WASTE collectors have a lean time at the front gate of Valhalla Wines, in Victoria's North East.
Winemaker Anton Therkildsen and his wife, Antoinette Del Popolo, are masters at recycling on their intensive farm.
Sandwiched between wine giant All Saints and the Murray River, at Wahgunyah, the 24ha property is winning a name for itself in sustainable agriculture.
Everything at Valhalla is recycled, from waste water in the cellar door and grape by-product in the winery down to using recycled paper for business stationery.
Cover crops are green manured in the vineyard to increase soil organic matter, and skins, stalks and prunings are used to produce compost for the vines.
Powered by green energy, the winery is built from straw bales while wine boxes and bags are made from recycled cardboard.
