HALL Wines Earns Distinctive Gold LEED(R) Certification

July 17, 2009

Officially First Winery in State of California to Reach Gold LEED(R) Certification Status NAPA VALLEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HALL Wines, the premier 21st century vineyard and winery, announces today that it has received the prestigious Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED(R)) Gold Certification for its Napa Valley St. Helena winery, becoming the first winery in California to be distinguished as a Gold certified facility by the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED(R) Green Building Rating System(TM). The HALL St. Helena LEED(R) certified winery is one of most advanced wineries in California, with state-of-the-art facilities designed for ultra-premium wine production. LEED(R) is an internationally recognized certification system that measures a building or community's performance across all environmental metrics including energy savings, water efficiency, CO2 emissions reduction, improved indoor environmental quality and stewardship of resources and sensitivity to their impacts. "The certification of HALL Wines not only marks a momentous occasion for the wine industry of California, but demonstrates how all industries can choose to be solvers of our collective environmental challenges," said Rick Fedrizzi, CEO & Founding Chair, U.S. Green Building Council. "The HALL Wines project efficiently uses natural resources, makes an immediate positive impact on our planet and as a business leader, can expect to reap financial benefits over the lifecycle of the building."

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