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The Sustainable Wine Podcast is the official podcast of the Sustainable Wine Roundtable (SWR)—the global coalition driving sustainability in the wine industry. SWR brings together businesses across the wine value chain to tackle shared challenges, foster innovation, and create measurable impact. Each episode features candid, expert-led conversations with winemakers, growers, retailers, researchers, and sustainability leaders exploring the latest challenges, innovations, and breakthroughs shaping the future of wine. From responsible viticulture and regenerative practices to climate-smart packaging and ethical labour standards, we cut through greenwashing to share tangible insights that catalyse change. Whether you’re a wine professional, sustainability advocate, or simply curious about the forces shaping the industry, join us for thought-provoking discussions, actionable takeaways, and a deeper understanding of what it takes to make wine truly sustainable. New episodes every other week. Subscribe today and join the conversation.
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Mar 28, 2023
Mar 28, 2023
16 min
In this Sustainable Wine Roundtable (SWR) Member Interview podcast Hanna Halmari talks with Magdalena Pesce, general manager at Wines of Argentina.
They discuss the biggest sustainability challenges and opportunities in the country, and how Wines of Argentina is helping wineries navigate the changing landscape. They also highlight the important work of the Women of Argentina Platform. Magdalena shares how the organization is working to advance equal opportunities and strengthen the role of women in the sector.
Mar 17, 2023
Mar 17, 2023
9 min
In this Sustainable Wine Roundtable (SWR) Member Interview podcast Hanna Halmari talks with Marie Fourure, CSR manager at Famille Perrin, a leading organic wine grower in the Southern Rhône Valley in France.
They discuss the family's global sustainability strategy, how climate change is affecting the their vineyards and wine making processes, the renovation work taking place at Château de Beaucastel, and more.
Mar 10, 2023
Mar 10, 2023
22 min
In this Sustainable Wine Roundtable podcast Tom Owtram speaks with David Gates, Senior VP of Vineyard Operations at Ridge Vineyards in California.
Ridge Vineyards is the largest grower of organically certified grapes in Sonoma County and in the Santa Cruz Mountains appellation. David shares an overview of the winery's farming philosophy and why they decided to transition to organic farming in 2008. They discuss the key challenges in the conversion, the impact of climate change in the vineyards, and how Ridge is adapting to a warming climate.
Feb 16, 2023
Feb 16, 2023
12 min
In this Sustainable Wine Roundtable podcast Tom Owtram speaks with Randall Grahm, winemaker and founder of Bonny Doon Vineyard in California. Grahm has recently purchased a vineyard site in San Juan Bautista, which he calls Popelouchum, (the Mutsun word for “paradise").
Randall shares his journey in wine and how he began working with the Rhône varieties that he helped make so popular in California. They discuss Randall's philosophy in the vineyard, his definition of sustainability in the vineyard, and more.
Feb 16, 2023
Feb 16, 2023
20 min
In this Sustainable Wine Roundtable podcast Tom Owtram speaks with Beth Novak Milliken, president and CEO, and Aron Weinkauf, vineyard manager and winemaker, of Spottswoode Winery in Napa Valley, California.
As one of the first vineyards to have adopted organic farming in Napa Valley, Spottswoode has also incorporated biodynamic practices and will soon be Regenerative Organic Certified (ROC). They discuss the direction of sustainability within the wine industry, climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies, the benefits of regenerative practices, communicating sustainability, and more.
Jan 31, 2023
Jan 31, 2023
18 min
In this Sustainable Wine Roundtable (SWR) Member Interview podcast Hanna Halmari talks with Sandro Sartor, President of Wine in Moderation and CEO of Ruffino, an Italian wine producer based in Tuscany.
Wine in Moderation is a social responsibility program with the aim to promote a sustainable culture of wine. Sandro shares how the program helps the sector implement social responsibility initiatives, the progress they have seen over the years, how wine companies can get involved, and more.
Jan 20, 2023
Jan 20, 2023
29 min
In this Sustainable Wine Roundtable (SWR) Member Interview podcast Hanna Halmari talks with Kim Wilson, managing director and founder, and Rebecca Murphy, technical and buying assistant, at North South Wines.
North South Wines is a UK wine distributor with an ambition to achieve sustainable development across the business. The company submitted its B Corp application in July 2022. In the podcast Rebecca and Kim share what sustainability means to North South Wines, why they opted to apply for B Corp certification, key learnings from the application process, how they work with suppliers to drive sustainability throughout the supply chain, and more.
Jan 10, 2023
Jan 10, 2023
14 min
In this Sustainable Wine podcast Hanna Halmari speaks with Paul Espitalié, President of the Chablis Commission of the Bourgogne Wine Board. Chablis is the northernmost wine district of the Burgundy region in France and is known for producing a distinctive light and dry Chardonnay. They discuss the impacts of climate change in the region, the climate adaptation strategies and practices in place, emissions reduction efforts, and more.
Dec 13, 2022
Dec 13, 2022
15 min
In this Sustainable Wine Roundtable (SWR) Member Interview podcast Hanna Halmari talks with Franco Bastias, head of agriculture at Domaine Bousquet in Mendoza, Argentina.
Domaine Bousquet is one of Argentina’s leading organic producers and the winery recently took step further and obtained the Regenerative Organic Certification (ROC). Hanna and Franco discuss the main differences between organic and regenerative, the social dimension of the ROC, communicating regenerative, consumer trends, and more.
This episode is part of our ‘SWR Member Interview’ podcast series. Each episode will feature a different guest speaker from the SWR in which we’ll highlight the latest news, innovations and developments of this member’s sustainability journey and their involvement in the SWR.
We welcome all members interested in taking part to contact Hanna Halmari – hanna@sustainablewine.co.uk
Dec 7, 2022
Dec 7, 2022
38 min
This is the first panel from the Sustainable Wine Roundtable (SWR) Quarterly Live Panel Discussions series, which brings together SWR members and non-members to share experiences and discuss the most pressing issues in wine.
Alongside presenting the latest progress of the SWR and the opportunities and benefits of SWR membership, we hear from some of our members on what their motivations were for joining and how the SWR is supporting their organisations to achieve their sustainability objectives.
Our panel of SWR members include:
- Dom de Ville, Director of Sustainability and Social Impact, The Wine Society (The International Exhibition Co-operative Wine Society Limited)
- Anne Jones, Sustainability Expert – Wines, Beers and Spirits, Waitrose & Partners
- Marta Juega, PhD, Winemaker and Sustainability Manager, Alliance Wine
- Chris Millson, Head of Sustainability, Direct Wines
- Andres Valero, Sustainability and CSR Leader, Grupo Avinea
Moderator: Tobias Webb, Executive Director, Sustainable Wine Roundtable
Find out more about our upcoming panel discussions here.