Sustainable Wine Growing

Well, since last night I've had a chance to search the Parducci winery online (http://www.parducci.com/), and it looks like this wine grower really does run a sustainable operation! They mention everything from the inks used on the labels, reducing the use of fossil fuels, to a strategic plan for reducing its carbon footprint and battling climate change. A simple google search for wine growing practices and the environmental impact of growing wine revealed that LOTS of water is used in growing wine, and it's really helpful if the water can be recycled. ative environmental impacts of wine dustry include the carbon footprint creaed by transportation, as well as the packaging. Another quick internet search showed that Frog's Leap wine, in California rates the highest in "green" ratings. When you think about it, growing grapes takes up lots of land, and the ultimate result of wine production creates a product that uses packaging including glass bottles and foils. Most of the time these bottles are added to the trash heap. Truthfully, I never really thought about the impact of producing wine... after discovering Parducci it really makes me think about this so much more! This wine grower really does practice being "sustainable"! I can't wait to try their other wines and visit this winery, and I'm also going to be more conscientious about the wines I buy and will look for more wines grown closer to home so as to reduce my wine carbon footprint!