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Napa Green Vineyard certification provides a science-based, whole-system regenerative roadmap and climate action framework for viticulture that covers the entire agroecosystem, from soil to bottle.
The first sustainable winegrowing certification to focus specifically on climate action, regenerative farming, & social justice.
We cannot have environmental or economic sustainability without social sustainability. True sustainability requires caring for the health and resilience of our environment, and the health and resilience of our employees and community, all of which contributes to the success and longevity of our businesses.
At its core regenerative agriculture is about farming for soil health and diversity below- and above-ground, building resilience. As growers build the underground “brain” of microbial and fungal networks, improve water infiltration and retention, use cover crops to add nutrients and attract beneficial insects and birds that control unwanted pests, bring animals into the vineyard to serve as natural tillers and fertilizers, plant hedgerows and trees that can further enhance diversity, water, and carbon storage, they create farms that are more and more self-regulating, needing less and less human intervention and inputs.
Premium wine grape growers already practice regulated deficit irrigation, allowing for a strategic level of vine water stress that is tied to increased fruit quality. Along with this best practice, there are expanding opportunities and technologies to maximize the performance of irrigation systems, track water use, and fine tune irrigation timing and amount. As vineyards are replanted there is also the opportunity to strategically plan and design for dry farming. Water is arguably the resource most impacted by climate change.
Forest Management
Forests are not only our largest terrestrial carbon sink – they are also home to 80% of the world’s on-land diversity, and they are critical to water capture and groundwater recharge. Because forests store so much carbon there can be a misperception that more trees always equal better. In fact, what we need are healthy forests, which means a balanced density of native trees and plants. Healthy forests experience lower intensity fires with less tree mortality, meaning higher carbon retention and ecosystem function.
The Napa Green Vineyard certification was developed as a regenerative, whole systems roadmap specifically for viticulture. Limiting soil disturbance, including the phase out of chemical inputs, is core to regenerative agriculture. Roundup and many other synthetic chemical applications undermine and damage microbial and fungal networks, the underground “brain” that services the vines. Moving away from pesticides and cultivating diversity builds stability and resilience.
Climate-Smart Burning
Open burning of spent vines and other wood waste creates black carbon, a powerful greenhouse gas, and generates community pushback. Napa Green has developed resources to implement conservation burning, and formed relationships with contractors available to provide flame-cap kilns and air curtain burners (competitive in price with chipping). These alternatives dramatically reduce smoke and emissions, can generate biochar, and reduce soil damage from burns. Pursue burn methods that burn faster, make neighbors and the Air District happy, and in the end, generate a product that you can use with compost to increase nutrient & water retention and plant availability.
Napa Green is the first sustainable winegrowing certification globally to require the phaseout of Roundup, and ultimately synthetic herbicides. When we looked for a roadmap and resources for going herbicide-free we didn’t find it all in one place, so we created this Weed Management Toolkit to support our Napa Green community and other perennial growers looking to cultivate healthier soils and regenerative farm systems.
If you would like to dig deeper and explore the certification standards please Enroll Now or Download the standards. There is no obligation if you enroll.
Napa Green is a boots on-the-ground regenerative certification program designed specifically for the wine industry. It offers a path to achieving carbon neutrality, strengthening the resilience of the land, business operations, and the community. The program assures consumers of its rigorous standards through validation of practices by an independent third party audit.
Napa Green’s vineyard team has been trained in the Carbon Cycle Institute’s protocol to develop regenerative, whole-farm Carbon Farm Plans (CFPs). These plans review all of your current beneficial practices that are increasing soil and ecosystem health and storing carbon, and identify additional opportunities to regenerate the soil and vineyard ecosystem and simultaneously maximize carbon capture in a given property.
Irrigation Distribution Uniformity assessments are customized for each grower and provide rapid evaluation of irrigation efficiency and uniformity throughout the vineyard. Growers receive a report with recommendations to maximize efficiency and irrigation system performance, linked to vine health and fruit quality.
Uniquely, our Vineyard Certification doesn’t just provide a roadmap for leading practices. We provide expert, boots on the ground support. The vineyard team are Technical Assistance Providers that can provide valuable, hands-on guidance in the transition to regenerative, climate-smart viticulture. The team supports soil sampling and analysis, and organizes practical training and education workshops throughout the year.
Improve soil health, increase water efficiency, and reduce carbon emissions in your vineyard.
Billed annually, these fees cover a fraction of our expert staff time to facilitate certification and annual desk audits, develop resources, training and education workshops & events, and communicate the climate action leadership of our members.
<25,000 gals $500 25k-60k gals $1,000 60,001-120k gals $1,750 120,001-240k gals $2,500 240,001-600k gals $3,200 600k-2.38m gals $4,200 >2.38 M gals
$5,000
Integrated Resource Assessment
Onsite Assessment & Report
+Review with Team (every 3 years)
The IRA is a unique value-add expert service led by our winery team of engineers & winemakers. The IRA baselines and tracks your resource metrics and identifies opportunities to improve efficiency and save $$$. Fully leveraged, the IRA should more than pay for itself, and the data and feedback can be used internally and externally to tell your climate action story.
Members
$125/hr
Non-Members
$175/hr
Member Cost Estimates
Onsite Assessment & Report +Review with Team (every 3 years)
Napa Green’s vineyard team has been trained in the Carbon Cycle Institute’s protocol to develop regenerative, whole-farm Carbon Farm Plans (CFPs). These plans review your current beneficial practices that are increasing soil and ecosystem health and storing carbon, and identify additional opportunities to regenerate the soil and vineyard ecosystem and simultaneously maximize carbon capture.
Members ………………………………………………………….. $125/hr
Non-Members …………………………………………………$175/hr
Member Cost Estimates
Small (less than 50 acres) ……………………….. $750
Medium (50-100 acres) …………………………….. $1,000
Large (100+ acres) ……………………………………….. $1,250
Irrigation Distribution Uniformity Onsite Assessment & Report +Review with Team (every 3-4 years)
Our expert vineyard team is trained in the CalPoly protocol to rapidly evaluate the distribution uniformity (DU) of your drip irrigation systems. Delivering the right amount of water, evenly, at the right time is critical to vine growth and grape quality.
Members ………………………………………………………….. $125/hr
Non-Members …………………………………………………$175/hr
Member Cost Estimates
Small (less than 50 acres) ……………………….. $625
Medium (50-100 acres) …………………………….. $875
Large (100+ acres) ……………………………………….. $1,125
Third-Party Auditor Independent Validation of Practices (every 3 years)
Independent validation that you are meeting Napa Green Vineyard practice and performance-based standards, walking the talk, is critical to marketplace assurance. Our network of third-party auditors have gone through training in the Napa Green programming, and will validate implementation of practices that our team has not been able to review.
Billed annually, these fees cover a fraction of our expert staff time to facilitate certification and annual desk audits, develop resources, training and education workshops & events, and communicate the climate action leadership of our members.
Onsite Assessment & Report
+Review with Team (every 3 years)
Napa Green’s vineyard team has been trained in the Carbon Cycle Institute’s protocol to develop regenerative, whole-farm Carbon Farm Plans (CFPs). These plans review your current beneficial practices that are increasing soil and ecosystem health and storing carbon, and identify additional opportunities to regenerate the soil and vineyard ecosystem and simultaneously maximize carbon capture.
Irrigation Distribution Uniformity Onsite Assessment & Report
+Review with Team (every 3-4 years)
Our expert vineyard team is trained in the CalPoly protocol to rapidly evaluate the distribution uniformity (DU) of your drip irrigation systems. Delivering the right amount of water, evenly, at the right time is critical to vine growth and grape quality.
Third-Party Auditor Independent Validation of Practices (every 3 years)
Independent validation that you are meeting Napa Green Vineyard practice and performance-based standards, walking the talk, is critical to marketplace assurance. Our network of third-party auditors have gone through training in the Napa Green programming, and will validate implementation of practices that our team has not been able to review.
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📍 @larkmeadvineyards
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This is not your typical itinerary by @abrittain – wetting your palate for wine producers that are difficult, perhaps impossible, to visit. However, if you are a wine connoisseur seeking exceptional wines from sustainability and climate leaders you should absolutely put in the effort to secure wines from these @napagreen certified producers.
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This itinerary is ideal for a girls’ trip or a day out with friends! Discover the sustainable side of Napa with @goodfriendsgoodfood itinerary, which celebrates diversity and offers wines tailored to a range of palates.
These @napagreen certified wineries provide beautiful settings to connect over fantastic wine, all while supporting positive change within the wine industry.
📍 @domainecarneros
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This itinerary by Sommelier and Vintner, @danpetroski, showcases a rich variety of regional efforts from @napagreen certified wineries with a diversity of style, size, production and profiles, where each place focuses on varies in accordance with their distinct microclimate.
Be sure to check out the second 1/2 of this itinerary to complete your visit!
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@closduval’s bottles from Verallia are 30% lighter than traditional bottles, which represents a 34% reduction in carbon emissions from glass production alone!
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Get a bottle (or several) of this @napagreen certified wine to feel and taste the commitment sustainability from soil to bottle.
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Get insider information and tips to make the most of your trip to some of @reyeswine.mw’s favorite Napa Green certified wineries with this exclusive in-the-know Itinerary.
📍 @rdwinery
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This itinerary, by Master Sommelier, @andrearobinsonms, will take you to @napagreen Certified wineries, where we can see and taste the commitment to our planet and our community that pays off now in great wine, natural beauty and soil health, while paying it forward.
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Congratulations to @twentyrowswines for @napagreen Winery Certification!
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This itinerary by @abrittain will take you to @napagreen certified, tucked away spots, run by some powerhouse women, deeply dedicated to the stewardship of the Napa Valley.
📍 @tressabores
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