Meet the Wine Brands Walking the Walk

Growers rarely taste the wine made from their grapes. At Hope Family Wines, Stasi Seay uses annual tastings to help them connect their farming decisions to what’s in the glass.

A personal emergency inspired Ron Rubin to help make Sonoma wineries safer. He equipped 450 wineries with lifesaving equipment and encouraged more than 2,000 employees to get trained in responsive care.

By eliminating foil capsules and switching to lighter bottles, SAMsARA cut waste and emissions—reminding wine lovers that great wine doesn’t need extra packaging.

Mesa Vineyard Management teamed up with Cal Poly to track barn owls and understand where they hunt in an effort to help growers strengthen natural pest control in vineyards.

By using UV-C light to stop powdery mildew, Bien Nacido reduced fungicide use and gained a new tool for cleaner fruit and smarter farming.

What started as nearly 400 native trees and shrubs is now a thriving habitat that boosts biodiversity and helps beneficial insects keep vineyard pests in balance.

From its ridge above the lake, WaterFire Vineyards uses cover crops and a wildlife pond to slow rainwater runoff to protect the Torch Lake watershed below.

The Whale Rock Music Festival isn't just a party—it's raised $150,000+ for Templeton High School's music program. Good wine, good vibes, good cause.

When their well water was too salty for irrigation, they invented a reverse osmosis system and now grow salt-tolerant Jose Grass on the wastewater. Innovation in action.

Meet Gilbert the Pig and friends. These goats, sheep, and Kunekune pigs replaced herbicides and mowing with year-round weed control. And they're adorable.

147 native plants now create a thriving monarch butterfly sanctuary. What started as a passion project now supports biodiversity with minimal maintenance.

Employees at Niner Wine Estates have the opportunity to allocate $2,000 every year to a charity of their choice, and every month, they donate their time to prepare and serve meals to those in need.

At Wolff Vineyards, Jean-Pierre Wolff’s subsurface irrigation system delivers water and nutrients directly to vine roots 3 feet underground, naturally reducing weed growth by bypassing shallow-rooted weeds.

At Center Of Effort, simple changes to reduce energy in the winery have allowed them to become fully powered by the sun; from night air cooling to time of use. On top of that, their solar system paid for itself in just 4 years!

To improve crew safety and communication in an area without reliable cell service, Foxen Vineyard and Winery installed a solar-powered Wi-Fi access point in their upper vineyard. Now, workers can use their cell phones in case of emergencies.

Andy Fles, Vineyard Manager at Shady Lane Cellars, wanted to make his fungicide program even more sustainable. So, he set up an experiment that put “soft” materials head to head with his usual program.