Water Reduction in Sonoma, Screwcaps Bad for the Enviornment and French Non-Quality Wine Yields Increase
- Posted by Liz Pirnat on July 27th, 2007 filed in news roundup
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15% reduction in water in Sonoma County. According to the article,
Agriculture accounts for 30 percent of the water taken from the Russian River, but the largest component, vineyards, have remained constant at 60,000 acres since 2004.
Vines use the least amount of water compared to other agriculture products, but it has been dry out west and a recent conversation with a Napa winemaker cited the need to irrigate when they normally dry farm or don’t irrigate at all.
- Screwcaps have the largest carbon footprint of all closures. It’s 10 kg of CO2 compared to 2.5 kg of CO2. I wonder were the Zork falls with this?
- Yields increased for French Vins de Pays and Vins de Table wine. Yield maximums have risen for Vin de Pays from 85 to 105 hl/ha for reds and pinks and 90 to 110 hl/ha for whites. Vins de Table, which we rarely see in the US, and the French have a surplus of already maximum yields now of 130 hl/ha.
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