TOP REASONS

CALIFORNIA WINE IS
AN ECO-FRIENDLY CHOICE
SUSTAINABLE VINEYARD
WINEGROWING SUSTAINABILITY
California’s dedication to sustainable
winegrowing means producing high Winegrowers protect the soil, air, water,
quality grapes and wines while protecting habitat and biodiversity, as well as
the environment, being a good neighbor embrace natural methods such as
and employer, and maintaining a beneficial insects to manage pests and
vibrant long-term business. sheep to help cultivate vineyards.

CERTIFIED COMMUNITY
SUSTAINABLE SUSTAINABILITY
A third-party, annual verification
that a winery and/or vineyard is Vintners/growers enhance employee
adopting and implementing sustainable relations, support philanthropy and
practices, meeting defined prerequisite contribute to quality of life through
practices and continuously improving. cultural events and open space.

CERTIFIED WINERY
WINE LOGO SUSTAINABILITY
Beginning with the 2017 vintage, Vintners embrace environmentally
this logo indicates a wine is made sensitive architecture and design,
in a CERTIFIED SUSTAINABLE making use of natural and recycled
California winery, using at least 85% materials, solar, wind power and
grapes from certified vineyards, and biofuels, while conserving water and
100% from California. energy.

BEST AWARD
PRACTICES WINNER
Vintners/growers use the “California Code Nine awards recognize the California
of Sustainable Winegrowing” to adopt wine industry’s green achievements,
best practices with 140 Vineyard and including three Governor’s
104 Winery Best Practices. California is Environmental & Economic
the world leader with the most acres and Leadership Awards and four Drinks
cases of sustainable wine. Business Green Awards.

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