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Green Viticulture
- Forrest are certified as sustainable wine grower for all vineyard sites in Marlborough, Gimblett Gravels Hawke’s Bay, Bannockburn and the Waitaki Valley in Otago.
- Dr John Forrest was a founding member of the research group behind Botryzen, the first organic anti-botryticide now used widely in all vineyards to help reduce pesticide sprays
- Forrest use wild flowers and selected crops in their vineyards to encourage predatory bugs and reduce the use of insecticide sprays
- Forrest use bio-diverse techniques including side mowing, cover crops and under-vine mulch application to minimise the need for sprays and improve soil quality
- Forrest have one Bio-Grow Certified Organic vineyard - The Belmonte Vineyard and working on additional vineyards to obtain certification
Green Viniculture
- The Forrest Winery is certified a sustainable winery
- Forrest have invested in an energy saving system to ensure they do not waste valuable energy resources
- All winery waste product is recycled where possible often used in the vineyards as fertiliser and irrigation water
- Forrest follows innovation and uses lower weight bottles
- Forrest recycle all cartons and bottles used on site at the winery
