Certification is a voluntary option; vintners and growers can still participate in
the educational SWP and use the California Code of Sustainable Winegrowing Workbook to evaluate and improve their practices even if they do not choose to pursue certification.
Not exact matches
The Sustainable Winegrowing Program (
SWP) gives growers and vintners
educational tools to increase adoption of sustainable practices and to measure and demonstrate ongoing improvement.
The
SWP provides vineyards and wineries with
educational workshops and tools, including a self - assessment workbook covering 227 sustainable practices from grape to glass.
The California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance was established as a joint effort by Wine Institute and the California Association of Winegrape Growers in 2003 to manage the California Sustainable Winegrowing Program (
SWP), a ground - breaking statewide
educational initiative to help wineries and vineyards continuously improve in adopting and implementing sustainable practices.
Building on major trends and successful regional efforts, Wine Institute and the California Association of Winegrape Growers (CAWG) launched the
SWP in 2002 to give growers and vintners
educational tools to increase adoption of sustainable practices and to measure and demonstrate ongoing improvement.