Walk the Talk on Sustainability

In this episode we walk the landscapes of Barolo and Chianti with the Mapman Alessandro Masnaghetti. He explains how understanding landscapes increases our understanding of how and where sustainable farming and viticulture is possible. We all think about the justification for such an agricultural product as wine, as we could easily live without wine, but there are several reasons why vineyards play an important role in global agriculture - listen and find out.

Links:
https://www.enogea.it/alessandro-masnaghetti-editore/
https://www.barolomga360.it/en/
https://www.facebook.com/alessandro.masnaghetti
https://www.instagram.com/map_man_masna 

Books:
Chianti Classico
https://www.enogea.it/en/product/chianti-classico-the-atlas/
Barolo
http://www.enogea.it/en/product/barolo-mga-vol-ii-2/
Barbaresco
http://www.enogea.it/en/product/barolo-mga-the-barolo-great-vineyard-encyclopedia/

The Wine Spectator article on the Mapman: https://origin.winespectator.com/articles/map-man-49908

What are the MGA: Menzione Geografica Aggiuntiva
https://www.foodandwine.com/wine/menzione-geografica-aggiuntiva-barolo-wine

What are the UGA: Unità Geografica Aggiuntiva
https://www.wineshop.it/it/blog/che-cosa-sono-le-unita-o-menzioni-geografiche-aggiuntive.html

Many issues of social sustainability is a subject too rarely touched in the wine world. It’s often for the uncomfortable topics that we need to find straightforward solutions. In this episode I speak with Laura Donadoni who brought up a great, simple idea that is used in other industries in the USA and proposed it to the Italian wine industry; sexual harrasment prevention courses that teach and educate workers how to recognize inappropriate behaviour and how to act when we experience or vitness such behaviour. The italian Donne del Vino association is strongly supporting Laura’s initiative and has engaged Italian ministry of equal opportunity into it.

https://theitalianwinegirl.com/implementing-anti-sexism-courses-in-italy-my-proposal-to-the-minister-for-equal-opportunities/

UNSDG - Goal 5 Gender equality 

UNSDG - Goal 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth

Market research on gender equalities of wine consumers : https://www.wineintelligence.com/downloads/wine-consumption-and-gender-do-women-and-men-approach-wine-differently/

Italian Association of Women in Wine : https://ledonnedelvino.com/

What can we do to change sexist culture

https://theitalianwinegirl.com/the-metoo-of-wine-what-can-we-do-to-change-the-sexist-culture/

Laura’s latest book: https://www.slowfoodeditore.it/it/assaggi-slow-wine/custodi-del-vino-9788884997197-969.html
 

Youtube: The Italian Wine Girl

Linkedin: Laura Donadoni

Instagram: @theitalianwinegirl

Podcast: The Italian Wine Girl

Facebook: Laura Donadoni     

How can we reduce the negative impacts of packaging - one effective way is recycling glass and accepting visually imperfect recycled glass bottles and lighter weight bottles. Claudio Agostini from glass packaging manufacturer Vetri Speciali explains in this episode the development and production process of glass bottles made with 100% recycled glass materials. 

Vetri Speciali: https://www.vetrispeciali.com/ 

Wild Glass: https://www.vetrispeciali.com/fr/wild-glass 

Estal packaging:  https://www.estal.com/es/distribucion-global-package-llc-.htm

 Cullet:  is defined as recycled broken or waste glass used in glassmaking, and furnace-ready cullet is uniform in size, free of contaminants and often sorted by color. Cullet creation is the form of glass recycling that saves huge quantities of energy and toxic emissions, more here 

 Quote:

“When it comes to containers, glass is always the best choice, but it's important to let the consumer know that we are committed not only to polluting less but also to ensure that our entire supply chain is as sustainable as possible…We control our suppliers and check if they work correctly not only regarding the environment, but also from a social point of view. We are still trying to build a complete supply chain that follows sustainability more and more.”

Last year in October, the European Parliament took a very important vote to accept a Farm to Fork strategy. It is at the heart of the European Green Deal. Aiming to make food systems fair, healthy and environmentally friendly. Food Systems cannot really be resilient to crises such as the pandemic we've just had if they are not sustainable. Stefano Scavino is really Walking the Talk in this and he tells us about his Farm to Fork farming and consumer engagement in this episode.

EU Farm to Fork Strategy:

https://ec.europa.eu/info/strategy/priorities-2019-2024/european-green-deal_en

carciofo astigiano del sorì (sorì artichoke)

Pepperoni quadrato della Motta de Costiglione d'Asti (Motta de Costiglione d'Asti bell peppers)

Carlo Petrini’s book "Buono pulito e giusto"
English version: Slow Food Nation: Why Our Food Should Be Good, Clean, and Fair. 

CSA, Community Supported Agriculture

Website : Duipuvrun 
Facebook: Duipuvrun
Instagram: @duipuvruncostigliole

Duipuvrun means two peppers but is also a Piemontese way to check if you can pronounce it correctly.

What are sustainably savvy travellers requesting when planning a wine & gastronomic tour? How sustainable choices can be nudged into all itineraries? These are issues that Martina considers when building her gastronomic tours in the Piedmont and Ligurian regions. Knowing and engaging with the various partners - wineries, cheesemongers, botanists, bakers and many many others is key to providing a memorable and sustainable experience!

Read more on ecological accommodation and sustainable travel in Piedmont and Liguria.  And more on Piedmont…

Martina Doglio Cotto can be contacted through LinkedIn or through her website www.grapestories.it and social media channels https://www.facebook.com/grapestories/ and https://www.instagram.com/grape_stories/   

What are the European wine quality control laws based on? How and what can you read from the labels? Professor Fino is an established professor at the Gastronomic University of Pollenzo - the so called Slow Food University, and his expertise lies on wine and food labeling legislation. In this episode we talk about the history of the Italian quality control legislation, its transparency and traceability. All changes to the DOCG and DOC legislations spring from the initiatives from the producers and then walks its way thru the country legislative bodies and then gets confirmed in the EU. 

Read more on the Italian disciplines: http://catalogoviti.politicheagricole.it/catalogo.php

http://catalogoviti.politicheagricole.it/dopigp.php 

More on Barolo, Barbaresco and Roero DOCG’s and DOC’s https://www.langhevini.it/en/ - you’ll find interesting harvest reports and information on the appelations as well.

UNISG https://www.unisg.it/en/

Professor Fino on LinkedIn 

https://www.unisg.it/docenti/michele-antonio-fino/

 Instagram @ermezio

Energy and water solutions are often the main sustainability themes most companies are looking for first, when starting their sustainability actions, but it’s a big step for many small companies requiring often a big investment. In this episode we will talk with industry specialist Piero Rossi Cairo who has switched sides from energy sector M&A lawyer to a viticulturists and he truly has deep knowledge on the subject - how to realize an energy solution that makes sense, saves money and resources at a winery?

Follow La Raia and their sustainability efforts https://www.la-raia.it/en 

And Piero Rossi Cairo linkedin.com/in/piero-rossi-cairo-a8127831 

Academic papers on the topic from here, here, and an example of another winery having an ISO5000 certification for energy management system here. 

Agriturismo: https://www.la-raia.it/it/locanda
Tenuta Cucco  https://www.tenutacucco.it/

Instagram: @la_raia and @tenuta_cucco
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LaRaia.it/ https://www.facebook.com/Tenutacucco.it/ 

Vine thrives in areas where other agriculture is basically impossible - steep hillsides and relatively poor soils. It is a very long living perenna that during the long growing season, it sequesters carbon dioxide well - but it also has negative environmental impacts such as the cumulation of copper to the soil. 

Professor Gily: http://www.gily.it/ 

Read more on pests and diseases: EIP-AGRI Focus Group Diseases and pests in viticulture

Read Prof. Gily on climate change in viticulture: Climate change and viticulture 

An interesting academic research paper on the increase of sustainability efforts in Italian wineries The rise of sustainability in Italian wineries: key dimensions and practices 

Quotes:

 “Good thing is, that all main agrochemical companies are investing in the research of more environmentally sustainable and less impactful solutions.”

“Sustainability means, in brief, to preserve the natural resources”

#vineyards, #plant, #vine, #italy, #organic, #diseases, #parasites #viticulture #soil, #genes #organicfarming #wine #agriculture #biological #genomeediting

What makes enogastronomic tourism and wine tourism so fascinating? How tourism’s negative impacts can be minimized and how the positive impacts can be spread? What are ways to sustainably grow tourism and lengthen the life cycle of tourism? These are topics we discuss with educator and tour guide Sandro Minella specialising in wine and gastronomic tours.

Sandro Minella tours and lectures www.tasteyourway.com  
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandro-minella-9b8a51b/ 

Langhe: https://langhe.net/
Agriment Italia https://www.agrimentitalia.it/

Next UNWTO conference on wine tourism in Alba https://www.unwto.org/6-UNWTO-Global-Conference-Wine-Tourism 

Eva Codina is a hospitality industry professional of many years and her latest endeavor has been the building and opening of Casa di Langa hotel. A truly sustainable approach has been applied in both the construction and operation of the hotel and restaurant. 

Links to :

Hotel website https://www.casadilanga.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/casadilanga/
Instagram: @casadilanga

Krausegroup https://www.krausegroup.com/
GaS Studio con Parisotto+Formenton Architetti - Expert architects in sustainability  
More about LEED certification
Preferred Hotels and Resorts: https://preferredhotels.com/
Beyond Green: https://staybeyondgreen.com/