Sustainable Wine

SWR Member Interview: The importance of promoting a sustainable culture of wine

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.

SWR Member Interview: Insights on how (and why) to become a B Corp

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.

The future of Chablis: How is the region responding to climate risks?

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.

SWR Member Interview: A 360° view to sustainability in Mendoza

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

Why join the Sustainable Wine Roundtable? Features and benefits

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.

How wine producers can communicate complexity with Joe Fattorini

In this podcast Sustainable Wine's Toby Webb sits down with Joe Fattorini, presenter of The Wine Show to talk about how to communicate and engage consumers in the complex world of sustainable wine. They discuss the importance of transparency and storytelling, the role of terminology, certification, need states and more. This conversation is part of their quarterly podcast series on communicating sustainability. You can listen to the first podcast here. 

SWR Member Interview: Where will the South African wine industry be in 2030?

In this Sustainable Wine Roundtable (SWR) Member Interview podcast Tom Owtram talks with Johan Reyneke, owner and winemaker of Reyneke Wines.

Since the early 1990's, Johan has been a pioneer in biodynamics and is now globally recognised for his sustainable approach to viticulture and winemaking.

Situated in the Polkadraai Hills just outside of Stellenbosch, Tom and Johan discuss the challenges of certification, the definition and benefits of regenerative farming, how Reyneke Wines is taking action to address the sustainability of their packaging, the importance of social sustainability, and the need for greater collaboration between different wine regions. They conclude by looking ahead to 2030 and Johan shares his thoughts on the challenges for the South African wine industry and where he hopes the industry will be.

Sustainable Wine Show: November 2022

In the November episode of the Sustainable Wine Show Hanna Halmari (editor, Sustainable Wine), Tom Owtram (operations and partnerships manager, SWR) and Toby Webb (founder, SWR) get together to discuss the latest sustainability news in wine and recent developments within the Sustainable Wine Roundtable. They’re joined by guest speaker, Dom De Ville, director of sustainability and social impact at The Wine Society. Dom shares what The Wine Society has been up to recently and their involvement in the roundtable.

For more information or to register your interest in featuring in the podcast,  please contact Hanna Halmari at hanna@sustainablewine.co.uk

SWR Thought Leadership Series: Sustainable innovation at scale in Spain

In this episode Sustainable Wine’s Toby Webb speaks to Miguel Torres, fourth generation of the Torres family and president of Bodegas Torres in Penedès. Torres shares the various sustainability initiatives and innovations underway at Familia Torres, highlighting how the winery is adapting to climate change, reducing emissions, and capturing carbon. 

They discuss how to engage actors throughout the wine value chain in climate change issues, the importance of technology investments in sustainability, and more.

SWR Member Interview: Sustainability in the South African wine industry

In this Sustainable Wine Roundtable (SWR) Member Interview podcast Tom Owtram talks with Maryna Calow, head of communications at Wines of South Africa (WOSA). 

 

WOSA is a not-for-profit industry organisation which promotes the exports of all South African wine in key international markets. They discuss the current challenges faced by the South African wine industry, how sustainability is currently perceived, the barriers to organic adoption and certification, the potential trade offs when shipping wine in bulk, and highlights from Cape Wine 2022 where sustainability took centre stage of the three day conference. 

 

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