Training Videos
Managing for Abundance: Indigenous Knowledge & Practices for Keeping Place
David Harrelson (Kalapuya) shares tribal stories of place and teachings for creating abundance within his ancestral homeland. In this presentation, he asks participants to consider how the knowledge shared can be translated and applied now and into the future to address our shared world of new inputs and new desired outcomes.
Erin Upton: Water in Wine Landscapes: Why Water Matters for Resilience in a Changing Climate
Dr. Erin Upton uses ecological, social, and regulatory frameworks to encourage us to think about water in our regions and operations. She examines the impacts of a changing climate on water quality and quantity, and what we can focus on with regards to water as we strive for greater resilience in uncertain times.
Chris Chen: Viticulture Strategies for Extreme Weather Events & New Pest & Fungal Pressures
Dr. Chris Chen explores the evolving challenges vineyards face due to climate change taking a look specifically at how climate change is impacting vineyard pest and diseases (not just the grape vines), the adaption of fungus to higher temperatures and how to manage a spray program with limited to no sulfur, and water usage efficiency through the lens of frost protection practices.
Dr. Greg Jones: 2025 Climate Update
Dr. Greg Jones, a distinguished atmospheric scientist and wine climatologist with over 25 years of research connecting climate change to grapevine growth and wine quality gives a 10-minute climate update.
Pollinator Partnership: Attracting & Supporting Pollinators in Your Vineyard
Cody Wilson from the Pollinator Partnership addresses LIVE Bee Friendly Farming requirements and ways to meet these requirements with regionally specific native plant suggestions, IPM practices, pollinator water requirements, and more.
2024 LIVE Annual Meeting Keynote Address: Eric Asimov
Wine writer Eric Asimov delivers remarks connecting wine and the natural world at the 2024 LIVE Annual Meeting.
Addressing the Carbon Footprint of Bottles & Packaging: Anna Brittain, Adam Rack, Keenan O'Hern
Anna Brittain of Napa Green + Adam Rack and Keenan O'Hern of Revino discuss the logistics and impact of refillable wine bottles and alternative wine packaging solutions.
Growth of the Soil
Listen to thoughtful discussions on various sustainability topics. LIVE is a nonprofit third-party certifier of sustainable wine growing in the Pacific Northwest.
Listen to More EpisodesThis seven minute podcast was developed for wine distribution and retail sales representatives in the Pacific Northwest. We discuss an overview of LIVE certification, shares results of recent consumer research, and provides streamlined information that will be helpful when you talk with your customers about sustainable winegrowing and LIVE-certified wines in your company’s portfolio.