48 { THE SOMM JOURNAL } OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2018
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The "Sound Business" of
Sustainability
THE RIBOLI FAMILY OF SAN ANTONIO WINERY
SEES ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS
PRACTICES AS THE INDUSTRY'S PATH FORWARD
by Courtney Schiessl
Modern drip irrigation systems,
originally designed in Israel, are
highly efficient in terms of water
use. The system pictured above
applies a half-gallon directly to
the base of each vine every hour.
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