Making wine using renewable energy is the next big thing for Pernod Ricard's sustainability manager Tracey Marshall. With a string of sustainability initiatives already, Pernod Ricard Winemakers has partnered with Meridian Energy to be using certified 100 per cent renewable energy. They already had 100 per cent of their grapes sourced from vineyards certified sustainable under Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand and 94 hectares certified organic vineyards. "So what that does is it enables us to match our electricity consumption with the certified renewable." Pernod Ricard Winemakers chief operations officer Brett McKinnon said they were excited to partner with Meridian to produce wine with the help of 100 per cent certified renewable electricity for all of their sites.

Source: Stuff June 09, 2020 18:00 UTC