• Wineries go green with the use of solar energy and recycling of water

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    We all love those bulbous juicy grapes and the sparkling wine they are used to make. With John Conover’s efforts in making the Cade winery as green as possible, drinking wine and eating grapes has never felt better! The winery uses energy from the sun in the process of making wine and growing grapes. This is one of the few wineries who will soon receive a Gold LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification in the Napa Valley. Some wineries also plan to recycle water and use it more efficiently. The water used to rinse barrels and tanks will be recycled. Roger Boulton, is currently helping in the creation of a winery at the University of California that will be certified with the Platinum LEED, the highest level of certification of this type. This winery will use solar power on a large scale, especially during harvest season and will use rain water collected for cleaning processes. With wineries turning green, we can sip on our glasses of wine without causing an adverse effect to our environment.
    [AbcNews]

    Posted in Topics:Alternative Energy, Tags: , on January 11, 2010