Easy On the Planet

Sisters Andrea and Robin McBride’s eco.love is the first carboNZero Cert™ winery in the world; the pair tell American sustainable business innovator Paul Smith how it can be, coming all the way from New Zealand. “Among its many sustainability minded touches is intentionally having longer rows in the vineyard,” Smith explains. “Why? That means less turns for the tractors, which results in decreased fuel consumption. Heat and water get reused in different areas of production. Its ‘cold cellar’ system enables the units to pull cold air from the outside, reducing the need for refrigeration/air conditioning on the inside. Their buildings are temperature isolated via insulation, reducing the need to raise and lower the temperature in other parts of the building.” Andrea was born in Los Angeles and raised in Marlborough; Robin is originally from Monterey, California.