VASCM: Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance FREE Webinar Dec. 11 - update on the program

[Mary Lindsay]

The California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance (CSWA) provides 
education and a certification program for sustainable winegrape 
practices. It has been a tremendous resource to us, and the VASCM has 
brought in numerous of its sustainability programs over the years, 
including sessions on pest management, water quality/conservation, 
energy efficiency, ecosystem management, and several self-assessment 
workshops. This is a free webinar for anyone interested in learning more 
about the programs it offers or in getting an update on new developments 
- and we'll try to bring in another of their programs to our region this 
coming year.

Regards,
Mary Lindsay

Dear Regional Association Partners:
The California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance (CSWA) invites you to 
join us for a webinar/conference call on *Tuesday, December 11**^th * 
from *10am-11:30am *to learn about program updates to the California 
Sustainable Winegrowing Program and Certified California Sustainable 
Winegrowing. Please note the updated PIN number below.
*The webinar will cover:*

    * The 3^rd Edition of the California Code of Sustainable Winegrowing
      Workbook - being release in January!
    * The new Performance Metrics project and the tools available for
      growers and vintners to measure and better manage their use of
      water, nitrogen, energy, and greenhouse gases related to energy
    * Certified California Sustainable Winegrowing program update
    * Communication opportunities related to sustainable winegrowing,
      including the April 2013 Down to Earth campaign
    * Sustainability workshops being offered around the state in 2013
    * Q&A, comments, discussion

*Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
*_https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/600004698_
*Toll Free Number:*           1-800-250-2600
*Participant PIN: *7796-3635
We hope you are able to join us!
Best wishes,
Kate Venugopal
(on behalf of Allison Jordan)
See _www.sustainablewinegrowing.org_ 
<http://www.sustainablewinegrowing.org> for more information about the 
program.
*Kate Venugopal*
Temporary Environmental Affairs Coordinator, Wine Institute
Temporary Project Coordinator, California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance
425 Market Street, Suite 1000
San Francisco, CA 94105
Tel: 415.356.7544  Fax: 415.543.5882
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*Why Sustainability?*

Sustainability for vineyard and winery operations is good business 
practice, resulting in economic benefits and improved quality and 
operations. Sustainability
addresses the pressures of growing grapes and making wine in an urban 
environment, meeting increasing population demands, legal, environmental 
and other
requirements, while still producing a quality product. You can benefit 
from improved grape and wine quality, reduced costs, increased real 
estate and business values and viability, enhanced relations with your 
neighbors, community and employees. The Wine Institute and CAWG 
(California Association of Winegrape Growers) developed a Code of 
Sustainable Winegrowing Practices to encourage and educate winegrape 
growers and winery managers in sustainability strategies, and created 
the California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance to implement the program.