Gadino Cellars Goes Green
May 11, 2009Save Mother Earth - Drink Local! Ok, that might be overstating it a bit, but by supporting local wine producers you truly do help by reducing the volume of wine that is shipped all over the earth. The drink local movement is gaining national traction which you can check out on www.drinklocalwine.com. To learn what Virginia winery Gadino Cellars is doing to go green, check out this information that they recently sent out in their newsletter:
Gadino Cellars recently became certified as a GREEN FARM WINERY. Virginia Green is the statewide program that works to reduce the environmental impacts of Virginia's tourism industry. It is a partnership between the Virginia Tourism Corporation and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. The program awards Virginia Green Certification to tourism-related business such as hotels, restaurants and attractions taking voluntary actions to reduce harmful impacts on the environment.
So what does "BUY LOCAL" have to do with Virginia Green? 'Recently, an article in National Geographic magazine titled the TOLL OF WINE provided the Carbon footprint of shipping a bottle of wine from various locations. Not surprisingly, the largest carbon footprint stated in pounds of Carbon Dioxide equivalent is for wine shipped by truck from Napa or other locations on the West Coast to the East Coast. Shipping from places like Australia or Chile are also high because of the great distance involved. So how does this relate to YOU? By choosing to BUY LOCAL Virginia wines, you can help to reduce the carbon footprint and thus the negative impact on the environment.
So not only does buying your favorite local wines help to improve the environment but it also supports local small businesses owners. A win-win. Don't forget to tell your friends in families in other regions about www.drinklocalwine.com so they can also do their part.
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