Free Sustainability Workshops Offered by the California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance
The California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance (CSWA) in partnership with several regional winegrape grower and vintner associations is hosting a series of free Sustainable Winegrowing Workshops this spring. These two-hour hands-on workshops assist growers and vintners in assessing the sustainability of their vineyard or winery with CSWA’s Sustainable Winegrowing Program online system and Performance Metrics tool to track their use of water, energy and applied nitrogen. Participants can then use the data to identify areas of opportunity for enhancing practices, reducing costs and improving wine and grape quality. The workshop also provides an overview of CSWA’s Sustainable Winegrowing Program, which is based on the California Code of Sustainable Winegrowing workbook and companion online system
Sustainability Assessment and/or
Certification Workshop dates:
March 11, 2014 – 9:00-11:00 am –
Napa Valley Grapegrowers Office, Napa
March 18, 2014 – 9:00-11:00 am –
Petaluma Community Center, Petaluma
March 19, 2014 – 9:00-11:00 am –
DeLoach Vineyards, Russian River Valley
March 25, 2014 – 9:00-11:00 am — Webinar
March 26, 2014 – 9:00-11:00 am –
Valley of the Moon Winery, Glen Ellen
March 27, 2014 – 2:00-4:00 pm –
Sonoma County Winegrape Commission Office, Santa Rosa
March 28, 2014 – 9:00-11:00 am – Simi Winery, Healdsburg
April 15, 2014 – 9:00-11:00 am –
Santa Ynez Valley Marriott, Buellton
April 16, 2014 – 9:00-11:00 am – Courtyard Marriott, Paso Robles
April 29, 2014 – 10:00-11:30 am — Webinar
Who should attend:
Vineyard and winery owners, managers and employees; anyone who has completed a previous self-assessment or is new to using the Code workbook; anyone interested in learning more about sustainability in the wine industry.
Cost:
This is a FREE workshop for California vineyard and winery employees.
For more details, including registration information, visit the CSWA online calendar: www.sustainablewinegrowing.org/workshopcalendar.php. Contact info@sustainablewinegrowing.org for more information.
CSWA is San Francisco-based 501(c)3 nonprofit organization incorporated in 2003 and established by Wine Institute and the California Association of Winegrape Growers to promote the benefits of sustainable winegrowing practices and enlist industry adoption.
