Peter Michael Winery's Commitment to the Environment

PMW's design, planting, and farming of the hillside vineyard at Knights Valley exemplifies sustainable agriculture and resource stewardship. These environmental practices are the model for the proposed Seaview Vineyard, ensuring long-term resource protection while producing wine grapes of the highest quality.

Some of the examples of PMW's demonstrated commitment to the environment at the Knight's Valley Vineyard include

removal of cattle from environmentally sensitive stream and mountainside habitat;
planting of cover crops including native California grasses between vineyard rows to prevent erosion , enhance the soil and aid PMW's integrated pest management practices;
planting of nearly 10,000 firs and redwoods to repair the logged slopes and riparian corridor;
ensuring wildlife access to the restored wetlands;
installation of cross-slope swales , sedimentation basins and fiber roll sediment barriers in the vineyards to prevent and control erosion and sedimentation and
restoration and protection of damaged wetland habitat.