wine estate Articles
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Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable Expanding to Include More Wine Companies
Are new members of the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable a signal that the wine industry is stepping up to play a great role in sustainability and beverage industry best practices? The fact that the three newest members of the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) are all wine companies suggests that, in spite of unique factors that set the wine category apart from beer, ...
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Development of a management tool to indicate the environmental impact of organic viticulture
Received for publication April 19, 2008. Organic viticulture is an important part of the European Union organic farming sector, and, according to the most recent surveys, 1.5% of European Union wine originates from organic farms, with an upward trend. This paper describes an environmental impact of an organic viticulture indicator (EIOVI) that can be reliably used in the management of organic ...
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How a California Viticulturist uses Biological Control and Cultural Practices to Combat Pests
While augmentative releases of beneficial insects and mites are becoming increasingly popular in vineyards, it is still rare to find a grower in California with over a decade’s worth of experience using augmentative biological control. David Gates is the senior vice president of vineyard operations at Ridge Vineyards, a winery with a facility in Sonoma County and another one in the Santa ...
By UAV-IQ, LLC.
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Ozone containers pique interest of Napa Valley winemakers with goal of mitigating smoke taint
When the wildfires in October of 2017 hit, the grapes at St. Helena's Quintessa were left largely unaffected; already harvested and on their merry way to becoming wine. But when the smoke and fire came earlier than expected last year in 2020, there wasn’t much winemaker Rebekah Wineburg thought she could do about it. “From the first moment, I decided we were going to do a complete ...
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