California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance’s Post

🌍 🌿 April is Earth Month, and it's the perfect time to reflect on our environmental impact and commit to positive change. Throughout this month, we're excited to embark on a journey of sustainability, sharing valuable insights and tips to enhance vineyard management in a nature-friendly way. 1️⃣ #EarthMonth 💚 Starting with a throwback to one of our older posts, but one that's as relevant as ever 👉 Benefits of sustainable wine growing: https://lnkd.in/dta-AH3Q Sustainable wine growing isn't just about cultivating grapes; it's about cultivating a better future for our planet and communities. #vineyard #vineyardmanagement #sustainability  #SustainableWine #EarthMonth #VineyardLife

California Sustainable Winegrowing Ambassador Course. Even though it is a short course, it is a valuable resource for getting a general overview of the subject. It also provides some links for those wishing to learn more in-depth. #californianwine #winesoftheworld #sustainability #wsetglobal

Navigating the 2024 wine landscape, I'm intrigued by the industry's evolving narrative. From regenerative viticulture to labor advocacy, and the East Coast's emergence, each trend shows how we’re evolving. Witnessing collaborations reshape the sector and grassroots efforts drive inclusivity paints a compelling picture. Excited to engage with these dynamics and share insights on the ever-changing world of wine. 🍇🌱 #WineTrends2024 #IndustryInsights https://lnkd.in/gGFPDgPv

‘Making the case for regenerative viticulture’ 💡🍇 Domaine Bousquet features in the latest issue of Harpers Wine & Spirit as one of the few wineries worldwide, and the first international winery, to be pioneering Regenerative Organic Certification (ROC). "We had to be successful to show the world of wine that working regeneratively was not only economically viable but a very positive business strategy," Domaine Bousquet's co-founder and CEO, Anne Bousquet, told Harpers. “Our commitment to regenerative viticulture is akin to where organics stood a decade ago — an emerging category with little consumer awareness. But consumer awareness is growing quickly, particularly as we become all too aware of the impact of our collective carbon footprint on climate change." Find the full article in the November 2023 issue of Harpers Wine & Spirit. #DomaineBousquet #RegenerativeOrganic #OrganicWine

Achieving B Corp status in sustainability is an amazing accomplishment. Only 100 wineries around the world have this status, and among them is one of my favorites - Ridgeview Wine Estate from the UK. Led by Tamara Roberts Ridgeview is one of 2 wineries, as per Jancic Robinson's 2022 article, (today might be a few more not sure) certified B Corp status. According to JancisRobinson.com "The non-profit organisation B Lab was founded in 2006 with the noble aim of ‘transforming the global economy to benefit all people, communities, and the planet’ by encouraging businesses to take into account all stakeholders, not just shareholders, and to up their sustainability game. They monitor and certify companies’ social and environmental performance, accountability and transparency. B Lab’s total of more than 200 questions to be answered by companies assess the social and environmental impact of each brand including matters of governance, employees, communities and the environment. Each company’s performance is measured against B Lab standards and has to be publicly available on its B Corp profile on the B Lab website. As if that were not difficult enough, the company has to engage in a process of continuous, and continuously monitored, improvement. It sounds even more complicated than getting organic or biodynamic certification." Interesting note: Just because a winery is certified Organic, or Biodynamic, does NOT mean that it is certified Sustainable. Sustainability means not only giving back to the earth but also giving back to the community. #sustainablepractices #certifiedBCorp #BCorp #sustainability #sustainablewinery #UKwine #UKwineindustry #ridgeviewwineestate https://lnkd.in/e86NeV6X

The 6 Principles of Soil Health, 3 Rules of Adaptive Stewardship, and 4 Ecosystem Processes (TM), when applied as a guide to management decisions work in any environment and in any agriculture based industry. This story of Mendocino Wine Co.'s achievement of Tier 3 Regenified (TM) is proof positive of this, particularly when you think of dairy farms in Upstate NY, almond orchards in CA, and wheat/row crop farms in Kansas all becoming Regenified (TM)!

Learn more about IWCA - International Wineries for Climate Action and its members. A carbon-cutting wine-buying guide JancisRobinson.com https://bit.ly/3xMJHjU #stsupery #IWCA

OK, so his champagne will sell regardless, because it's Leo, however this 'soft' sustainability is a good example of how wine makers can bring further green credentials to their offer. Many vineyards already adopt sustainable practices in their processes such as keeping hedgerows uncut to encourage biodiversity, growing wildflowers between vines, and using sheep to manage the grass. However these are almost hygiene factors in viticulture. A glance along the shelves of most supermarkets and you will notice that the majority of champagne is sold in heavy dark green bottles - with the liquid hidden from view. Gone are the days, with the developments in glass technology, that this is required to maintain product quality and stop light degradation, so why not create a point of difference linked to an environmental benefit? By utilising glass that usually would not be used for champagne, it is a strengthening of the brands environmental credentials, ahead of other producers, and it will be interesting to see if this has an impact on consumer sales. Maybe it is only a product owned by a famous movie star that can do this - but a step in the right direction for the industry. https://lnkd.in/em5v4BzS

The nature and its ecosystem - forests nurtured by water, rivers, oceans, atmosphere and living creatures - are the valuable management foundation of the Suntory Group’s business. As a company whose products rely on blessings of nature, Suntory Group strives to protect nature and its ecosystem through water source conservation and shift to sustainable agricultural practices and packaging. As a global beverage company that offers a uniquely diverse portfolio of products ranging from premium spirits, beer and wine to brewed teas, bottled water, still and carbonated soft drinks, water is the most important ingredient for the Group. At the same time, water is a precious shared resource. However, the increase in the world's population and climate change are causing water resource problems on a global scale, and it is predicted that by 2050, approximately 5 billion people worldwide will suffer from serious water shortages. Many issues are involved in this global water shortage, and drinking water, domestic water use and food production are inseparable from this problem. The Suntory Group regards itself as part of the natural water cycle, and has been working to conserve water at its plants and at water sources together with the local communities in order to realize a healthy water cycle. The "Natural Water Sanctuary" is an initiative that manage healthy forests which nurture quality ground water. Suntory Group started the initiative 20 years ago and it has expanded to 12,000 ha of forests in 22 locations throughout Japan, recharging twice the amount of groundwater that the Group takes in domestically. The Group now implements water source conservation activities tailored to local conditions in the countries where it operates. Find out more: https://www.suntory.com/ TBD Media is an international purpose driven media group that helps companies, organisations and governments tell their brand stories in a direct and human way. Combining over 30 years of experience in marketing, content creation, video production and publishing, our senior team have been providing thought-provoking content since 2015. Learn more about our projects and campaigns on: https://lnkd.in/dumiW5MF #sustanability #water #biodiversity #ecosystem #forestry #humanrights #vision2045 #tbdmediagroup https://lnkd.in/gq_veAwJ

This week WineWorks hosted a webinar with Edwin Massey of NZ WineGrowers on Alternative Wine Packaging. Fascinating to have industry experts Matt Dicey and Chris Archer present their experience of modern Bag-in-Box and wine-in-cans, as well as presentations by Packamama, Frugalpac and refillable bottle solutions - all answering our need to deliver more sustainable solutions to our customers, that go even beyond the excellent progress the industry has made on lightweighting glass. If you're a member of NZ Winegrowers, you'll find a recording of the webinar here: https://lnkd.in/giwt8FpC, otherwise there's an FAQ sheet here: https://lnkd.in/gsg9e9xM that we prepared that will help your winery make decisions on alternative markets that go a step further. Note the environmental impact claims below include all forms of sustainable winegrowing that are endorsed by SWNZ, not just carbon footprint. Energy consumption, water consumption, waste buildup and CO2 emissions are all important. These claims are of course the view of the presenter alone.