2026 California Green Medal Application

2026 California Green Medal Sustainable Winegrowing Leadership Awards Application
Organization's Name*
Name*

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Address*

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Have you won a California Green Medal Award in the past five years?*
Previous winners of the Environment, Community or Business award must wait five years to reapply, and previous winners of the Leader award must wait 10 years to reapply.
All applicants will be considered for each of the categories below. The judges will evaluate your application and determine the best category(ies) for your organization. Please ensure your responses to each question sufficiently address all categories.

Environment: Award will be given to the vineyard and/or winery that can best demonstrate maximized environmental benefits from implementing specific practices, projects, or initiatives.

Community: Award will be given to the vineyard and/or winery with the most innovative practices or program that enhance relations with employees, neighbors and/or communities.

Business: Award will be given to the vineyard and/or winery that can best demonstrate efficiencies and cost savings from implementing specific practices, projects, or initiatives.

Leader: Applicants will be considered for this award in addition to the above categories. This award will be given to the vineyard and/or winery that best exhibits qualities of integrity, responsibility, transparency, dedication, innovation, and generosity, while balancing the 3 E’s of sustainability (environmentally sound, socially equitable, and economically feasible).
What best describes your operation(s)?*

VineyardWineryVineyard & WineryVineyard Management Company
Please indicate the size of your operation.*

Vineyard 0-10 acresVineyard 11-50 acresVineyard 51-250 acresVineyard 251-500 acresVineyard 501+ acresWinery 1-10,000 casesWinery 10,001-50,000 casesWinery 100,001-500,000 casesWinery 500,001+ cases
Which sustainability program(s) do you participate in? Check all that apply and include proof of participation in your support materials.*

California Sustainable Winegrowing ProgramCertified California Sustainable WinegrowingCertified B CorporationDemeter Biodynamic®Fish Friendly FarmingGreen Business ProgramISO Certification (please specify)LODI RULES for Sustainable WinegrowingNapa Green Vineyard or WinerySIP Certified®SIP Certified® Self-AssessmentUSDA OrganicRegenerative Organic Certified® (ROC)Other
If other or ISO Certification, please specify.
Operational Information:

Briefly describe in 500 characters or less how you excel in each area and list examples of practices where appropriate. (Please note it is a character count limit, not a word count limit. Spaces are counted as characters.)

Please ensure your answers:
- Include measurable results that demonstrate efficiencies and cost savings from implementing specific practices, projects, or initiatives within the last five years.
- Make a clear connection between the information included in each section and each award category (e.g., how does water or energy efficiency link to good business practices? How does prioritizing biodiversity and soil health benefit the community?)
Water Use Efficiency

0/500
Soil Health

0/500
Pest Management

0/500
Biodiversity and Wildlife Conservation

0/500
Energy Efficiency and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation

0/500
Human Resources

0/500
Solid Waste Management

0/500
Neighbors and Community

0/500
Other

This can include sustainable purchasing, etc.0/500
How do you communicate your sustainability message to stakeholders?

In 500 characters or less, please provide information about how you communicate your sustainability message (e.g., website, online materials, tasting room)0/500
Awards Pitch

In 2000 characters or less, please outline your organization's most impactful practices. Describe why you are a leader in each of the areas of sustainability (i.e., environment, business, and community) and what sets you apart from others.

Include measurable results that demonstrate efficiencies and cost savings from specific practices, projects, or initiatives implemented within the last five years.

(Please note it is a character count limit, not a word count limit. Spaces are counted as characters.)
Awards pitch

0/2000
About Supporting Documentation

Please include a maximum of three relevant support documents, in addition to the one required proof of participation in a sustainable winegrowing program. (Note: proof of participation in a sustainable winegrowing program is required and does not count as one of your three allowed documents.)

Examples of Supporting Documentation:
- Proof of Participation in a Sustainable Winegrowing Program (Required)
- Company literature, publications, and/or marketing material
- Media cuttings/coverage/testimonials
- Sustainability reports
- Mission or values statement
- Previous awards/acknowledgements
- Staff CVs or biographies
- Letters of recommendation or endorsement
- Company website (include links or screenshots to online sustainability initiatives)
- Social media campaigns promoting sustainability (include links or screenshots)
- Other
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Please combine your three support materials and one proof of participation in a sustainable winegrowing program into either one PDF document, or share a link to a Dropbox, Google Drive (or similar) folder.
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2026 California Green Medal Sustainable Winegrowing Leadership Awards Application

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