Tag: 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…

The wine industry, long dominated by traditional glass bottles, is undergoing a significant transformation. Driven by environmental concerns, cost-efficiency, and changing consumer preferences, alternative wine packaging is gaining traction. This shift is about changing the container and redefining how we perceive and consume wine.    In BC we also have to take into account the current requirements for BC wine…

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…

Did you know that Thursday, April 22, is Earth Day?  There are many environmental and climate challenges for us to overcome to help the earth’s biosphere become healthier.  Wineries from around the world are doing their part to help.  The Champagne region has taken up this challenge and has several initiatives to help minimize the effects the climate change and…

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…

I feel good about enjoying these two wines by Sea Change, which come from France.  Sea Change use renewable plant-based closures (corks) and the paper for the labels coming from certified sustainable forests and made partially from grape waste.   I am not sure where their corks are made but I do see a company called NOMACORC that does make plant-based…