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Norman Hardie is a small (<5,000 cases per year) winery in Prince Edward County, Ontario. I helped them install some low-cost water meters about a year and a half ago, here they are talking about the experience and the value they've gotten from monitoring their water use...

I came across an interesting approach to tank sanitation seems to save a fair amount of water and labour. Talked to the suppliers and some of the wineries that tried it out and thought it might be of interest to people here. If you have any additional questions, let me know and I can try and...

There's an apple processing plant that opened near here. Drilled some wells but couldn't get enough water for production. They ended up putting in a full closed-loop water recycling system so all (well...90% or so, there's some bleed off) the water used in cleaning and flumes gets treated back...

Thanks! It's nice to hear that people are finding it useful. The site is focused on Ontario wineries, but most of the information and tips on water management are applicable anywhere. And that's a seriously deep well. I think it's pretty rare to come across wells much more than 100' deep up...

I'm not sure about the situation in the States, but here in Ontario harvest is the time of year where wineries are mostly likely to be dinged by the Ministry of Environment for compliance issues. Here's some handy tips to avoid problems...

Hey all, Just joined this forum about a month ago. I'm not a winemaker, but for the past few years I've been working with Ontario wineries to help them become more sustainable and reduce costs and risks associated with resource management. Primarily water and wastewater. I'm looking...

That sounds like it would be a really nice building. I know some people who are in heritage buildings. They all seem to complain about "legacy issues" that makes installing things or operating more difficult, but I haven't heard one who would give up a beautiful old building to avoid those...

Do you have any tips for the design/construction of wineries to save energy/water down the road? I've heard of some things like epoxying floors to make cleaning easier or buying tanks that don't have hard-to-clean areas. Anything else that would help reduce water use?