In this Sustainable Wine Roundtable (SWR) Member Interview podcast Hanna Halmari talks with Franco Bastias, head of agriculture at Domaine Bousquet in Mendoza, Argentina.

Domaine Bousquet is one of Argentina’s leading organic producers and the winery recently took step further and obtained the Regenerative Organic Certification (ROC). Hanna and Franco discuss the main differences between organic and regenerative, the social dimension of the ROC, communicating regenerative, consumer trends, and more.

This episode is part of our ‘SWR Member Interview’ podcast series. Each episode will feature a different guest speaker from the SWR in which we’ll highlight the latest news, innovations and developments of this member’s sustainability journey and their involvement in the SWR.

We welcome all members interested in taking part to contact Hanna Halmari – [email protected]

This is the first panel from the Sustainable Wine Roundtable (SWR) Quarterly Live Panel Discussions series, which brings together SWR members and non-members to share experiences and discuss the most pressing issues in wine.

Alongside presenting the latest progress of the SWR and the opportunities and benefits of SWR membership, we hear from some of our members on what their motivations were for joining and how the SWR is supporting their organisations to achieve their sustainability objectives.

Our panel of SWR members include:

• Dom de Ville, Director of Sustainability and Social Impact, The Wine Society (The International Exhibition Co-operative Wine Society Limited)

Moderator: Tobias Webb, Executive Director, Sustainable Wine Roundtable

Find out more about our upcoming panel discussions here.

In this podcast Sustainable Wine's Toby Webb sits down with Joe Fattorini, presenter of The Wine Show to talk about how to communicate and engage consumers in the complex world of sustainable wine. They discuss the importance of transparency and storytelling, the role of terminology, certification, need states and more. This conversation is part of their quarterly podcast series on communicating sustainability. You can listen to the first podcast here. 

In this Sustainable Wine Roundtable (SWR) Member Interview podcast Tom Owtram talks with Johan Reyneke, owner and winemaker of Reyneke Wines.

Since the early 1990's, Johan has been a pioneer in biodynamics and is now globally recognised for his sustainable approach to viticulture and winemaking.

Situated in the Polkadraai Hills just outside of Stellenbosch, Tom and Johan discuss the challenges of certification, the definition and benefits of regenerative farming, how Reyneke Wines is taking action to address the sustainability of their packaging, the importance of social sustainability, and the need for greater collaboration between different wine regions. They conclude by looking ahead to 2030 and Johan shares his thoughts on the challenges for the South African wine industry and where he hopes the industry will be.

In the November episode of the Sustainable Wine Show Hanna Halmari (editor, Sustainable Wine), Tom Owtram (operations and partnerships manager, SWR) and Toby Webb (founder, SWR) get together to discuss the latest sustainability news in wine and recent developments within the Sustainable Wine Roundtable. They’re joined by guest speaker, Dom De Ville, director of sustainability and social impact at The Wine Society. Dom shares what The Wine Society has been up to recently and their involvement in the roundtable.

For more information or to register your interest in featuring in the podcast,  please contact Hanna Halmari at [email protected]

In this episode Sustainable Wine’s Toby Webb speaks to Miguel Torres, fourth generation of the Torres family and president of Bodegas Torres in Penedès. Torres shares the various sustainability initiatives and innovations underway at Familia Torres, highlighting how the winery is adapting to climate change, reducing emissions, and capturing carbon. 

They discuss how to engage actors throughout the wine value chain in climate change issues, the importance of technology investments in sustainability, and more.

This episode is part of our ‘SWR Member Interview’ podcast series. Each episode will feature a different guest speaker from the SWR in which we’ll highlight the latest news, innovations and developments of this member’s sustainability journey and their involvement in the SWR.

We welcome all members interested in taking part to contact Hanna Halmari – [email protected]

In this Sustainable Wine Roundtable (SWR) Member Interview podcast Hanna Halmari talks with Sally Evans, owner and winemaker at Château George 7 in Fronsac, Bordeaux.

Sally entered the industry as a non-wine professional and built the winery from the ground up. They discuss how this has shaped Sally's approach to sustainability, the challenges she faces as a small producer in Bordeaux, consumer perceptions of sustainability, sustainable packaging challenges and solutions, and more.

This episode is part of our ‘SWR Member Interview’ podcast series. Each episode will feature a different guest speaker from the SWR in which we’ll highlight the latest news, innovations and developments of this member’s sustainability journey and their involvement in the SWR.

We welcome all members interested in taking part to contact Hanna Halmari – [email protected]

In the October episode of the Sustainable Wine Show Hanna Halmari (editor, Sustainable Wine) and Tom Owtram (operations and partnerships manager, SWR) get together to discuss the latest sustainability news in wine and recent developments within the SWR. They're joined by guest speaker, Marta Juega Rivera, winemaker and sustainability manager at Alliance Wine and a founding member of the SWR. Marta shares what Alliance Wine has been up to recently and their involvement in the SWR.

For more information or to register your interest in featuring in the podcast,  please contact Hanna Halmari at [email protected]

In this podcast Sustainable Wine’s Toby Webb talks with Ann Carlsson Meyer, CEO of Systembolaget, Sweden's alcohol retail monopoly. As one of the world's largest buyers of wine, Systembolaget is leading on industry-wide transformation in the areas of environment, climate and human rights through its sustainability initiatives. Ann elaborates on these and shares how Systembolaget is working hand in hand with both suppliers and customers to drive positive change in the wine value chain.

They discuss the importance of collaboration in the industry, the role of the SWR, how wine retailers can and must take responsibility for sustainability to ensure the future of wine, and much more.