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  • 335: How One Vineyard Company Got Employees Excited About Learning | Sustainable Story

    335: How One Vineyard Company Got Employees Excited About Learning | Sustainable Story
    2026/11/09

    Vineyard Professional Services took a new approach to employee development by giving 14 team members the freedom to pursue their own professional goals, with paid time off, covered class fees, and ongoing support to help them succeed.

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  • 334: Predicting Smoke Taint in Wine Grapes Before Harvest

    334: Predicting Smoke Taint in Wine Grapes Before Harvest
    2026/11/05
    Grapes can taste normal after smoke exposure and still produce smoke-tainted wine. So how can growers know what's worth harvesting? Kerry Wilkinson, Professor of Oenology at Adelaide University in Australia, explains how grape testing helps predict smoke taint risk before fermentation reveals the problem. She breaks down how smoke duration, grape variety, and winemaking practices impact smoke taint. Hear why some vineyard sprays can make grapes more susceptible, how treatments can remove smoke flavors without stripping desirable flavors, and what better predictions could mean for crop insurance. Resources: 143: Can Barrier Sprays Protect Against Smoke Taint in Wine?277: Tainted or Toasted? Decoding Smoke Markers in WineEvaluating the Potential for Smoke from Stubble Burning to Taint Grapes and WineKerry WilkinsonKerry Wilkinson - Wine Science, Oenology and Smoke Taint (YouTube)Smoke-derived Taint in Wine: Effect of Postharvest Smoke Exposure of Grapes on the Chemical Composition and Sensory Characteristics of WineSmoke taint: Understanding and addressing the compositional consequences of grapevine exposure to smoke Explore & Support Vineyard Team: Visit Vineyard Team to explore more resources, education, events, and programsDonate to support Sustainable Winegrowing and Vineyard Team's educational work
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  • 333: Help Your Team Nerd Out | Marketing Tip Monday

    333: Help Your Team Nerd Out | Marketing Tip Monday
    2026/10/26

    Your hospitality team knows your wines, but do they know what's happening in the vineyard and cellar right now? Giving staff access to the technical side of wine can make them more confident educators and better storytellers.

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    4 分
  • 332: Regenerative Viticulture: The Benefits of Stacking Practices

    332: Regenerative Viticulture: The Benefits of Stacking Practices
    2026/10/15
    Resources: 308: Balancing Cost, Efficiency, and Sustainability in Vineyard Management328: Rethinking Vineyard Weed Management to Build Healthier Soils Amélie GaudinBarriers and opportunities to increase soil organic carbon in vineyards: A case study of extension personnel in France and in the United StatesGrazing Sheep in California VineyardsIntegrating sheep into vineyards: diversity of farmers' agronomic logics and trajectoriesSOC Persistence and Accrual in VineyardsUC Davis Horticulture and Agronomy Graduate Group Explore & Support Vineyard Team: Visit Vineyard Team to explore more resources, education, events, and programsDonate to support Sustainable Winegrowing and Vineyard Team's educational work
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    38 分
  • 331: Rethinking Wine Packaging | Sustainable Story

    331: Rethinking Wine Packaging | Sustainable Story
    2026/10/12
    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. Resources: Apply for SIP Certified WineMarketing Tips eNewsletterReal Stories, Real ImpactSIP Certified Marketing ToolkitTell Your Sustainable Story Online Course Support the Podcast: Make a Donation Vineyard Team Programs: Juan Nevarez Memorial Scholarship - Help students from vineyard families pursue higher educationOnline Courses - Earn DPR and CCA hours with expert-led sustainability trainingsSIP Certified - A trusted third-party certification proving your sustainable practices with science-backed standardsSustainable Ag Expo - Join top experts at the premier winegrowing event of the yearVineyard Team Membership - Connect with a community advancing sustainable winegrowing
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    3 分
  • 330: Human-Robot Collaboration for Precision Agriculture

    330: Human-Robot Collaboration for Precision Agriculture
    2026/10/01
    Imagine one vineyard machine that can prune, harvest, monitor vine health, and help guide irrigation decisions throughout the season. Manoj Karkee, the Norman R. and Sharon R. Scott Professor of Agricultural Science at Cornell University, explores how artificial intelligence, robotics, and cyber-physical systems can make farming more efficient and economical. Learn how multipurpose and soft robotics can tackle vineyard tasks, how cameras and sensors feed AI models to guide crop management, and how human-robot collaboration reduces labor, input costs, and resource use. Resources: 233: The Gap Between Space and Farm: Ground Truthing Satellite Data Models249: Making it Easier to Use Satellite Data in Agriculture312: Why the Best Ag Tech Is Built With Growers Beckstoffer VineyardsCornell University Ag Robotics LabManoj Karkee Manoj Karkee | Google ScholarManoj Karkee | LinkedInManoj Karkee | Research Gate Support the Podcast: Make a Donation Vineyard Team Programs: Juan Nevarez Memorial Scholarship - Help students from vineyard families pursue higher educationOnline Courses - Earn DPR and CCA hours with expert-led sustainability trainingsSIP Certified - A trusted third-party certification proving your sustainable practices with science-backed standardsSustainable Ag Expo - Join top experts at the premier winegrowing event of the yearVineyard Team Membership - Connect with a community advancing sustainable winegrowing
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    36 分
  • 329: Sustainability Starts with People | Marketing Tip Monday

    329: Sustainability Starts with People | Marketing Tip Monday
    2026/09/28
    When we talk about sustainability in wine, practices like conserving water, enhancing soil quality, and supporting biodiversity often come to mind. But sustainability is about more than caring for the land; it's about caring for the people behind every bottle. Resources: Apply for SIP Certified WineJoin 2027 ReSIProcal February (Members Only)Marketing Tips eNewsletterReal Stories, Real ImpactSIP Certified Marketing Toolkit Support the Podcast: Make a Donation Vineyard Team Programs: Juan Nevarez Memorial Scholarship - Help students from vineyard families pursue higher educationOnline Courses - Earn DPR and CCA hours with expert-led sustainability trainingsSIP Certified - A trusted third-party certification proving your sustainable practices with science-backed standardsSustainable Ag Expo - Join top experts at the premier winegrowing event of the yearVineyard Team Membership - Connect with a community advancing sustainable winegrowing
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  • 328: Rethinking Vineyard Weed Management to Build Healthier Soils

    328: Rethinking Vineyard Weed Management to Build Healthier Soils
    2026/09/17
    Healthy soils are built through years of management decisions and sometimes rethinking old practices. Jim Lincoln, General Manager of Beckstoffer Vineyards in Napa Valley, shares how his approach to weed management has evolved from cultivation and herbicides to mowing, sheep grazing, cover crops, and no-till practices. Learn how these changes have improved under-vine soil health, influenced weed populations, and affected costs. Jim discusses the real-world tradeoffs of building soil health and the opportunities it creates to improve fruit quality. Resources: 128: A New Focus on Weed Management (Rebroadcast)229: Weed Control in VineyardsBeckstoffer VineyardsJim Lincoln Named Senior Vineyard and Environmental Sustainability Manager of Beckstoffer VineyardsUniversity of California Integrated Pest Management Integrated Weed Management Support the Podcast: Make a Donation Vineyard Team Programs: Juan Nevarez Memorial Scholarship - Help students from vineyard families pursue higher educationOnline Courses - Earn DPR and CCA hours with expert-led sustainability trainingsSIP Certified - A trusted third-party certification proving your sustainable practices with science-backed standardsSustainable Ag Expo - Join top experts at the premier winegrowing event of the yearVineyard Team Membership - Connect with a community advancing sustainable winegrowing
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    37 分