Waste Management with Alejandra Galván Rodriguez, Marta Juega,Alessandro Zironi, David Picard and Molly Sheppard

In this Climate Talk, the words reduce, reuse, and rethink will once again guide the conversation — this time with a sharper focus on reduction as the first and most impactful step toward minimizing waste in wine production. We’ll explore how wineries can cut waste at the source — from vineyard to bottle — by improving processes, rethinking resource use, and adopting smarter systems that prevent waste before it happens. Our guests and host will share practical examples and strategies showing how reduction-driven thinking can reshape production practices, save costs, and enhance environmental performance across the value chain. Together, we’ll uncover how focusing on reducing waste generation — not just managing it — can move the wine industry closer to a truly responsible and efficient model of production.

HOST:

Alejandra Galván Rodriguez – Iconic Wineries of British Colombia, Canada

PANELISTS:
Marta Juega – Alliance Wines, UK
Alessandro Zironi – University of Udine, Italy
David Picard, Adega Belém, Portugal
Molly Sheppard, Spottswoode Winery, USA