new zealand
New Zealand 's special combination of soil, climate, water, pioneering spirit and commitment to quality come together to deliver pure, intense and diverse wines featuring opulent fruit flavors. New Zealand 's small population, distant location, and agricultural economy have created an environment where “clean and green” are prized, and over 70% of wineries utilize sustainable grapegrowing practices.
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sustainability
Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand is an organization dedicated to industry-wide environmental inititives providing the framework for environmentally sound viticultural and winemaking practices. The program ensures that the stunning natural environment of New Zealand is preserved during the production of premium winegrapes and wine. For more information about New Zealands' committment to clean and green winegrowing, read our downloadable article.
The following wineries from the Via Pacifica portfolio are accredited by Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand:
Alpha Domus (vineyards and winery)
Bird (vineyards and winery)
Huia (vineyards and winery)
Manu (vineyards and winery)
Muddy Water (vineyards)
The carboNZero Cert TM programme is an internationally recognised greenhouse gas certification scheme for wineries and wine products. Wineries that have successfully measured, managed (reduced) and mitigated (offset) their GHG emissions can promote their winery and wine products as carboNZero certified. Credible carbon neutral certification is giving New Zealand wines a competitive edge. As an accredited conformity assessment body under ISO 14065, carboNZero certification offers a framework for wineries to measure and report their carbon footprint with confidence and credibility with a programme which is accepted in 50 major world economies.
The following winery from the Via Pacifica portfolio is accredited by CarboNZero:
Huia
useful links
http://complexity.co.nz/
Features 20 New Zealand wineries selected to represent the country's diverse wine growing regions.www.nzwine.com
Official Web site of the New Zealand Winegrowers
www.nzwine.com/swnz
Information about Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand, which provides the framework for companies to continually work towards improving all aspects of their performance in terms of environmental, social and economic sustainability in both the vineyard and the winery.
www.carboNZero.co.nz
The carboNZero programme is an internationally recognised provider of tools and resources to measure, manage and mitigate your greenhouse gas emissions with credibility and integrity. Make climate change your challenge through the carboNZero programme.
www.screwcap.co.nz
New Zealand Screwcap Wine Seal Initiative - information about the Initiative, the wineries and wines involved, technical detail about screwcap wine seals, and performance of wines sealed using screwcaps.
www.wine-marlborough.co.nz
Wine Marlborough New Zealand Website - from the Marlborough Winegrowers Association, information about the Marlborough wine region and its wineries
www.winehawkesbay.co.nz
Hawkes Bay Winegrowers – information about the Hawkes Bay wine region and its wineries
www.destinationmarlborough.com
Official tourism site for the Marlborough region.
www.waiparawine.co.nz
From Waipara Valley Wine Growers, information about the Waipara wine region and its wineries
www.wineart.co.nz
Fine Wine from Nelson – information about the Nelson wine region and its wineries