Waitrose’s ‘Virtue’ Shipped in Eco-Friendly Tanks
June 7, 2009 by Liz Lewis
British supermarket chain Waitrose is introducing a new wine brand, Virtue, that’s making waves in the wine world and it has nothing to do with taste or quality. Rather, it’s the method of launching that has attracted all the attention.
Originating from the Central Valley in Chile, two Virtue wines are being shipped over to England [...]
Talking Green at Wineries Unlimited 2009.
Wineries Unlimited 2009 (March 10th – 13th at Valley Forge Convention Center in King of Prussia, PA) will be talking green this year with Ed Boyce from Maryland winery Black Ankle Vineyards speaking on ‘Sustainable/biodynamic/organic viticulture’. He’ll be discussing his vineyard’s biodynamic efforts – efforts that helped him win the Governor’s Cup for a Black [...]
Al Gore Urges Global Wine Industry to Go Green.
January 12, 2009 by Liz Lewis
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 [...]
South African Wine Industry Praised for Conservation Efforts.
January 12, 2009 by Liz Lewis
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.
