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EDITOR'S NOTE
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THE FREEDOM TO CHOOSE…
We are definitely entering a new age of eating
where thought is no longer just about what we
eat but what goes into the entire paddock to
plate process.
Carbon use is of primary concern. Origin
of food; well, people want to know. Even
supermarket shelves are changing shape as
they go ‘nude’ and some vegetable products
shed their packaging at the point-of-display.
People care. Consumers care. And today, with
a seemingly daily mushroom of a new buzzword
in eating, the result is more options and variety
than ever before to the sausage that isn’t a
sausage – with no meat – to the sausage that is
a sausage, with a meat that has been loved.
This issue we feature Freedom Farms. They love
pigs. And they love pork. And that’s okay.
– Greg Robertson
greg@hayleymedia.com
CHIT CHAT
KIWI WINERY COMMITS:
Yealands Wine Group has
announced its commitment
to lowering its carbon
emissions by 80% by 2045,
and 50% by 2030. Yealands
has already reduced its
emissions intensity by
almost 20% in the past five
years
This objective comes as it joins
International Wineries for Climate
Action (IWCA), a collective
working group committed to
tackling the severity of the
climate crisis by creating climate
leadership in the wine industry.
IWCA has been created as a
platform to share best practices in
lower-impact winemaking in a bid
to urge immediate global action
regarding climate change.
“Producing world-class wines
doesn’t have to be at the expense
of the environment,” says Tiffani
Graydon, ceo of Yealands Wine
Group. “We’re delighted to join
IWCA and work collaboratively
with other sustainability leaders
in the industry to make a global
difference, both now and in the
future.
“We hope other winemakers
join us, and we’re really happy
to share what we’ve learnt. Our
industry can play a role in New
Zealand’s ambition to move to a
low emissions economy by 2050.
“Our membership is a great
opportunity for us to benchmark
ourselves against global leaders
in the wine industry and this is
very powerful,” Graydon says.
Yealands is the first Toitū carbon
zero certified winery since
inception, and the only winery
in New Zealand to currently
hold this certification. “We have
always been focused on reducing
our emissions and have made
some real progress, reducing
almost 20% in the last five years.
However, we want to go further.
We all must make real reductions
in our businesses if we are to live
in a climate friendly future,” says
Graydon.
Since its establishment in
2008, Yealands has been a
leading name in the sustainable
winemaking industry and
continues to strive to be a leader
in sustainable wine production. As
part of its existing sustainability
commitments, the winery uses
approximately 25% of multiple
renewable energy sources to
minimise its environmental
footprint.
Solar panelling produces more
than 400,000 kW hours per year,
which helps to power the winery.
In addition to this, Yealands bales
and burns a portion of its vine
prunings in large burners which
are used as an energy source
and help to eliminate more than
160 tonnes of CO2 each year.
Yealands Estate is also home to
two wind turbines that generate
additional power for the winery.
Yealands Wine Group joins
IWCA alongside other leading
winemakers from Chile,
Portugal, Spain, and the USA.
Other IWCA members include
the founding wineries Jackson
Family Wines (USA) and Familia
Torres (Spain), as well as new
members Spottswoode Estate
(USA), Symington Family Estates
(Portugal), and VSPT Wine Group
(Chile).
80% CARBON
REDUCTION
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