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Tamburlaine Wines’ long-standing commitment to sustainable grapegrowing and winemaking has been rewarded with a major environmental award.

The Pokolbin-based winery has been declared overall winner in the business and public enterprise division of the 2003 Newcastle Environmental Awards, and also took out first place in the cleaner-production category of the same division.

Tamburlaine’s Mark Davidson, said the company’s commitment to conservation went back to 1988 when it began a series of trials to add value to winery waste solids by processing them through windrow-style worm beds. The resultant product was transformed into a valuable soil conditioner with the potential to reduce reliance on chemical fertilisers.

“By introducing these strategies we’ve been able to reduce our reliance on chemical fertilisers by transforming waste into valuable fertiliser that can be used as part of policy of certified organic viticulture”.

In April 2000, Tamburlaine received a grant from the NSW Department of State and Regional Development to further investigate a cleaner production strategy, which led to a total waste management plan for vineyard and winery operations, and an overall environmental management system.

Results to date include a vertical composting unit, a continuous-flow vermiculture unit, windrow worm beds, waste-water cleansing and re-use, reduction in packaging, and improvements with regard to chemical usage and storage.

February 2004

Photo Courtesy Tamburlaine Wines