This video features a session from Day 3 of the U.S. Sustainable Winegrowing Summit held April 21, 2021 including an introduction by Bill Sweat and remarks by Elaine Chukan Brown.
This month features an interview with Green Medal Business Award Winner Steve McIntyre of Monterey Pacific, Inc. discussing his organic, biodynamic, sustainable, and conventional farming and business practices.
This document contains the slides from a webinar held on June 5, 2020, on Consumer and Trade Perceptions of Sustainable Wine which featured research conducted by Christian Miller of Full Glass Research and Lulie Halstead of Wine Intelligence.
CSWA and partner organizations from New York, Oregon and Washington commissioned Wine Intelligence to conduct research on consumer perceptions of sustainable winegrowing in 2019.
This video captures the grower perspective on sustainable winegrowing by answering the prompt "Sustainability Is..." Many high impact practices are mentioned in this collection of insights from growers who particpate in Certified California Sustainable Winegrowing (CERTIFIED SUSTAINABLE) program.
This video explores what the Certified California Sustainable Winegrowing wine logo represents. The round certification logo can be found on the back of wine labels for wines that have been made from certified grapes in a certified winery and have passed a Chain of Custody Audit.
This month features an interview with Marissa Lange, president of the winery side of LangeTwins Family Winery & Vineyards with a look back at her family's history and commitment to sustainability.
This month features an interview with Harry Wetzel, IV, head of operations at his family's Alexander Valley Vineyard discussing the property's heritage, raising chickens and keeping bees.
This month features an interview with Green Medal Community Award Winner KG Vineyard Management discussing their progressive employee practices and community engagement.
This month features an interview with CA Executive Director Nick Matteis discussing his blog series and educational campaign for consumers that builds connection between them and the California farmers that produce their food and beverage.
This month features Ponte Winery's managing partner Claudio Ponte discussing their usage of the CERTIFIED SUSTAINABLE logo on the bottle to communicate to consumers their certification status.
This month features an interview with father and son Jerry and Steve Lohr of J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines discussing the creation of the California Sustainable Winegrowers Alliance, which celebrated its 15 year of sustainable education programming.
This month features an interview with David Glancy, MS, CWE, the founder and chief executive officer of the San Francisco Wine School, discussing his experience as a judge for the Green Medal award among other things.
This month features an interview with Cameron Parry, director of winemaking at Groth Vineyards, discussing the connection between healthy soils and grape and wine quality.
This month features Caroline Beteta, president and CEO of Visit California, discussing Visit California's and celebrity chef Tyler Florence's fundraising event The Grateful Table, an al fresco Thanksgiving-style meal that saluted first responders and raised funds for victims of the North Bay wildfires in October.
This month features Brian Tally of Tally Vineyards discussing employee retention, workplace culture, and a successful Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) endeavor.
This month features Teri Kerns of Ramona Ranch Vineyards & Winery discussing her new certification and the ways she incorporates environmentalism into her business.
This month features an interview with Brian Streeter, culinary director of Cakebread Cellars discussing the farm-to-table meals his team delivers on an almost daily basis.
This month features interviews with former head of grower relations Lise Asimont and former sustainability manager Rhonda Hood discussing the winery's leadership in obtaining certification for its sustainability practices.
This month features interviews with Full Glass Research Christian Miller discussing the highlights of a CSWA commissioned trade survey analyzing the wine trade's view of sustainability.
This month features an interview with Ridge Vineyards Senior Vice President of Vineyard Operations David Gates, Jr. discussing wise water use and two new methods for water management.
This handout features the top 3 reasons to get (and stay) certified, a tool that can help estimate the dollar value derived from certification, highlights of market research showing the interest in sustainable certification, tips to effectively communicate about your certification, and a summary of certification requirements and logos.
A 03:35 minute video featuring Francis Ford Coppola Winery on the value, commitment and benefits of becoming a Certified California Sustainable Winery and Vineyard.
This month features Silver Mountain Vineyard founder Jerold O'Brien discussing his sustainability practices from solar panels to organic farming practices.
This month features an interview with Karl Wente, chief operating officer and chief winemaker, for the family's business discussing past, present and future of this 133 year old enterprise.
This month features Tablas Creek partner and general manager Jason Haas discussing the winery's involvement in the community and its sustainable practices.
This month features John Concannon, fourth generation vintner of Concannon Winery, discussing the impact of sustainable practices on wine quality and more.
2016 research, commissioned by the California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance (CSWA), shows that a majority of the U.S. wine trade considers sustainability when making purchasing decisions and expects demand to increase over the next decade.
This month features an interview with Fetzer's sustainability manager, Josh Prigge discussing sustainability practices, employee engagement, and solid waste management.
This edition of the CSWA Highlights Newsletter features the following: trade and consumer survey results, three wineries' examples of how they communicate their sustainable practices to the public, and practical tips for communicating sustainable practices.
A 31:03 minute video featuring moderator: Chris Savage of E. & J. Gallo Winery, and Panelists: Bill Cooper of Cooper-Garrod Estate Vineyards, Kim Ledbetter Bronson of Vino Farms, Neil Roberts of Roberts Vineyard Management, and Steve Smit of Constellation Wines U.S.
An interpretation of a 2008 survey of the California wine industry, which aimed to identify motivations and constraints for the adoption of sustainable practices, perceived impacts of the practices, and the effectiveness of the Sustainable Winegrowing Program (SWP).
This edition of the CSWA Highlights Newsletter features the ways Cline Cellars, Robert Mondavi Winery, and Tablas Creek communicate sustainability to the public.
