2006

The New Zealand Wine Company located in the Waihopai Valley in Marlborough (brands Grove Mill, Sanctuary and Frog Haven) become the first carbon-neutral certified-winery in the world, which it achieved in September 2006.

They have continued to address environmental impacts and their carbon footprint year after year, continuously having achieved carboNZero certification.

Projects it has undertaken to reduce its carbon footprint include building a new cold store to reduce the need for artificial cooling, insulating their buildings to prevent heat and cold loss, establishing a water recycling and irrigation system, installing frost fans to reduce the environmental impacts of frost prevention and the development of their own fertiliser through composting.

The New Zealand Wine Company has also completed an excellent wetland restoration project which has led to the use of the Southern Bell Frog as their logo.

Source:

MEX

https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/green-ribbon-award-winners-announced-0