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Reducing water use, organic waste generation and energy use in the winery

The overall environmental concerns that wine producers face are rather complex and likely to vary in scope and scale according to their specific activities and geographic location.

This best practice outlines a number of actions that wine producers can implement to minimise their environmental impacts. The table below lists the environmental pressures against the actions.

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    Electricity use (kWh/l of wine produced): can be calculated annually or during the harvesting season

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    Organic waste generation in the winery (kg) per litre of wine produced per month/year

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    Thermal energy use (kWh/l of wine produced): can be calculated annually or during the harvesting season

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    Total water used in the winery (l) per litre of wine produced. Water used can also be measured at the process level

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