All of the wineries involved – Flora Springs Winery & Vineyards, Honig Vineyard & Winery, Larkmead Vineyards, Longmeadow Ranch, Oakville Ranch Vineyards, Peju Winery, Saintsbury, Silverado Vineyards, Trefethen Family Vineyards,  and ZD Wines – are at the forefront of solar energy and sustainable farming practices in the valley.

The actual event will take place at Bardessono Resort, a 62 room hotel, spa, and restaurant that is considered one of the greenest luxury hotels in America.

The ten wineries, along with Bardessono, utilize a combined 1,387 kw of solar (1, 830, 000 kWh annually) on their properties that will spare the emission of nearly 28, 767, 600 pounds of CO2 over the next 30 years – equivalent to the carbon captured by 462.4 acres of forest – while saving nearly $220,000 annually in electricity costs.

Proceeds from the Solarbration event will be donated to the Land Trust of Napa County.

Saturday, June 20th, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
BARDESSONO
6526 Yount Street
Yountville, CA

Oregon wineries are aiming to go carbon neutral.  The Oregon Environmental Council and the Oregon Wine Board have teamed up to develop an initiative to help the wineries reduce and even, hopefully, eliminate their carbon footprints.

Many of Oregon’s wineries are already utilizing sustainable agricultural practices into their operation, but recognizing that climate change is going to end up having a significant impact on their ability to grow grapes and produce quality wines, they are hoping to do more.

So far, thirty wineries have joined the Carbon Neutral Challenge Initiative -  Abacela, Amity Vineyard, Anne Amie Vineyards, Archery Summit Wines, Argyle, AtoZ/Rex Hill, Basket Case Wine, Benton-Lane Winery, Bethel Heights Vineyard, Chehalem Winery, Cooper Mountain Vineyards, King Estate Winery, Lange Winery, Lazy River Vineyard, Lemelson Vineyards, Mahonia Vineyards, Patton Valley Vineyard, Ponzi Vineyards, Seven Hills Vineyard, Sokol Blosser Winery, Soter Vineyards, Stoller Vineyards, Torii Mor Winery, Troon Vineyard, Vigna Giovanni Vineyard/Barbara Thomas Wines, Valley View Winery, Vidon Vineyard, Winderlea Wine Company, Willamette Valley Vineyards, and Wooldridge Creek Vineyard and Winery.

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