Certification Guidebook: requirements, prerequisites, steps and guidelines. 

CSWA's recognizes comparable vineyard programs, allowing certified wineries to source certified grapes from other programs.

A list of all CCSW accredited auditors.

List of all Code Workbook prerequisite practices with Code language and score.

Template to help winery staff create talking points on their sustainability certifications. 

Tips for how to incorporate sustainability messages into your communications strategy. 

Signate template for certification participants to customize and print for use in tasting rooms and at events.  

This tool helps growers and vintners evaluate the potential benefits and investments associated with the first year of certification.

Explains the process for custom crush wineries and their clients to certify wine. 

Review prior to the COC Audit to prepare supporting documentation for the COC Audit.

A report of certified wines as of March 8, 2023 Vintages include 2017-2022.

A two page overview of Certified California Sustainable Winegrowing program. 

Guidance for the Code Workbook as part of Certified California Sustainable Winegrowing.

A list of prerequisite practices, requirements, and instructions to run reports. 

Guide for Custom Crush Wineries and their clients.

This presentation explains the requirements to use the circular wine logo and certification claims on the bottle. 

This handout contains resources on DEI, Bias, Microaggression, Non-Racist vs. Anti-Racist, and training programs.

This 10 minute video explains how to use the DIY Winery Energy Audit Tool.

Worksheet to identify, implement and manage energy efficiency opportunities within a winery. 

Download this Excel tool contains to learn how to identify, implement and manage energy efficiency opportunities within a winery.

This form must be completed and submitted prior to bottling and labeling a wine bearing the CCSW wine logo and prior to the COC Audit. 

Metrics guidance document that includes details on what needs to be measured, recorded and calculated to meet the metrics requirement.

The following template serves as a guide to assist growers in creating a customized management plan that addresses air quality and climate change.  This template is primarily relevant to Chapter 16 “Air Quality” of the California Code of Sustainable Winegrowing.  

The following template serves as a guide to assist growers in creating a customized management plan that addresses air quality and climate change. This template is primarily relevant to Chapter 16 “Air Quality” of the California Code of Sustainable Winegrowing.

This document explains the administration and auditor fees associated with certification.

See which deadline group is most appropriate by using this guide.

Webinar recording of the Sustainable Winegrowing Program (SWP) and Certification. Designed for New Applicants.

Complete the questionnaire to help meet the certification prerequisite for 2-2 Environmental Compliance Planning.

This checklist helps ensure your continued certification year after year.

This is an excerpt from the guidebook on logo usage and communication guidelines for Certified California Sustainable Winegrowing.

Complete the questionnaire to help meet the certification prerequisite for 2-2 Environmental Compliance Planning.

This document contains the CCSW red and yellow listed (prohibited and/or restricted) crop protection materials.

This is a step by step guide outlining the process of the chain of custody audit required to use the certified wine logo.

Complete this form with your application for certification when using crop protection materials from the yellow list. 

This template can be completed to fulfill the action plan requirement, or participants can choose to use another written format that suits their needs.

The following template serves as a guide to assist growers in creating a customized Integrated Pest Management Plan. This template is primarily relevant to Chapter 6 “Pest Management” of the California Code of Sustainable Winegrowing.

A sample word document to document internal COC procedures (downloads as a Microsoft Word document upon clicking)

The compiled PowerPoint slides from the 2020 Certified Participant Webinar.

Webinar recording for certified participants seeking renewal (Passcode: T==5k@pc).

This tool can be used to create a cost efficient dust control strategy to protect air quality. 

Compare the financial cost of air blast dilute sprayers and electrostatic sprayers.

Use this tool to estimate the volume of solid waste generated at your winery and identify opportunities for reduction. 

Use this web-based tool to assess the costs and economic benefits of implementing vine disease preventative practices.

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

This criterion address the use of Red/Yellow listcrop protection materials as part of the certification requirements.

Tool for assessing energy-consuming processes and ways to reduce energy consumption. 

An excel weed scouting template and handout to help growers assess and identify their weeds.

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

An excel based scouting template and a handout on identifying and treating hot spots, and using economic thresholds.

This document identifies the steps for initial certification (new applicants).