Turning Water Into Wine

Why waste water? In 2007, Casella Wines built a recycling plant in response to Australia’s on-going drought. The plant renews enough water each year to fill 160 Olympic swimming pools!

As the [yellow tail] brand expands, it demands more resources, but not at the expense of the environment. The more water the Casella wineries use, the more they recycle. As of November 2007, 100% of the wastewater from [yellow tail]’s winery in the Riverina wine region of New South Wales is reused to irrigate Casella’s Griffith vineyards and its new vine nurseries.

The availability of its own secure recycled water source eases the winery’s reliance on channel water from the Murrumbidgee River.

Managing Director John Casella comments: "What started as a dream in May 2006 is now a reality. We at Casella feel strongly about the conservation of our environment; and we are delighted to be at the forefront of this movement.

"This great engineering and design achievement is also part of our broader environmental strategy which includes recycling all waste cardboard, plastic and glass and converting all vehicles to LPG.

"Casella Wines aims to be a key player in the development of a Carbon Footprint tool for the Australian wine Industry. We are on the front foot."