Solving The Carbon Footprint Crisis While Keeping The Booze Flowing

by PHILIP WHITE from drinkster
Bacchus only knows just how far The Wine Supply Chain Council  is willing to go to ensure wine drinkers make less of a mess of the global environment, but they’re having another talkfest in Melbourne next week.
The shocking condition of Australia’s Murray-Darling Basin, with the cruel extant fact of the death [...]

Al Gore Urges Global Wine Industry to Go Green.

Al Gore addressed the World Congress of Climate Change & Wine in Barcelona, Spain by video last February. Speaking to an audience of over 350  winemakers, scientists, growers and industry executives from some of the world’s largest wine-producing countries, he touched on issues of climate change and the effects of carbon dioxide on the planet and stressed the importance of the global [...]

6 Inexpensive Eco-Friendly Wines for Your Wine Cellar.

                 
the daily green proves that going green doesn’t have to be expensive with their slideshow of ‘6 eco-friendly wines under $25′
Can Vendrell Cava Brut Reserva ($19 a bottle)
Frog’s Leap Sauvignon Blanc ($17 a bottle)
Ponzi Vineyards Pinot Gris ($17 a bottle)
Frey Vineyards Syrah ($11.25 a bottle)
Coturri Winery Zinfandel ($25 a bottle)
Bonterra Vineyards Viognier ($18.75 a [...]

South African Wine Industry Praised for Conservation Efforts.

The South African wine industry has set aside 104 000 hectares of Cape Floral Kingdom land for long-term conservation. That’s greater than the amount of land used in the nation for growing grapes (102,000 hectares). This was only made possible through the partnership of the Biodiversity & Wine Initiative (BWI) and the South African Wine [...]

Oregon Wineries Taking the Carbon Neutral Challenge.

Oregon wineries are aiming to go carbon neutral. The Oregon Environmental Council and the Oregon Wine Board have teamed up to develop an initiative to help the wineries reduce and even, hopefully, eliminate their carbon footprints.

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