Napa Valley Vintners Announces Cyril Chappellet to Lead 2024 Board of Directors

12/20/2023 – Saint Helena, CA – The board of directors of the Napa Valley Vintners (NVV) nonprofit association has elected Cyril Chappellet, President and CEO of Chappellet Vineyard as Board Chair […]

California is one of the world’s largest wine regions, representing more than 80 percent of the wine grown in the United States. The state’s massive wine industry is also engaged in efforts to lower its environmental impact and improve sustainability amid a prolonged drought, wildfires and rising energy costs. Few regions better understand the importance of water conservation and renewable energy than Southern California. In Temecula Valley, where the sun shines an average of 276 days of the year, wineries are increasingly focused on harnessing solar energy and using water more efficiently. Robert Renzoni Vineyards is one of the region’s leaders on sustainability. Robert is always searching for ways to operate the business more efficiently, whether that’s using water conservation techniques or employing an environmentally friendly method of growing grapes that draws on the power of the sun. “We are about to be labeled the very first and only 100 percent s