2022 SAWIA Environment Awards of Excellence for Viticulture
Our Estate Vineyard (photo courtesy of Dragan Radocaj)
Hayes Family Wines - 2022 SAWIA Environmental Excellence Award Winner for Viticulture
Taylors Wines, Henschke, Treasury Wine Estates and Hayes Family Wines have been named the winners of the 2022 Environmental Excellence Awards, presented by the South Australian Wine Industry Association (SAWIA).
This was an exciting result for Hayes Family Wines to be successful amongst such esteemed fellow vineyards and wineries.
This award captures all of our investment over the past years including Organic and Sustainability Certification and the work we have done in the vineyard developing and promoting biodiversity in our little piece of paradise.
The 2022 awards had a theme of Leadership and SAWIA Chief Executive Brian Smedley said all entrants displayed strong environmental leadership despite a challenging economic climate.
The Large Winery category was won by Taylors Wines for their emissions reduction target and results, commitment to environmental management systems implementation, use of low-carbon flat eco-bottles and active involvement in biodiversity conservation and preservation of endangered seahorse habitat.
The Small-Medium Winery category was won by Henschke for their future-proofing projects including investing in renewable power generation and battery storage, coupled with real-time energy monitoring to move the business towards grid independence as part of their 100% renewable energy supply goal.
The Viticulture category saw the panel award two winners: Treasury Wine Estates and Hayes Family Wines, with both making significant improvements relative to their scale of operation in a range of areas from regenerative farming, biodiversity conservation, water-use efficiency and integrated pest management.
ASWIA 2022 Award Winners (Niki attended on behalf of Hayes Family Wines)