How leading vineyards are applying new practices With the move to sustainable viticulture gaining strength, the question of vineyard equipment comes up...

... lead to increasing environmental awareness and understanding and adoption of sustainable ... was the first Managing Director of the California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance, where she served ... and for much of the 1990's she was the Director of Sustainable Agriculture at the World Resources...

The 2007 Sustainable Ag Expo, presented by the Central Coast Vineyard Team, was held November 1-2 at the Paso Robles Events Center in Paso Robles, California. This was the third year for the annual event, with this year's theme being "Healthy Farms, Healthy Environments, Healthy Communities ." The seminars focused on an array of topics including new laws and regulations for air quality...

... weeding options. True organic farming is certainly an aspiration of ours (though we aren’t concerned...

At Il Poggione, we are supporters of integrated farming and we have been practicing integrated farming for a number of years now, always trying to be as eco-sustainable as possible. Integrated farming is an agricultural system conceived so as to have the least impact on the environment. It calls ... . There are different factors involved in integrated farming. First of all, fertilization is allowed...

Nick discusses Vertical Shoot Positioning (VSP) control, site specific farming, predicting future crop load, root growth, sustainable viticulture and fish friendly methods...

... through all of our sustainable farming philosophy is low inputs.  If we have a healthy, thriving soil ... and associates work for many of the organic farming movement in some form or another so it's a subject ... of the bottom line for organic farming comes down to weed control.   Because we are a hillside vineyard ... is economic -- can you sustain a healthy bottom line?  Would hand-hoeing all 26 acres be a sustainable...

... as it would later be called, is a farming technique that chiefly relies on good sense sustainable ... be guilty of this, far from all are. Sustainable farming practices seems a no brainer. Organic ... are a practitioner of Biodynamic Farming. This latest craze in vineyard management goes beyond ... to farming practices, and those who adhere to biodynamics pay more attention than anyone else...

I was talking to a local photographer today on the phone who is starting a pinot vineyard in Graton, and I know a bunch of other prospective growers check in once in a while so this link is for you . It comes from the National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service and it outlines the benefits and methods of farming sustainably with cover crops. Bottom line is that it is a cost saver...

... and sustainable vineyards, it is clear who puts their money where their mouth is.  With the winter rain ... their sustainable practices) show such clear evidence that, at least in weed control, sustainable seems ... . I worry that sustainable is losing its meaning, as producers realize that it is an unenforced term.  No one within the TTB or the USDA verifies any specifics with a "sustainable" designation...