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Parducci Wine Cellars Earns California's Highest Environmental Honor for Enhanced Leadership

Posted on: Thursday, 1 October 2009, 13:10 CDT

UKIAH, Calif., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Parducci Wine Cellars (PWC) has received the 2009 Governor's Environmental and Economic Leadership Award (GEELA), California's highest environmental honor. The tribute recognizes those who have voluntarily conserved California's precious resources, protected and enhanced the environment, and strengthened the economy.

The winery earned the award for Enhanced Leadership, a category reserved for previous winners of the GEELA. In 2007, Parducci received the award for combating Climate Change. In 2009, Parducci is the sole recipient of the GEELA for Enhanced Leadership, a recognition of the winery's expanding commitment to the environment.

Parducci has continued to assess its environmental impact, improve practices and develop systems to reduce, re-use and recycle resources with these strategies:

• A comprehensive water conservation program
• A reclamation system that recycles 100% of the water used in the winemaking process while providing water for vineyard irrigation and creating a wildlife habitat in a scenic constructed wetlands
• Reduction of energy use and conversion to 100% green energy
• Organic certification for 100% of Parducci's estate vineyards
• The partners created a Leadership Challenge to the Wine Industry by defining the minimum requirements that qualify vineyards and wineries as sustainable. These standards are spelled out in Parducci's Green Winegrowing Handbook, available online at www.pauldolanwine.com/images/stories/Handbook_r5.pdf.
  

"At Parducci, sustainability means farming and business practices that enhance wine quality and nourish the environment, the community and the individual, encompassing an abiding respect for the agricultural roots of Mendocino County," says partner Tom Thornhill. "This is an ongoing journey, not a destination."

About Parducci Wine Cellars

Partners Paul Dolan, Tim and Tom Thornhill dedicate their business to responsible land stewardship, sustainable viticulture and green business practices that yield superior wines while protecting the environment and supporting local farmers. Envisioning the wine industry as a model for all of agriculture, the partners lead by example. The brands produced by the winery include: Parducci Wine Cellars, Parducci Sustainable White and Sustainable Red, and Paul Dolan Vineyards. http://www.parducci.com

About the GEELA

Established in 1993, the Governor's Environmental and Economic Leadership Award is California's most distinguished environmental honor recognizing individuals, organizations, and businesses that have demonstrated exceptional leadership in building public-private partnerships while making notable contributions in conserving California's environment. Information can be found at the EPA website: http://www.calepa.ca.gov/Awards/GEELA.

SOURCE Parducci Wine Cellars

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