The aim of RISE is to motivate and support a more regenerative & resilient wine community, and leverage wineโs powerful platform to show what is possible.
NAPA, CA, UNITED STATES, May 21, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ — Theย Napa Greenย nonprofit has delivered its third impactfulย RISE Climate & Wine Symposium, with 70 leading speakers from within and beyond the industry, from local to global. Across six half-day events, Anna Brittain, Napa Greenโs Executive Director, inspired attendees with a rallying call, โRISE is about action. We are here to share the opportunities, resources, and support to commit to and implement leading practices.โ Highlights of powerful insights and commitments from RISE:
RISE established that regenerative agriculture is our future. Chimney Rock Winemaker Elizabeth Vianna, noted, โBiodiversity feels good. It feels right.โ Dr. Jonathan Lundgren, Director of Ecdysis Foundation, said, โFor every management decision you make you should ask yourself, โAm I killing life or am I growing life?โ…Farmers are meant to be stewards of life.โ Caine Thompson, Managing Director of Robert Hall, shared, โWeโve had a seven percent increase in farming costs, but thatโs been more than offset by improved yields and higher quality fruit.โ Bedrock Wine Co. owner Morgan Twain-Peterson MW, revealed, โTilled soil can absorb water at a rate of roughly half an inch per hour. Non-tilled soil can absorb 8-11 inches of water per hour.โ Tommy Fenster, PhD candidate at UC Davis, said, โOur research shows the benefits of stacking regenerative practices even without being organic.โ
To help accelerate the regenerative movement Napa Green and Thompson, who is also a Regenerative Viticulture Foundation board member, committed to launch the One Block Challenge in the North Bay later this year.
Chris Renfro, founder of The Two Eighty Project, noted, โWine has the potential to show what diversity can look like in a bottle.โ Jermaine Stone, creator of Wine and Hip Hop, said, โWhen you expand the narrative you expand the marketโฆWe have to attach wine to local cultures.โ Steve Rasmussen, co-owner of Palisades Canyon, committed to connect with Renfro and explore the opportunity to create an inclusive community vineyard and mentorship space in Calistoga.
Sarah Unger, co-founder of Cultique, shared the concept of โNew-stalgiaโ – a nostalgia for experiences you havenโt yet had, and noted, โThe wine industry has the opportunity to create new-stalgia experiences.โ Dom De Ville, Sustainability Director at The Wine Society, said, โWe have to reframe the narrative of sustainability from sacrifice to joy. Joy drives behavior.โ Christian Miller, Director of Research at Wine Market Council, emphasized, โThe visibility of credible, easy to understand sustainability claims on the bottle and shelf is critical.โ Randi Kronthal-Sacco, Senior Scholar at the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business, committed to work with Napa Green to do a consumer study specific to wine and spirits.
Renรฉe Lertzman, climate psychologist and founder of Project InsideOut, shared a powerful quote, โIt is hard to learn if you already know.โ Brock Dolman, co-founder of the Occidental Arts & Ecology Center, played on words, saying, โWe need an ego-system re-story-ation.โ Finn Does, a youth climate activist and organizer, who at 19 has already led thousands of students, noted, โTipping points start inside us.โ
Dan Petroski, Massican winemaker and Napa Green Board Chair, told the audience, โI most importantly want to thank the Napa Green teamโฆThey are one of the most passionate teams in the Napa Valley. My ask of you is if you want to change the world, and you need help, please call them, lean on them, they want you to succeed. And together we will achieve the mission of a resilient and sustainable Napa Valley, and set a standard for our industry.โ
The aim of Napa Green and RISE is to motivate and support a more regenerative and resilient regional wine community, and leverage wineโs powerful leadership platform to show what is possible and hasten the global transition to diverse, healthy farms and conscientious businesses. Learn more and access the RISE recordings and slides atย napagreen.orgย (available by June 2). RISE will return in 2027.
โWe have to care for and collaborate with nature, we have to care for and collaborate with each other, as if our lives depend on it. Because they do.โ -Anna Brittain, Napa Green
About Napa Green: The Napa Green 501c3 is a global leader in sustainable winegrowing, setting the highest bar for sustainability and climate action in the wine industry. Napa Green facilitates whole system soil to bottle certification for wineries and vineyards, and provides the expertise, boots-on-the-ground support, and resources to continually improve. Learn more atย https://napagreen.org/participating-members/.
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๐ท Our last itinerary for Cheers to Climate Smart Wines and itโs a good one! Thank you @frankfamilyvineyards, @aubergedusoleil & @seaveyvineyard!
Follow this itinerary for a stunning day in Napa!
Book your tastings at @napagreen certified @chimneyrockwinery @etudewines and @domainecarneros and stay at the luxurious @carnerosresort for a day that will delight all of your senses!
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If you missed last nightโs amazing climate smart wine tasting @klwines you can join us tonight Thursday, July 24 for another great lineup of @napagreen certified wineries @dominusestatewinery @chimneyrockwinery @domainecarneros and @beringervyds
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We have built some truly fabulous and sustainable experiences which you can find on www.napagreen.org and this year we have included hotels as well!
Tag us in your posts when you visit our amazing Napa Green Certified wineries so we can share your Green adventures!
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Pictured here are the STUNNING new Sky Lofts at @rutherfordhillwinery. We strongly recommend a visit, itโs spectacular!
Wondering what this sign hung outside of the winery that you work at means? Want to be able to talk more about what it means to be @napagreen certified??
Join the Napa Green Ambassador training at Clos du Val on Wednesday, June 25 from 9-11 am to learn the answers and more.
Tickets are free but space is limited so reserve your spot from the Workshops & Events link in our bio.
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๐ Do you want to learn more about what it means to be a Napa Green Certified Vineyard or Winery?
๐ Do you have new team members who still arenโt sure what that Napa Green Certified sign hanging out front actually means?
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