Environmental Sustainability

Wine begins with the land. At Gundog Estate, sustainability is about respecting that connection through practical emissions reduction, carbon neutrality, careful resource use and long-term support for environmental regeneration.

We have now maintained carbon neutrality for six consecutive years and, through our long-term partnership with 15 Trees, since 2018 we’ve funded the planting of more than 3,700 native trees and shrubs across community-led revegetation projects in Australia.

Environmental responsibility, measured action and long-term commitment.

Sustainability has become one of the guiding principles of Gundog Estate. For us, it is not a marketing line or a single project, but a way of thinking about the long-term health of our business, our regions, our community and the natural environment that supports everything we do.

Wine is inseparable from nature. Every vintage is shaped by soil, rainfall, temperature, sunlight, biodiversity and the delicate seasonal balance of the vineyard. As growers, makers and custodians of a land-based product, we believe we have a responsibility to reduce our environmental impact wherever we can, while making positive contributions beyond our own cellar doors and vineyards.

We have maintained carbon neutrality for six consecutive years through a combination of practical emissions reduction, careful measurement and the purchase of carbon offsets for emissions we cannot yet eliminate. While we do not describe ourselves as third-party certified carbon neutral, we remain committed to the discipline of measuring our footprint and taking meaningful action in response.

Across the business, this work has included switching to renewable energy where possible, reducing energy consumption, moving towards lighter weight packaging, reviewing freight and vehicle use, improving waste management, adopting LED lighting, and using organic and plant-based fining and processing aids in the winery. At our Gundaroo vineyard, we have also continued to move towards more sustainable practices, with a focus on long-term soil health and environmental resilience.

This is an area of continuing improvement. Carbon neutrality is an important milestone, but it is not the end point. Our goal is to keep reducing the emissions intensity of our business over time, while supporting projects that help restore landscapes, improve biodiversity and build healthier regional ecosystems.

Our partnership with 15 Trees

One of the most tangible and rewarding parts of our sustainability program is our ongoing partnership with 15 Trees, an Australian organisation that supports community-led revegetation projects across the country.

Since beginning this partnership in 2018, Gundog Estate and our wine community have helped fund the planting of more than 3,700 native trees and shrubs. These plantings are not abstract offsets. They are real trees, in real landscapes, planted by community groups, Landcare networks, schools and environmental volunteers working to restore habitat, improve biodiversity, strengthen wildlife corridors, stabilise soils and regenerate local ecosystems.

The trees funded through our partnership have supported projects across New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania, including plantings in the Hunter Valley, near Queanbeyan, in the Hawkesbury-Nepean region, at Luskintyre, Condobolin, Westgate Park and other important revegetation sites. These projects often combine carbon benefits with broader environmental outcomes: shade, shelter, habitat, erosion control, riparian repair and the restoration of depleted or threatened ecological communities.

Our customers have played an important role in making this possible. Through new Barrel Club memberships, tree purchases at checkout, wine club opportunities and special promotions, the Gundog Estate community has helped turn everyday wine purchases into long-term environmental action.

You can view our tree plantings and read more about the projects we have supported via the 15 Trees website:
View Gundog Estate’s trees with 15 Trees here

Buy a tree for just $10

With your support, we will be able to do much, much more! Here’s how to get involved:

Buy a tree when you visit one of our cellar doors or purchase wine online
Join the ‘The Barrel Club’ (or refer a friend if you are already a Member) and we will purchase a tree on your behalf
As a Wine Club Member, purchase additional trees as part of your quarterly wine order
Purchase trees at our special events
Look out for special new release promotions where we will purchase trees in exchange for bottles sold

A continuing commitment

We are proud of what has been achieved so far, but we also see sustainability as an ongoing commitment rather than a finished task. Each year brings new challenges: climate variability, rising energy costs, water pressure, packaging decisions, transport impacts and the broader responsibility of operating a regional business in a changing world.

Our aim is to keep improving — practically, transparently and with the support of the people who believe in what we do. Every bottle of wine begins with the land. Looking after that land and contributing to the regeneration of landscapes beyond our own is central to the future we want to help create. Thank you to our customers, staff, growers, suppliers and community partners for supporting this work and being part of the journey.

Thank you for believing in what we do and coming on this journey with us.

Environmental Sustainability