Energy Savings

At present Sacred Hill’s winemaking team is reviewing literature regarding the Carbon Zero Certification Programme (CarboNZero) which encourages and supports organisations to minimise their impacts on climate change.

Fortunately there is no added carbon source in winemaking therefore no net gain in atmospheric CO2 throughout the process.

In the winery we reduce CO2 emissions by recycling fermentation produced CO2 to purge empty tanks and we aim to reduce the use of bottled CO2 over our peak period considerably.

We are currently reviewing future energy requirements for the winery and investigating the feasibility of installing solar heating panels to reduce hot water requirements which offers potential savings in natural gas usage.

We are also reviewing existing refrigeration capacity to improve efficiency of heat transfer through new and improved technology by replacing outdated plant equipment.

Once quantified we can set targets for reducing energy inputs and costs.