Annual Conference September 25,2014
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Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC) Annual Conference September 25,2014 Cakebread Cellars Rutherford, Napa Valley 1973 Napa Valley AVA Napa Valley Distance to Pacific Ocean: 36mi/58km San Francisco Distance to San Francisco: 48mi/77km Pacific Ocean Distance to Los Angeles: 360mi/579km Los Angeles Napa Valley AVA The actual Napa Valley floor is about 5 miles wide and 30 miles long. Napa Valley AVA: •45,000 acres under vine. •Yet produces only 4% of all California wine. •Bordeaux (279,300 acres) •Australia (366,000 acres). Napa Valley AVA Napa Valley AVA is 1/8 the size of Bordeaux AC. Bordeaux AC - The Napa Valley achieved its AVA status in 1981. - There are 14 approved sub-AVAs within Napa Valley - To become an AVA, the area must be geographically defined by unique soils, climates, and geologic conditions. Stags Leap District has just 850 acres under vine...About the same size as New York City’s Central Park! Napa Valley HISTORY 1861-1880 First wineries established Charles Krug, first commercial winery, 1861 Inglenook, first chateau-style winery, 1879 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 George Yount plants first vineyards in 1838 Late 1800’s Napa Valley’s first boom By 1889, Napa had more than 140 wineries 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 Weathering Storms Prohibition, Great Depression, World War A series of unfortunate events plagues the Napa Valley wine industry 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 Rebirth Napa Valley’s Renaissance John Daniel, Jr. inherits Inglenook in 1939 Robert Mondavi builds his winery in 1966 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1976 Judgment of Paris (aka Bottle Shock) Napa Valley Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon win blind tasting 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 Environmental Timeline 1944 Napa Valley Vintners Forms 1968 Agricultural Preserve 1976 Conservation Easements 1980 Growth Management System 1990 Winery Definition Ordinance Hillside Planting and Stream Setback 1991 Ordinance and Zoning Agricultural Land 1998 Napa River Flood Control 2001 WICC Board and Viewshed Protection 2002 Farmworker Housing Assessment 2003 Napa Green Certified Land 2008 Napa Green Certified Winery The Napa Valley Agricultural Preserve Approved by the Napa County Planning Commission and the Board of Supervisors in 1968 “To ensure Agriculture is the highest and best use of the land” Napa Valley Agricultural Preserve Aerial Photos of Napa Valley and Santa Clara Valley, 1940 Napa Valley, 1940 Santa Clara Valley, 1940 Napa Valley Agricultural Preserve Protects roughly 38,000 acres of farmland Napa Valley, 2005 Santa Clara Valley, 2005 Napa Green Programs 1. Ensures compliance with all local, state and federal environmental regulations. 2. Implements Beneficial Management Practices and promotes sustainable agriculture. 3. Improves water quality and aquatic habitat through restoration and re-vegetation of riparian corridors 4. Implements restoration and soil erosion control projects through repair and careful management of land and roads to reduce sediment flow 5. Expands community awareness of responsible management practices by grape growers. 6. Napa Green Land certification best management farm plans meet California Water Quality Control Board requirements for TMDL standards and certifcation provides a waiver for the landowner BMP Farming Practices to improve water quality Respect the wildlife Other Helpers in the vineyards Malcolm, Bird Control Manager Cakebread Honey Cakebread Cellars Night Harvesting by hand Sunrise Grape Delivery Whole Cluster Pressing for White Grapes How does Napa Green Winery work? 1. Napa County Department of Environmental Management serves as third party certifiers 2. 100% compliant with all Federal, State and County regulations 3. Water conservation 4. Energy conservation 5. Solid waste reduction and recycling 6. Hazardous waste reduction 7. Pollution prevention 8. Human relations How we are doing it… • Focus – All the time! • Educate – Newsletters, monthly focus & employee meetings • Baseline of current practices • Set goals – Per department and company-wide • Employees Participate – Bring items from home for recycling & encourage participation at the winery AND Decide that going GREEN is an important priority within your organization How we started on our Green Path • Evaluate and create a baseline of current conditions • Identify activities that have highest impact or return • Able to track progress • Allows organization to see progress • Calculate savings\costs What activities do we track • Water Consumption • Energy Use • Solid Waste Reduction and Recycling • Pollution Prevention Water consumption • Water audit by City of Napa in non-production areas • Installed water meters for each area – Landscape by Facility – Vegetable gardens – Each Facility – Each House – Waste Water pond inflow – City water Energy Use • Energy Audits by Resource Solutions Group (PG&E 3rd party) & Industrial Assessment Center (USF) • Coordinate billing, meter number and location info for all meters on site. • Use billing records to measure current gas and electricity use for base line. Identify areas to reduce use – short vs. long term – Short Term » Change to LED lights in exit signs » Air Comp max pressure reduction » Install motion detectors for lighting control » Clean light fixtures on regular basis » Employee behavior change » Keep doors closed » Turn off lights LED exit signs Identify areas to reduce use – short vs. long term • Long Term » VFD glycol pumps » Waste water pond clean up » Hot water reclaim » Alternative energy source » Determine Carbon Footprint Recycling Efforts, Encourage Behavior Change: Our Recycling Poster Boy in action! Summer winery picnic - total trash Culinary Department - Kitchen prep waste collection & Composting in the Veggie garden Yard waste collection dumpster Evenson Barn Shrink Wrap & Plastic Recycling Bins Vendors promoting shrink wrap recycling Comingled recyclable, trash & cardboard dumpsters Decorative Fence constructed from recycled barrels East Add Parking Lot Cork collection in the Visitor Center Used cork recycling in green yard waste bins Un-used corks – returned to vendor Pallet recycling collection point Pomace Dumpster during harvest Cardboard dumpsters Wine bottle recycling Can & bottle recycling in general recycling bin Confidential paper collection for shredding & recycling Shipping Area Yard waste & General recycling bins Dumpster Area Various recycling collection containers: batteries, corks, capsules, office paper & general recyclables (incl. plastic & glass bottles) Bicycles – transport between Oakville & Rutherford buildings Shipping inserts made from recycled cardboard Pollution Prevention – HZMAT and SWPPP review and update of all facilities – Encourage employees to use our recycling days at winery or use county sponsored programs – Replace any cleaning products with green alternative – Replace fluorescent lights with low or no mercury fluorescent lights – Use unbleached or chlorine free paper towels napkins, coffee filters Going green from vine to wine Bringing our Green theme to harvest - The Cakebread Cellars Harvest T-Shirt Human Resources – Employee Orientation • Green Program is discussed in interview process • Green training by position • Green goals included in job descriptions • Replace bottled water • Encourage participation in recycling programs Employee Involvement • Green goals are reviewed at company wide employee meetings, weekly department meetings • Newsletter “Green Scene” provides monthly updates • Daily news provides recycling updates & other green program reminders • Green Team - an employee from each department is on the Green Team. Their responsibility is to report back to their department on overall progress, implement department specific green programs, benchmark other companies on their green process • Quarterly company wide goals – When company certain goals for green program non cash incentives were distributed to all employees. Current Green Initiatives? It’s All about water! • “Green” Parking Lot construction • Napa River Restoration • Research Fermenters • Micro turbines Permeable Pavers Drains under the pavers Napa River Restoration 2. 3 » 1 Existing River Bank Early excavation Confluence Formed Woody structures installed Napa River in summer of construction Bale Creek tributary flows into Napa River Our winter rain event Confluence after the rains Summer 2014 Napa River Marsh San Francisco Bay UC Davis Research Fermenters Cakebread Cellars Co Gen Project Micro Turbines • Eliminates short term electric outages • Disaster Plan Priority- Ability to produce power in the event of a prolong grid outage to ensure continued facility operation • Significantly Reduce Energy Costs • Minimize Risk and Exposure to Utility Rate Increases • Reduce GHG emissions Dancing Bear Ranch Howell Mountain.