Meet the Beneficials: Red-Tailed Hawk
Welcome to our series, Meet the Beneficials, where we shine a monthly spotlight on key beneficial organisms that can offer valuable services for your vineyard.
LIVE Social Sustainability Index Released
After a year of collaborative work with Linfield University and other experts in social sustainability, we are proud to present the LIVE Social Sustainability Index. This list of 75 items will assess your organization's level of social sustainability using the most applicable practices to the wine
LIVE Plus Certification Available
We are happy to announce a new certification option called LIVE Plus. This designation is available for those members who have demonstrated an extraordinarily high level of sustainable winegrowing. We have posted the rules below for earning LIVE Plus in the vineyard and for using the certification
Happy Pollinator Week! *New Video* from Bee Friendly Farming
Happy Pollinator Week! In honor of this week, we wanted to create a short, instructional video to serve as an aid for LIVE growers aiming to meet Bee Friendly Farming requirements. This video addresses: LIVE required Bee Friendly Farming standards & how to meet them including the 3% forage
New Winery Tech Chair
Please welcome our new winery tech chair, Shaun Vrooman! And thanks to Cheney Vidrine for his service on this committee. Shaun Vrooman - Production Winemaker at Adelsheim Shaun, originally from Oklahoma, ventured to Breckenridge, CO for a ski season, then darted to Nashville, TN, discovering his
2024 Winery Standard Published
Our 2024 winery standard has been published. You can access the new checklist by logging into your winery account or clicking here . The main change for 2024 is that we have eliminated Yellow items and recategorized them to either red or green items (ie. required or recommended). Members will have