UC Davis winery stingy on water
Drought and climate change are among the wine industry's top issues according to a UC Davis survey of California winery operators.
Many said they are already implementing a number of strategies to use water more efficiently.
Chik Brennaman is the winery manager and winemaker for the UC Davis Department of Viticulture and Enology. He says it takes a lot of water to make wine:
At UC Davis, Brennaman says they recycle rainwater:
The campus winery is designed to capture and reuse 90 percent of the winery’s processing water.