- Yvon Chouinard
Environmentalist and Founder of Patagonia®

Napa Green is the wine industry’s most comprehensive “best practices” in land-use and wine production. This voluntary program developed by the Napa Valley Vintners is open to all Napa County vintners and grape growers and focuses on building environmentally sound, sustainable practices that meet and exceed more than twenty local, state and federal land or production “best practices” and is certified by an independent third party. Napa County vintners participate in programs focused on winery operations and/or farming practices tailored specifically to each property to meet and exceed environmental compliance and continue to protect and enhance the ecological quality of the region. Under the Napa Green certification programs, vintners can enroll in the Winery or Land programs.

Napa Green Certified Land

Napa Green Certified Land program is a third party certified, voluntary program for Napa County vintners and grape growers that seeks to restore, protect and enhance the regional watershed. The program includes not only farmed or vineyard land, but also non-farmed and wild land, roadways, steam banks, drainage and more within a specific property. Plan details are unique to each owner’s property and include restoration of wildlife habitat, healthy riparian environments and more with sustainable agriculture practices. Approximately 45,000 acres are currently enrolled in the program and more than 19,000 acres are certified, with thousands more about to receive official certification. A majority (90%) of the Napa River watershed is in private ownership making this public/private partnership, Napa Green, vital to our community. The certification is in partnership with Fish Friendly Farming, National Marine Fisheries Service, the Napa County Department of Agriculture’s Department of Pesticide Regulation, and the Regional Water Quality Control Board among others.

Napa Green Certified Winery

Founded in 2007, Napa Green Certified Winery was developed by the Napa Valley Vintners in coordination with the Napa County Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and is based on the Association of Bay Area Government’s (ABAG) Green Business Program as a model due to its consistent, credible and recognized program with a long track record. ABAG’s winery-specific checklist was updated and adopted as the certification method for Napa Green Certified Winery because it puts all the regulatory pieces into a comprehensive format that goes beyond compliance. The checklist includes water conservation, energy conservation, pollution prevention, and solid waste reduction elements. Enrollment is offered to a defined number of wineries so that they receive the attention and assistance they need, and so that the DEM can manage inspections and certifications. The ABAG program is set to become the standard for the state. Once the program is complete, the winery is certified by the DEM and ABAG providing independent third party certification.

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