Sign in Subscribe

Topic

Sustainability Matters

A collection of 74 issues

Vineyard Solar Power System

We're always trying to find innovative ways that we can make better use of the resources we have here at Tablas Creek. One resource we have (as anyone who has visited during the summer can attest) is the power of the sun, which shines about 320 days a

Organic Vineyards... and Organic Wines

I was recently approached by an eco-friendly marketing agency who, along with the Wine Institute, was thinking about a campaign promoting wine made from organic grapes. At Tablas Creek, we believe strongly that organic farming gives us better grapes that taste more like where they are grown and more like

Cover Crops in the Vineyard

Each winter, we plant our vineyard with a cover crop. This mix of peas, oats and vetch keeps erosion to a minimum, provides a habitat for beneficial insects, and contributes nutrients to the organic vineyard. In the winter, this cover crop is mostly green, dominated by the oats and vetch.

Tablas Creek Wetland Area

At the end of January, we finally completed our new wetlands project. The project, in response to a new California law requiring wineries to treat their waste water before releasing it into the environment, consistes of a series of ponds designed to filter runoff water from the winery while breaking