According to article in Wine Business Monthly, harvesting rainwater for wineries might just be the way to go. With proper collection and containment a winery can gather serious amounts of rainwater to be used for irrigation purposes, to clean equipment such as crush pads and barrels, if treated can be used for wine. This relatively clean free water from the sky or Gods water can be put to good use! Especially when you consider only 1,000 square ft roof can yield 600 gallons of free water. An efficient winery uses roughly less than 3 gallons of water to produce a gallon of wine.

Existing wineries are usually on a well with a tank so adding a rain collection system would not only give wineries a back up water source, but this source of water is mineral free and ph neutral which helps keep wine tasting its absolute best! These tanks can be custom designed to match the winery or vineyard and be aesthetically pleasing.

There are numerous other advantages to rainwater harvesting, such as reduce demand on depleting groundwater, energy savings, storm run off control, and back up water source in case of fires.

Texas wines are becoming more and more popular especially in the Hill Country area. Who would have thought Texas could grow grapes and produce good tasting wine! Now why not include Rainwater harvesting to improve that good tasting wine. I heard there is an old saying in winemaking, Water was, is and always will be the number one topic among professionals in the wine industry. Too make good wine you have to start with good water!