Coastal Winds Not Only Ripen Grapes, They Power Vineyard’s Winemaking Sustainably

Coastal Winds Not Only Ripen Grapes, They Power Vineyard’s Winemaking Sustainably

As green as the Chardonnay grapes they grow, a winery along the base of California’s coastal Santa Lucia Mountains run entirely on wind power. The mountains’ unique geography keeps the area windy, which powers not only a large private wind turbine, but a delayed and elongated growing season that complicates and matures the flavor in […] The post Coastal Winds Not Only Ripen Grapes, They Power Vineyard’s Winemaking Sustainably appeared first on G…