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After months of planning and procedural conformity, we are very pleased to announce that we have been awarded The New Zealand Winegrowers Sustainable Vineyard accreditation.

We see this accreditation as an important part of not only our vineyard employees safety but utimately our consumers piece of mind and our environmental awareness in action.

Our customers can feel secure in the knowledge that the wines they are enjoying have been produced in accordance with good environmental practices and are rigoursly tested to meet the strictest market entry requirements.

Program details;

Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand was developed to:
- Provide a “best practice” model of environmental practices in the vineyard and winery.
- Guarantee better quality assurance from the vineyard through to the bottle.
- Address consumer concerns in matters pertaining to the environment and winegrape production.

Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand is an integral part of the future of New Zealand wine production. As such, the programme aims to deliver the following benefits to its members:
- A framework for viticultural and winemaking practices that protect the environment while efficiently and economically producing premium winegrapes and wine.
- A format of continual improvement to ensure companies operate with a goal of improving their operational practices.
- A vehicle for technology transfer so that companies are kept informed of new technology and its application.
- An audit structure that has integrity and rigour to comply with market expectations.
- Opportunity to be a part of the positive future for New Zealand grape growers and winemakers producing the ‘riches of a clean green land’.