Our sustainability actions
"As a family who make our living from the land, our decision making has always been grounded in our responsibilities to both the land and people.  Recognising that traditional farming was not the best fit for our land was the first step towards growing grapes.
From land to table, Rose Family Estate is committed to not just mitigating but positively impacting our environment and people. We know this requires creative thinking, innovative solutions and action, it needs to be a way of life”
Lindsay Parkinson - CEO, Rose Family Estate
Glass
Glass bottles, with packaging and transport, represent a whopping 68% of a typical wine producer’s carbon emissions. For over 15 years we have used the lightest available NZ made glass. At 416gms vs an industry average of 550gm - there’s a 25% reduction in weight and significantly decreases our carbon emissions.
Plastic
The plastic we generate from the bottling line is recycled into slipsheets, that we then get back and use for shipping wine without pallets. All the remaining soft and hard plastics is recycled into vineyard posts.
Riparian plants
15,000+ riparian plants and trees have been planted along our river boundaries and waterways. This is an ongoing project, where we increase the area each year and includes restoration of a wetland at our Hillock’s Road vineyard.
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Riparian planting allows natural filtering of run off water, provides habitat for endemic species of birds, insects and water life, re-mediating and supporting
the ecosystems.
SWNZ
The SWNZ logo on our bottles is your guarantee of sustainable wine making from grape to glass. Launched in 1995, SWNZ is widely recognised as a world-leading sustainability program, one of the first established in the wine world.
Soil
Water
We use technology to measure, monitor and reduce water use in our vineyards. Telemetry, drip line irrigation and pressure bomb testing allow targeted, data driven decision making and precision application across 500ha of vineyards.
Regular soil testing leads the decision making for the seed mix used inter-row in our vineyards.
Feeding the soil, with nitrogen providing plants, alleviating soil compaction with tap roots and flowering species to feed beneficial insects and bees are just some of the benefits of this practice. The tall cover provided aids moisture retention the soil and habitat.
Electric energy
100% of our electric energy comes from renewable sources. Including solar, geothermal, hydro and wind.
