Tips for wineries and vineyards to communicate about climate smart practices.

Learn where and how logos and written claims are used. 

Guidance for non-certified companies who purchase certified case goods and/or certified bulk wine.

Wine label notification form for NON-CERTIFIED Companies.

Logo and communications style guide for non-certified companies who purchase certified wine. 

Programa de certificación en linea para profesionales del vino y amantes del vino.

Social Sustainability is about how business impact people, including employees and customers.

A panel discussion on sustainable supply chain purchasing and responsible packaging decisions in the wine industry.

Robert P. Koch, President and CEO of Wine Institute, discussed the importance of sustainability for the U.S. Wine Industry. 

Dr. Liz Thach, MW, President of Wine Market Council, discussed consumer perceptions on the importance of sustainability. 

A discussion of how to leverage your sustainability work in communications and storytelling.

Allison Jordan, Executive Director of CSWA and VP of Environmental Affairs of Wine Institute welcomes attendees to the 2024 Summit.

A list of certified wines to date.

A summary of 2023 wine trade research, focused on climate beneficial attributes of sustainable wine and climate-related packaging considerations. 

Step-by-step guide CCSW training for hospitality and sales staff. 

Guide for winery staff to communicate their sustainability and CCSW certification.

A PDF version of the presentation for the April 20, 2023 Communicating Sustainability Webinar.

California Sustainable Winegrowing Ambassador Course post-course worksheet.

Slides to use or modify for presentations about CCSW to employees, trade and other stakeholders.

FAQs about the Certified California Sustainable Winegrowing program for winery hospitality, communications and sales staff, and wine trade. 

Template to help winery staff create talking points on their sustainability certifications. 

Signate template for certification participants to customize and print for use in tasting rooms and at events.  

Tips for how to incorporate sustainability messages into your communications strategy. 

A one-hour free certification course offering an overview about sustainable practices in California vineyards and wineries.

The largest winegrowing states in the U.S.—California, Oregon, New York and Washington—have established educational and certification sustainability programs. 

Marketers and Wineries discuss marketing strategies.

This recording is from Part 1 of Day 2 of our 2021 U.S. Sustainable Winegrowing Summit held on April 20, 2021.

This recording features the tasting and seminar of Day 1 of the 2nd U.S. Sustainable Winegrowing Summit held on April 19, 2021.

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. 

This handout features the highlights from the inaugural US Sustainable Winegrowing Summit held in Sonoma County, CA in 2019. 

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 explores what the Certified California Sustainable Winegrowing wine logo represents. 

This video captures the grower perspective on sustainable winegrowing...

A winery explains the value of being CCSW. 

A brief overview of Certified California Sustainable Winegrowing program in a printable, postcard format.

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.

An overview of the California Sustainable Winegrowing program (SWP).

This month features Julie Nord of Nord Vineyard Services discussing community engagement, employee practices, and cover crops.

This month features Green Medal Winner Benziger Family Winery discussing biodiversity and the deployment of sheep in their vineyard. 

This month features Kent Mann, vice president of operations for Trinchero's Lodi facility, discussing innovations in packaging and labeling.

This month features Vineyard Manager Chris Hammell of Bien Nacido Vineyards discussing water management and conservation. 

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.

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).