Carbon neutral wine and grapes – Oxley

EVENT DESCRIPTION

9 am – 4 pm

This event is part of the Carbon Farming Outreach Program.

Hosted by North East Catchment Management Authority, this Wine Australia workshop has been developed in collaboration with Winemakers of Rutherglen to support growers and wine businesses in north-east Victoria to take the first critical steps down the carbon emissions reduction path.

Presentations and resources will also align with Sustainable Winegrowing Australia (SWA) membership and credentialling (for those of you interested in this option), by demystifying carbon farming and explaining the opportunities and risks it can present in a typical grape-growing and winemaking business.

This one-day pilot interactive workshop will draw on subject matter experts, local case studies, examples within the wine-growing sector and the experience of participants.

The workshop is designed for anyone in a decision-making or management role working in a wine grape-growing or winemaking business, who knows that joining the ‘carbon conversation’ is important to the future success of their business but is feeling confused or overwhelmed by the whole topic and how it applies to them.

Speakers:

• Julian Marchant – ESG program manager, Wine Australia
• Alex Sas, viticulturist and senior R&D program manager, Wine Australia

This event is free – more than one delegate per business is invited.

The Victorian Carbon Farming Outreach Program is delivered with funding support from the Commonwealth of Australia through the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water under the National Carbon Farming Outreach Program.

The Program is delivered through a partnership between Agriculture Victoria, 10 Catchment Management Authorities and Landcare Victoria and other bodies.