A webinar held August 8, 2024 focused on establishing a dry farmed vineyard.

This handout features the highlights from the 3rd U.S. Sustainable Winegrowing Summit held virtually April 30 - May 1, 2024. 

This tool provides compliance resources and outlines which environmental permits and licenses apply to vineyards and wineries.

This handout features the highlights from the 2nd U.S. Sustainable Winegrowing Summit held virtually April 2021. 

This report produced by California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance (CSWA) shows broad participation in our educational and certification programs, and wide implementation of sustainable practices in vineyards and wineries around the state.

This webinar demonstrates how to use the interactive tool and how to comply with the 2021 Statewide Winery General Order. 

This interactive online tool is designed to help California wineries identify and address their water management needs.

Use this handout and the worksheets from the Wine Institute website which are provided to guide inventories for water use.

In field Distribution Uniformity Testing

La Crema measures water usage and identifies hotspots via a Water Facility Balance. 

Mira un video para aprender como llevar a cabo una prueba de campo de uniformidad distribución 

Uniformidad Distribución (DU) es importante para la calidad de uvas de vino.

Aprende a realizar una prueba de campo de la uniformidad de distribución de riego en viñedos.

This worksheet develops a water use inventory for the winery.

A demonstration of the Winery Water Efficiency and Hot Spots Tool and the Water Budgeting Tool.

Learn how to conduct a distribution uniformity (DU) test.

This tool estimates current cost of water, including the costs of acquiring water, using the water, and disposing of that water. 

A  demonstration of the Vineyard Sustainable Water Management Tool. 

Use this tool to create an effective sustainable water management strategy that helps save both water and money. 

Use this tool to identify the highest water using activities to understand where water is being used throughout the winery.

A video on how to conduct a Distribution Uniformity test and how to use CSWA's field data sheet template to easily calculate your vineyard's DU.

Conducting regular Distribution Uniformity tests for grape quality. 

Learn how sustainable winegrowing practices can help to mitigate risk in the vineyard.

A worksheet for evaluating distribution uniformity in your vineyard drip irrigation system. 

This month features Vineyard Manager Chris Hammell of Bien Nacido Vineyards discussing water management and conservation. 

The CSWA Highlights Newsletter features why three vintners chose to self-assess their operations for sustainability through the California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance (CSWA) program and how they have benefited.

This resource provides a set of tools to achieve goals for sustainable management of winery source water and process water.

Boisset Family Estates discusses the importance of tracking metrics.

A case study of water and energy conservation efforts in the vineyards of E. & J. Gallo Winery. (Note: See Companion Video)

A case study of using Pipeline Inspection Gauges to reduce water use and associated energy consumption at wineries. (Note: See Companion Video)

J. Lohr vineyard and winery employees conserve water.

A discussion of the importance and financial benefit of pump efficiency.

Pipeline Inspection Gauges (PIGs) save money, help conserve water and reduce energy.

A case study of improving pump efficiency on the vineyard and conserving water and energy. (Note: See Companion Video).

Turner Road Vintners preserves wetlands for wildlife.

New aerator system results in multiple improvements.

Gallo Vineyards improves water infrastructure and gains effeciency.

This guide provides a set of tools to achieve goals for sustainable management of all aspects of winery water use in larger wineries.