Sustainable Winemaking: How We're Protecting the Environment
Creating more sustainable business practices is top-of-mind for many different businesses, and the wine industry has a unique opportunity to lead by example. As consumers become more conscious of the environmental and social impact of their purchases, sustainable winemaking paves the way for a more eco-friendly and ethical wine industry.
Halter Ranch is at the forefront of this movement, always focusing on how improving sustainable viticulture and winemaking practices can help produce delicious wine. Here, we’ll explore what makes a sustainable vineyard, and how Halter Ranch uses sustainable winemaking to protect the planet we love.
What is sustainable wine?
At the most basic level, sustainable wine is wine that comes from vineyards that have eco-friendly and sustainable practices in place. Sustainable winemaking takes a holistic approach and prioritizes growing practices that nurture the land for future generations while still producing wine of the highest quality.
How Halter Ranch makes sustainable wine
At Halter Ranch, the journey to sustainable wine starts at the beginning, with the vineyards that grow our grapes. All 256 acres of Halter Ranch California vineyards are certified organic by the California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF), meaning that the land meets specific sustainability requirements.
These vineyards only make up a small part of the Halter Ranch estate, however. About 90% of our property is left to the natural landscape, so the natural oak woodland and migratory wildlife corridors are preserved just as nature intended.
Aside from preserving the land our vineyards rest on, we’re also focused on energy and water conservation throughout our winemaking process. More than half of the vineyard’s operations are offset by solar panels, with additional panels under construction, and we’re set to deploy full electric tractors to reduce even more emissions.
Winemaking uses a lot of water, and sustainable winemaking is no exception. We’ve created custom rainwater harvesting systems across the estate so that we can naturally collect every ounce of water used in our winemaking process, and any extra collected water is used to irrigate the vineyards.
Why is sustainability important in wine?
We’re dedicated to producing the best crop of grapes for the most delicious wine, but we’re also committed to preserving the land and ensuring it remains fruitful for generations to come. In order to do that, we prioritize the use of renewable resources and focus on our conservation efforts.
Everything we do is to help reduce our environmental impact while remaining committed to our quality standards. The conservation and sustainability practices we use now will help ensure the land (and the grapes it yields) are still around for future generations to nurture and enjoy.
To see the Halter Ranch difference, shop our wine collection today.