Happy harvest!
The intervening time since last harvest has passed quickly, with our:
While so many of you will be busy making this yearβs wines (that I canβt wait to try), our team is diving into planning for next yearβsΒ RISE Climate & Wine Symposium. Ticket sales are live. And weβll be hosting at least three more events this year:
Weβre going to have some BIG NEWS to share this fall, so please be on the lookout. Weβre grateful for our community, and what looks to be another beautiful vintage.Β
Thank you,
Anna Brittain
Executive Director
You asked, we listened. Quite a few members have said they would be more likely to use the Napa Green logos on labels and packaging if there was another word or two helping guests, customers, sommeliers, retailers, and distributors understand what it means to be certified.Β
AllΒ Six Pillars of Sustainable Winegrowing LeadershipΒ contribute to reducing and drawing down emissions. Our members are βClimate Smartβ leaders. See ourΒ Climate Smart Talking Points.Β
So now there are three new Climate Smart logo options. You can keep using the current Napa Green Vineyard and Winery logos for now. For members who are comprehensively certified both Napa Green Vineyard and Winery, there is now a 2-in-1 βSoil to Bottleβ logo available.Β
If you would like to use the logos on wine packaging or labels, please see theΒ Logo Use Guidelines, and fill out and submit the appropriate Application.Β Please note, a new application needs to be submitted for each vintage.Β
Who doesnβt like being smart? Napa Green is stepping up promotion of our membersβ commitment to sustainability and climate action. Weβre grateful to the 21 members who jumped onboard to be a part of our inauguralΒ Cheers to Climate Smart Wines campaign.Β This is a chance to spotlight the leading climate smart practices of these and all our members. And it also serves as a meaningful platform to give back to the Napa Green nonprofit.
We know this campaign is reaching consumers and industry leaders, because weβre hearing from them, and the numbers donβt lie! Weβve had overΒ 35,000 viewsΒ of our Climate Smart reels and social content. TheΒ Cheers to Climate Smart Wines landing pageΒ has hadΒ >850 visits. Reels from members like @WhitehallLane have received thousands of views, and posts from other members have hundreds of βLikes.β OnΒ @NapaGreenβs Instagram:Β
We plan to repeat this campaign for Earth Month, so please let us know if you want to be involved. ContactΒ megan@napagreen.org.
80 Vineyards, 40 Growers, 10,000 Acres Napa Green Vineyard Certified
Less than three years after the rollout of the next-level Napa Green Vineyard certification weβve hit some important milestones. We now haveΒ 40 growersΒ andΒ 80 vineyards certified, with another 20 growers actively pursing certification. Napa Green Vineyard is a whole-property certification so we haveΒ 5,000+ vineyard acresΒ and anotherΒ 5,000+ surrounding acres certified, encompassing hedgerows, creeks and river, wildlands and forests.Β
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Weβve collaborated withΒ 10 Vineyard Management CompaniesΒ on certification for their clients, and these VMCs have themselves been audited to ensure they meet the βSocial Justice, Diversity & Inclusionβ standards with their teams and employees. Social sustainability is foundational for economic and environmental sustainability.
Napa Green Vineyard is a cutting-edge certification developed specifically for the wine industry, providing a practice- and performance-based roadmap for regenerative viticulture, climate action, and social equity. In addition to expert knowledge, training, and resources we provide hard to find consulting services at a fraction of their value. Our Vineyard team providesΒ custom regenerative βCarbon Farm PlansβΒ for each certifying property (worth $1,500-3,000+), as well asΒ Irrigation Distribution Uniformity AssessmentsΒ (worth $1,000-2,000+).Β
Learn more and join our community of leaders:Β https://napagreen.org/vineyard-certification/
WeβveΒ awarded over $35,000 in matching grantsΒ to enable:Β
Stay tuned this fall for another opportunity to access implementation $$$.
Rutherford Hill Winery recently added the Napa Green logos on over 300,000 bottles.Β All members should leverage this opportunity to share their validated sustainability commitments on qualifying wines.
To use the Napa Green Certified Vineyard mark on your labels you must submit an application validating that the wine is made from 85% or more Napa Valley AVA grapes grown on certified vineyard properties. To use the Napa Green Certified Winery mark you must submit an application validating that the wine is made from 85% or more Napa Valley AVA grapes and produced 100% in a certified production facility. The logo use guidelines and applications are available here: https://napagreen.org/member-resources/
In June, World Finance Magazine named Amorim theΒ Most Sustainable Company in the Wine Industry.Β We are consistentlyΒ impressed by their whole system approach to sustainability. Congratulations on this much deserved recognition!
Napa Green is grateful to our sponsors, who help fund our expanding operations and programs. If you are interested in becoming a Napa Green Sponsor please reach out to Napa Green Executive Director, Anna Brittain.
