Napa Green | Champion Story
Stagβs Leap Wine Cellars has beenΒ Napa Green Certified from Soil to BottleΒ for over a decade. As a part of theirΒ commitment to continuing improvement, they have established a cross-departmental βGreen Teamβ to engage and empower employees. The Green Team has members across multiple departments from vineyard operations, winemaking, safety, hospitality, communications, wine club, shipping, and more to ensure that sustainability is integrated into day-to-day operations.
In 2020, Stagβs Leap Wine Cellars was due for Napa Green Winery recertification. As a part of the Resource Audit we looked at all of their efforts to maximize water efficiency. Inside the winery, they use state-of-the-art barrel washers with low flow, high pressure nozzles for barrel washing. In addition, they use cleaning products and practices that reduce the amount of water needed to sanitize tanks, and they use steam for sterilizing bottles.
Outside of the winery, Green Team lead and Safety Specialist, Debi Emery, is particularly proud that, βEvery drop of wastewater is collected, treated and recycled for our 14 acres of ornamental landscaping.β They use drought tolerant, native landscaping and have permeable pathways that allow rainwater to soak into the ground and recharge groundwater rather than running off.
Sustainability is a core initiative for Stagβs Leap Wine Cellars. Each department in the winery has set their own sustainability goal, from laminating tasting notes for reuse and implementing QR codes, to eliminating waste cardboard at bottling.
