wine - Approach: from-cradle-to-gate - Exclusive focus on direct financial costs incurred by the product/system owner - 4 cost categories Hypotheses setting Hypothesis 2 : Dealcoholization sustainability depends on the adopted technology (There are relevant differences between reverse osmosis and vacuum evaporation) Hypothesis 1 : Dealcoholizing from a low-alcohol wine is more sustainable than dealcoholizing a traditional wine Sc 3 Vs Sc 2a or Sc 2b Sc 2b Vs Sc 2a Scenario map Grape Production Wine making Wine making Wine making Dealcohol. with reverse osmosis Dealcohol. with vacuum evaporation No-alcoholic fermentation Dealcohol. with reverse osmosis Sc. 1 Sc. 2. a Sc. 2. b Sc. 3 Data and Research Methodology SCENARIO 1Traditional wine Scenario Building (1) SCENARIO 2.a/bDealcoholization of wine Discussion of Results Sustainability depends on the adopted Technology Alternative production system, based on Non-acoholic fermentation, seems promising, though needs some optimization to reduce the acquisition costs (the enlargement of the market size may exert a positive role?) At present, reverse osmosis appears as the most preferable, either from the environmental and from the economic perspectives - alternative grape cultivation techniques (e.g. high yields grapes, with lower sugar content) - impact of storage systems, distribution and shelf life of the final product (i.e. bottled wine) Main Conclusions Suggestion for future research Extension from farm level to consumers home, to take into account of: At present, environmental sustainabililty is a controversial issue within the debate of NoLo wines Requires on-site analysis to assess grape/wine specifics Economic feasibility depends on the level of maturity of the technology and the size of the market Reverse osmosis, largely applied in different industries, is characterized by lower costs Environmental and Economic Impact Assessment of Dealcolated Wine Production Systems G. Di Maria1, M. Prosperi1, A. Coppola3, M. A. Colangelo3, A. Tassinari3, A. Seccia2 Contact: giuliana.dim[email protected]t COPYRIGHT © 2025 Please consider the follow citation: Di Maria, G., Prosperi, M., , A., Coppola , Colangelo, M.A., Tassinari, A., & Seccia, A. (2025, JULY 4) Environmental and Economic Impact Assessment of Dealcolated Wine Production Systems. 1° Convegno SIDEA SIEA CESET 2-4 Luglio 2025, Benevento. TERRITORI, CIBO E SOCIETÀ, tra sfide globali e complessità. Benevento, Italy.Zenodo. https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.17909796