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Green Wine Award Goes To Parducci
Green oenophiles, take note — the Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT) has awarded the 2011 International Award of Excellence in Sustainable Winegrowing to Parducci Wine Cellars of Mendocino...
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Fuel Cell Powers Organic Farm, Winery
They make wine in sunny places, which is why “winery goes solar” has become something of a refrain at EarthTechling (see our stories here, here and here). But fuel-cell powered wineries? We hadn’t...
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Oregon Winery Turns Sunlight Into Clean Power
Just a few panels more and King Estate could have called it an even megawatt. Nevertheless, at 973.84 kilowatts (kW) the solar-power system going in at the Oregon winery is pretty impressive. King...
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Solar Paneled Mondavi Estate On Auction Block
As it goes up for auction, there’s a lot about the Robert Mondavi estate on a knoll in Napa Valley that might interest potential buyers, including the panoramic views, the ancient coast live oaks that...
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UC Davis Pushes Green Winery Envelope
The University of California, Davis, wasn’t done when it opened “the most technologically advanced and environmentally sophisticated winery in the world” last year. Now the university, the nation’s...
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Solar Potential Uncorked At Winery Of The Future
Wine is embraced as the beverage of celebration and ritual all over the world. Yet growing the grapes that produce this most revered of drinks is a time and resource-intensive task. Producing a single...
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Solar Cogeneration Gives Chardonnay A Green Tint
Wineries making use of solar power isn’t exactly news these days, but Kendall-Jackson’s installation of a rooftop solar cogeneration system sure is. Here’s why: This 96-module, 241-kilowatt hybrid...
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Oregon Eco-Winery Goes Beyond LEED
In 2002, more than a dozen structures and countless trees were scorched in the course of the Biscuit Fire, which took down roughly 500,000 acres in southern Oregon. Now a Dayton-area winery with a...
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Green Landscapes, Green Wineries Go Hand In Hand In Oregon
More and more California wineries are focused on going green these days. From newer, smaller labels like River Vine to major players like Kendall-Jackson, these are vintners taking steps to reduce...
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Solar House Blends In With Surrounding Vineyard
To grow fine wines, a vintner must have precise amounts of sunshine, moisture and fertilizer to produce grapes at the peak of their perfection. With all the attention wine lovers focus on climate and...
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