Meridian Vineyards

We consider our sustainable winegrowing practices to be a core value and as important to our employees, our customers and to the integrity of our wines as any aspect of our business.

Date Certified

January 5, 2010

Website

www.meridianvineyards.com/meridian/index.jsp

Locations Certified

Central Coast Winery, TAZ Vineyards, Meridian Vineyards

Sustainable Practices

Below is a sampling of the sustainable practices adopted by the Certified Participant. This is not an exhaustive list of the sustainable practices adopted, but is designed to give you some idea of the types of practices they use to demonstrate the breadth of practices that are included in their sustainability initiative. Please click on the photos to view a larger image.

Viticulture

Farming the vines according to the proper grade and with a site and variety specific farm plan helps ensure optimum vine balance and high quality wines.

Soil Management

Cover crops serve many important functions, including prevention of soil erosion and providing an inviting habitat for beneficial insects.

Pest Management

By providing habitat for owls we help keep our gopher populations down. We also make use of a falconer to keep pest birds away from our ripening grapes.

Wine Quality

Through painstaking site selection, pre-plant analysis, proper rootstock and Clonal selections and regulated irrigation our vineyards have the moderated vigor required for great wines.

Ecosystem Management

By installing “leaky” fences we can keep neighbor’s cattle out of our vineyards, while opening a wildlife corridor, providing food, water and habitat for numerous native species.