Learn where and how logos and written claims are used. 

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

Guidance on determining the Sampling Approach

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

Outlines audit report due dates for CCSW's three deadline groups.

Logo and communications style guide for non-certified companies who purchase certified wine. 

Guidance for non-certified companies who purchase certified case goods and/or certified bulk wine.

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

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

A list of all CCSW accredited auditors.

Guidance to CCSW Witness Audit Process

Checklist used in CCSW Witness Audits

Guidance on making an audit plan.

Auditor guideance on the auditing process.

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

A summary of Code updates for the 2024 Self-Assessment.

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

Certification Guidebook: requirements, prerequisites, steps and guidelines. 

The cost estimates associated with certification.

Tips on preparing for a successful desk audit.

Step-by-step guide CCSW training for hospitality and sales staff. 

Guide for winery staff to communicate their sustainability and CCSW certification.

VMC Guide to becoming Certified.

Guide for Custom Crush Wineries and their clients.

Checklist to reduce winery and vineyard fire risk.

This tool assists growers in the Central Valley (Region 5) in complying with the Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program.

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

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

Requirements to enable SIP Certified and LODI RULES Vineyards to become CCSW.

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

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

This checklist helps ensure your continued certification year after year.

The compiled PowerPoint slides from the 2020 Certified Participant Webinar.

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

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

Learn how to prepare your winery or facility and your employees for an earthquake to mitigate risks.

Aprenda cómo las prácticas vitivinícolas sostenibles pueden ayudar a mitigar el riesgo en el viñedo, la bodega y el mercado.

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

A guide to an online tool to help calculate GHG emissions from your vineyard soil through a computer model based on DNDC.

A short summary of the key management practices that influence carbon sequestration and GHG emissions in the vineyard.

A case study of biodiversity practices in vineyard sites in the California North Coast.

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

This guide provides info on how to develop your values statement and best practices for good neighbor and community relations.