A draft Napa County Regional Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (RCAAP) has been released for public comment. The draft and related documents can be found at https://climateactionnapa.konveio.com/ Comments are due by September 30, 2025. This draft has been in development for many years, and covers...

When it comes to sealing your wine with care, a NATURAL cork stopper is more than just tradition, it's a conscious decision. Crafted from renewable cork oak bark, natural stoppers are biodegradable, recyclable, and sustainably harvested without harming the trees. This means every bottle sealed with...

Diam is the global leader in manufacturing technical corks and known for their product performance of clean and consistent corks with control choices of ageability. Their latest innovation, Mytik Diam 10, was showcase at the Unified Wine and Grape Symposium and Francois Margot, Sales Director, Diam...

Preserving the Montado: A Commitment to Biodiversity and Culture On this International Day of Forests, we celebrate the Montado, one of the world's most precious and biodiverse ecosystems. This unique landscape, found in southern Portugal and other Mediterranean regions, showcases a harmonious...

Assessing the Feasibility of Regenerative Management for California Vineyards Sustainable Ag Expo I November 13 I 9:00-10:00 am This presentation will show the preliminary results of a three-year, large-scale project performed in various vineyards in California. The project explores the benefits...

The Soil Inventory Project (TSIP) has an offer for SIP Certified properties looking to implement more sustainable practices. TSIP is seeking vineyards who want to implement regenerative practices and measure resulting soil carbon sequestration. Please note, the deadline to apply is September 15,...

Global Leader Continues to Expand Environmental Commitment Few organizations or businesses have been as proactive in addressing environmental concerns and lessening their impact than the Sonoma County Winegrowers (SCW). Ten years ago, Sonoma County Winegrowers announced its intent to become the...

The wine industry is a tight-knit community where new ideas and solutions travel by word of mouth to bring transformation to the industry. And when difficulties arise, such as shifting consumer demographics and rising operational costs, wineries and wine growers lean on each other for support. The...

As a convenient push-button source of measurement data, near infrared (NIR) analysis has significant potential to supplement chemical analysis solutions for testing, particularly for key parameters such as organic carbon. The use of NIR is gaining momentum as progress with the complicated business...