Category: environment

As the wine industry grapples with evolving consumer preferences and environmental concerns, alternative packaging options are becoming increasingly prominent. However, overcoming the skepticism surrounding these options requires a multifaceted approach. Here are seven suggestions and strategies for how winemakers can address consumer perceptions about alternative packaging: 1. Education and Transparency Educating consumers about the environmental benefits and quality of alternative…

Do you know how wine producers in Champagne, France are working to combat climate change and be more sustainable? See below for some key highlights and initiatives from the region: Champagne was the first wine-growing region in the world to implement a carbon footprint assessment and identify the main sources of emissions. Since the region’s carbon footprint plan was enacted…

In BC we are careful of our endangered species, typically orcas and bears, but there are animals, some quite small, that we may not think of as being endangered.  A case in point are BC badgers.  I applaud Monte Creek Ranch Winery for bringing awareness to this endangered species and for helping to raise money to support a badger conservation…

We are told to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle to help the environment. I see that many BC wineries are doing what they can at the winery to that end. But when you order a case of wine from one of our fantastic BC wineries, what do you do with the box or the pulp wine shippers? I have been putting…