Sustainable Wine

The shift to sustainable packaging and changing consumer perceptions with Joe Fattorini

In this Sustainable Wine podcast, Toby Webb talks with Joe Fattorini, presenter of The Wine Show and  Managing Director Trade at Pix, a wine discovery platform. They discuss how Pix helps connect people with wine, insights into how people search for and select wine, and how consumers can be driven to make sustainable choices. They debate who can - and should - drive the change to shift the majority of wine to be sold in sustainable packaging, how to change consumer perceptions of boxed wine at scale, the role of choice editing by retailers, and much, much more.

What will be the role of data in driving technology gains for both sustainability and efficiency in vineyards and wineries? (March 2022)

March Monthly Discussion

Topic: What will be the role of data in driving technology gains for both sustainability and efficiency in vineyards and wineries?

Date: Wednesday 30th March, 5 pm GMT

Speakers:

• Will Drayton, Director of Technical Viticulture & Research Winemaking, Treasury Wine Estates
• Erica Landin-Lofving, Chief Sustainability Officer, Vintage Wine Estates
• Morgane Le Breton, Head of Marketing, BLB Vignobles
• Andres Valero, Sustainability and CSR Leader, Grupo Avinea

Moderated by Toby Webb, founder, Sustainable Wine

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Every month the Sustainable Wine Roundtable (SWR) hosts a discussion on a challenging topic in wine sustainability. We debate key issues, propose solutions, and explore the practical implementation of sustainability in wine.

These are free to all, debate-style webinars facilitated by Toby Webb, featuring SWR members and guest speakers from both inside and outside the wine industry. You can register for the upcoming discussion here.

 

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Exploring sustainability in Bordeaux with Wendy Narby

In this Sustainable Wine podcast Toby Webb talks to Bordeaux expert Wendy Narby of Insider Tasting. They discuss Bordeaux's history in sustainability, the multiple sustainability initiatives and certifications driving change, how sustainability can be an opportunity for smaller producers in the region, and much more. 

 

 

Adapting to climate change in Alentejo

In this Sustainable Wine podcast Toby Webb talks with Iain Richardson, general manager at Mouchão Winery in Alentejo, Portugal. The Mouchão estate is roughly 900 hectares and of that only 43 are planted under vine. They discuss how the winery has been affected by climate change, what the estate is doing in terms of climate adaptation in the vineyard, lessons learned from the Wines of Alentejo Sustainability Program, and the potential of landscapes approaches in the wine industry.

Establishing an industry-wide sustainability framework: Learnings from the Sustainable Restaurant Association

In this podcast Sustainable Wine's Toby Webb speaks to Juliane Caillouette-Noble, managing director at the Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA). The SRA was set up in 2009 to establish a common language and shared experience for the restaurant and hospitality industry. Starting out with 50 founding members, the SRA now works with around 12,000 kitchens throughout the UK.

They discuss the challenges of balancing the niche definitions of sustainability within a broader holistic framework, raising awareness of the sustainability issues throughout the wider value chain, consumer education, and the opportunities for cross-over between the Sustainable Restaurant Association and the Sustainable Wine Roundtable.

What does circularity and climate change adaptation in the vineyard look like in practice?

Sustainable Wine's Toby Webb speaks with João Barroso, Sustainability Coordinator for the Wines of Alentejo, and  Luís Patrão, vineyard manager at Herdade de Coelheiros.

Located in the demarcated region of Alentejo (DOC), the Coelheiros estate is over 800ha, consisting of vineyards, walnut orchards, and a cork forest. With its holistic and cross-sectional approach to sustainability, Coelheiros is one of the first wineries to have received the Wines of Alentejo Sustainability Program (WASP) certification seal.

Listen to the podcast to find out how the winery is approaching circularity, climate change adaption, organics, and more.

Does regenerative viticulture work in cool climates?

In this podcast Sustainable Wine's Toby Webb talks to Justin Howard-Sneyd MW, associate director of wine at the Dartington Trust. They discuss regenerative agriculture, how regenerative viticulture works in cool climates, and how all of this feeds into Justin's work at Dartington, a centre for learning in arts, ecology and social justice based on a 1,200-acre estate in South Devon, UK.

Sustainable wine’s year in review and a look ahead to 2022

The Sustainable Wine team recently sat down to discuss the year in review and take a look at the year ahead. In this podcast Sustainable Wine's founder, Toby Webb, and editor, Hanna Halmari,  discuss the key sustainable wine themes and trends from 2021.

Looking forward to 2022, Tom Owtram, Sustainable Wine's outreach and development manager,  talks about the work of the Sustainable Wine Roundtable and its plans for the year ahead.

What’s the future of vineyard sustainability standards and certification?

This is a recording from our Sustainability in the Vineyard  online conference that took place on 22nd June, 2021.

There are many sustainability vineyard standards and certifications. How can the best of them help vineyards all over the world, raise their game on sustainability? Important work has been done around the world on creating useful regional standards. Now there is a significant opportunity to join them up, learn from the best of what they have done, and create a global standard.

In this session we will look at how that is happening, what value it will add, and the work planned for 2022 and beyond.

Speakers:

• Stefano Stefanucci, director, Equalitas
• Marcus Ihre, sustainability manager supply chain, Systembolaget
• Chris Wille, technical director, Sustainable Wine Roundtable (SWR)
• Fred Loimer, founding member, respekt-BIODYN
• Tatiana Svinartchuk, head of economy and law unit, OIV - International Organisation of Vine and Wine

Moderator: Tom Owtram, outreach and development manager, Sustainable Wine Roundtable (SWR)

How to work with grape growers to make them more sustainable

This is a recording from our Sustainability in the Vineyard  online conference that took place on 22nd June, 2021.

Speakers:

• Bruno Le Breton, owner and winemaker, BLB Vignobles
• Anne Bousquet, president, co-founder, Domaine Bousquet

Moderator: Richard Bampfield, MW