Sustainably farmed vineyards at Kendall-Jackson.

WE TAKE BIG STEPS TO LEAVE SMALL FOOTPRINTS

Making great wine starts with respect for the land, the community, and the future generations.
Sustainability

Latest Sustainability Report

To learn more, you can view our latest Sustainability Report for Jackson Family Wines.

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WATER CONSERVATION

Kendall-Jackson wines are produced with one-third less water than industry standard.

Since 2008, we have reduced our water intensity 41% by investing in conservation technologies like barrel washing, recycling and precision drip irrigation that saves over 28 MM gallons per year.

Water Conservation

Solar Power

Kendall-Jackson wines are vinted and bottled leveraging the largest solar generator in the wine industry.

We have 6.5MW of onsite solar arrays which produce enough clean energy each year to power over 1,300 homes.

Solar Power

Renewable Energy

This wine was vinted and bottled with 100% certified renewable electricity.

We purchase emissions offsets for all of our companywide electricity usage, as well as all of our employees' home usage.

Renewable Energy

Land Preservation

100% of our estate vineyards and wineries are certified sustainable by the CCSW Winegrowing program.

We design our vineyards to have minimal impact on the surrounding environment and utilize sophisticated, leading farming practices to encourage soil enhancement, erosion control, and healthy ecosystems by using native crops and natural predators such as raptors, owl and bats.

Land Preservation

THIRD-PARTY CERTIFICATIONS AND HONORS

Our sustainability programs have earned the endorsements of a number of international third-party certifications and awards.

2016 Green Medal Leader Award 2016 California Green Medal Leader Award– Jackson Family Wines was honored with the Green Medal Leader Award as being the winery that best demonstrates the “3 E’s” of sustainability (Environmentally sound, socially Equitable and Economically viable).
Environmental Leader Awards Environmental Leader Top Project of the Year Awards– We have received this prestigious award two years running; in 2015 for our innovative barrel wash water recycling initiative, and in 2016 for our collaboration with Tesla Energy to deploy 8.4 megawatt hours of onsite stationary energy storage.
Renewable Energy Certificates Renewable Energy Certificates– All our estate vineyards and wineries were certified in 2010.
Sustainability In Practice

Sustainability In Practice (SIP)– We began certifying in 2008; all our estate vineyards were certified in 2011.
Green Power Leadership Award Green Power Leadership Award– Jackson Family Wines was one of 18 organizations to receive the EPA’s Green Power Leadership Award for our strategy and performance in energy conservation and renewable energy use. Other recipients included Intel, Google and the City of San Francisco.
Renewable Energy Certificates Renewable Energy Certificates– We purchase certified wind power for 130% of our annual usage including 100% for our operations and 30% for our 1,100 employees’ home usage – a first for any company. This places us in the EPA’s Top-30 purchasers of 100% renewable power.