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We’re proud to farm 100% organically across 200 acres and four counties. We’ve eliminated caustic chemicals (like RoundUp) that leach into the ground, respecting not only the land, but our neighbors, staff, and guests who use the well water. We propagate cover crops in the vineyard that provide essential nutrients to the vines and build organic matter for healthy soil, while our livestock grazing program naturally controls weeds and fertilizes the soil. In this way, we work with nature, rather than against it.
Dry farming is an older method practiced in the early days of the Napa Valley, in which established vines seek their own water sources as deep down as 50 feet or more. Our School House Creek Old-Vine Zinfandel is completely farmed without adding irrigated water, relying on the old vines tapping into the underground spring of School House Creek. While this method tends to limit vine growth, it intensifies flavor in the fruit.
Over its 30-year life, this single installation is projected to eliminate 946,440 pounds of CO2, 873 pounds of NOx, and 257 pounds of SO2. Throughout our properties, we’ve also replaced over 1800 bulbs with LED lights. This will ultimately result in saving over 3.5-million-watt hours annually — the equivalent of running a 100-watt light bulb for 4 years.
We engage in glass and cardboard recycling, and use only biodegradable utensils, keeping 116,000 plastic utensils out of landfills in 2022 alone. We use near zero plastic packaging (no sytrofoam, ever!), and a offer a water refill station that saves over 35,000 plastic bottles from the landfills annually. We also compost green and brown waste and are currently in negotiations to adopt 100% compostable plastic wrap in our marketplace. Considering our busy deli and robust cheese counter, this is a game-changer – potentially saving up to 228,000 yards of plastic wrap per year. In the winery, we further reduce waste by using plate and frame filters that use diatomaceous earth (DE) as the filter medium, which is then recycled instead of disposed of.
In April of 2023, we converted 200 acres of our Estate vineyards to organic farming. Organic farming requires more passes with vineyard tractors to churn the soil between the vines, but using diesel-powered vehicles more frequently causes additional harmful emissions to be put into the environment. To solve this problem, we’ve incorporated four zero-emission electric tractors into our farming practice. Our electric tractors are clean, efficient, reduce air and noise pollution, and cause less disturbance to nearby wildlife and neighbors. What’s more, by using electric power instead of diesel we’re dramatically decreasing carbon emissions — by nearly 54 metric tons of CO2e per tractor annually. In addition, we use Fisher Twister weeders, known for their hydraulically powered high-speed bio-brushes, ideal for environmentally conscious growers.
In combination with the electric tractors and weeders, our livestock graze the vineyard weeds, further reducing the need for chemicals and fuel. The animals also help us improve soil health by feeding on existing microbes in the soil and returning macro nutrients back to the land. Happily, this also increases the tonnage, quality, uniformity, and consistency of our vineyard blocks.
We don’t just look to reduce our carbon footprint through our farming practices – we’ve also implemented a robust Employee Rideshare Program that pays for the cost of commuting, as well as a Vanpool for farmworker transport. These programs reduce traffic and emissions while providing a welcome service for our employees.
In the mid-1960’s, a group of farsighted farmers and vintners got together and decided they needed to do something to protect the valuable agricultural land in Napa Valley. In 1968 they established the Napa Valley Ag Preserve to protect over 32,000 acres of agricultural lands from commercial development. While the Ag Preserve establishes agriculture as the highest and best use of land in Napa County, it still allows for some residential development.
Founded in 1976, the Land Trust of Napa County was established to go a step further by permanently protecting land with conservation easements that limit all future development. Since 1999, V. Sattui Winery has protected over 550 acres of land from all future development in perpetuity. These lands will forever remain the same, protecting wildlife, waterways, scenic open space, ranches, and native biodiversity for future generations.
Today, through the generous contributions from V. Sattui Winery and many other community members, 94,000 acres or 17.5% of all Napa County lands are now permanently protected!
V. Sattui Winery recently received the Napa Green Winery Certification – one of the only sustainable winegrowing programs that certifies comprehensive soil-to-bottle sustainability from production to administration to hospitality. Napa Green wineries embrace a commitment to social equity, energy and water efficiency, preventing waste, and reducing GHG emissions and carbon.
We’re proud to have attained this prestigious winegrowing certification that truly embraces our philosophy of holistic sustainability, meeting high standards for social justice, regenerative farming, water conservation, fire resilience, pesticide restriction, and climate-smart alternatives.
Our 34-acre Vittorio’s Vineyard has been CCOF Certified Organic since 2012, and, as of April 1st, 2023, we’ve proudly implemented 100% organic farming practices and are working towards CCOF certification at all our Estate vineyards.
We’re honored to have received the Fish Friendly Farming certification, which focuses on improving conditions for salmon and trout and takes a comprehensive approach to environmentally friendly land management.
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