Route 128 Winery

Some wineries take steps to make their winery environmentally friendly. The definitive practices vary per winery. It could be to offset the carbon emissions of glass production and transportation through other offsets such as planting trees, or sponsoring other initiatives.

Or maybe they are providing areas for wildlife to flourish near vineyard sites (this provides vegetation for the animals, which keeps them from eating the grapes) and allowing weeds and wildflowers to grow between the vines (this stresses the vines and forces them to produce fewer bunches of grapes with a greater concentration of flavor).

Sustainable farmers are increasingly using bio-diesel for tractors in the vineyards (which reduces harmful emissions among the vines) or ploughing with horses.

Sustainable winemaking is individual to each winery. If you're more curious about the sustainable practices that the winery employs, we encourage you to contact them directly.