In this Climate Talk we will discuss the various issues around the glass bottle, the element that contributes the most to the carbon footprint of wine.   As we bring to the table various stakeholders from the wine value chain, we will try to understand how producers, trade and consumers are perceiving and addressing this elephant in the room.   HOST • Martin R. Reyes MW, Owner of Reyes Wine Group  GUESTS  • Jancis Robinson MW - Wine Critic, Journalist, Writer and Founder of...

In this Climate Talk we will explore the tools, the challenges, barriers, benefits and insights in general from various players of the wine value chain that have experienced this process of addressing the Carbon footprint in the wine value chain. We will bring to the table the importance of small steps with big environmental and financial impact, that can be adopted by anyone, even before measuring their emissions. We will listen to different players and producers from various geographies...

In this Climate Talk we will approach this topic from a solutions perspective, rather than a controversial one. As the title suggests, it is not about glyphosate, but about building on possibilites of a wine world beyond it. We will explore how wine producers are and can phase out the use of chemical pesticides in different regions, as well as the benefits and the challenges encountered. We will explore different solutions and approaches, starting with nature-based ones and forward.

In this Climate Talk we will debate the why and the how of internalizing climate change in your wine business: Where do you start? how does this materialize into a balance sheet? What are the fundamental changes this decision will bring into the modus operandi of the business? What barriers may you encounter? What opportunities arise from it? What are the risks? How does it affect your relationship with your stakeholders, from employees to providers? How do you address it and communicate it?...

In this Climate Talk we will explore the impacts of climate trends in vines and wines across the world, and which are the long-term solutions producers such consider adapting their vineyards. For this talk we count with producers from different parts of the world that are already leading the way regarding the research on the behavior of grapevines clones and studying the role of rootstocks as an adaptation measure to deal with climate impacts. We will explore the solutions that are being...

Soils are filled with life. In fact, 80% of life on earth is in the soil Its organic matter forms the basis of soil health and fertility, and therefore food production. Furthermore, soils are a natural carbon sink. So ultimately, changes in land use and soil can either accelerate or slow down climate change, promote or degrade its biodiversity. The answer might lie in preserving and restoring key ecosystems and letting nature capture carbon from the atmosphere. And though Viticulture is a...

A changing climate leads to changes in the frequency, intensity, spatial extent, duration and timing of extreme weather and climate events (EWE). These are the words of the IPCC. Per se, these EWE do not prove the existence of global warming, but it is a given fact that climate change exaggerates them. Reality, as we speak, is a reflection of this and of the current climate crisis: a few years ago, South Africa faced a period of severe water shortage in the Western Cape region. In 2017, the...

Thos Climate talk will address the perspectives on certifying standards for sustainability in the wine industry, by bringing together experts from different regions around the world. They will share the developing process of the tool used as well as the key topics and structure of each. We will explore the advantages for the wine industry to embrace this path towards (certified) sustainability, the benefits of joining a recognized sustainable standard, as well as the differences in their...

In a multifunctional agricultural system, that has characterized our viticulture for centuries, biodiversity provides important ecological services that underpin vineyard health, productivity, quality and resilience. In the last decades, vineyard expansion and intensification are compromising the diversity and abundance of service-providing organisms, due to landscape homogenization, loss of key structures such as stone walls and hedgerows, high mechanization (including frequent tilling),...

The water footprint (WF) of a product is an indicator of the consumptive use of water resources along its life cycle. Water scarcity is recognized to be a major global challenge. As such, the evaluation of the WF of agro-industrial products is key, as they are widely known as having a significant footprint on water resources. The global average water footprint of grapes is 610 liter/kg. One kilogram of grapes results in 0.7 liter of wine, so the water footprint of wine is APPROXIMATELY 870...

Carbon dioxide is a heat trapping gas produced both in nature and human activities. It plays a significant role in global warning. Reality as we speak requires a real and urgent need to begin a long, unprecedented and sustained effort to “de-carbonize” the atmosphere, so becoming carbon neutral is not enough anymore. To do this, carbon-negative actions, systems, and industries are required. Carbon sequestration can have an important role in preventing carbon dioxide from entering the earth’s...

This Climate Talk will bring together wine makers across various wine regions in the world, that will share how they are using technology and nature to adapt and mitigate climate change across the various stages of the wine value chain. Host JAMIE GOODE – Wine Journalist . UK  Guests: SIMON GRIER – Villiera Wines . South Africa COREY BECK – Coppola Winery .  USA FERNANDO BUSCEMA – Catena Zapata . Argentina

This Climate Talk will bring together wine makers across various wine regions in the world, that will share how they are using technology and nature to adapt and mitigate climate change across the various stages of the wine value chain. Host: David Guimaraens . The Fladgate Partnership . Portugal Diana Snowden Seysses . Domain Dujac | Snowden Vineyards . France Stan Zervas . Silverado Farming Company . USA Fred Loimer . Loimer . Austria

This Climate Talk will touch on the element that contributes the most to the carbon footprint of wine and yet one of the less discussed and/or intervened by companies: Packaging. We’ll have a roundtable with various players on the matter discussing what is happening in the industry to address the weight of this elephant in the room.