ABSTRACT
Winegrowing Activity in France248 6.8e LIFE HAproWINE Project-Environmental
Sustainability of the Wine Sector in Castilla y León (Spain)249 6.9Lodi Winegrowing Commission Sustainable Workbook
and Lodi Rules251 6.10Sustainable Winegrowing in New Zealand252 6.11Sustainability in Practice and Low Input Viticulture and
Enology 254 6.12Integrated Production of Wine in South Africa255 6.13California’s Sustainable Winegrowing Program256 6.14VineBalance, New York State’s Sustainable Viticulture
Program and Long Island’s Sustainable Winegrowing260 6.15Wines of Chile Sustainability Program261 6.16McLaren Vale Sustainable Winegrowing Australia262 6.17United Kingdom Vineyard Association264 6.18General Conclusions and Discussion265 References 266
Today, the central issue of international debate revolves around climate change and protection of the environment. Generally, environmental protection is considered an obstacle to the development and prosperity of enterprises, especially in the agricultural sector, and the wine industry is no exception. Vintners, constantly working to improve their products, tend to assume environmentally friendly actions as counterproductive for the quality of their wines as well as their incomes. Sustainability, a sound approach toward winegrowing and wine making, oers a solution to end this conict by integrating environmental protection, protability, and social issues.
