Is the global wine industry really embracing sustainability?

The wine sector is severely threatened by the impacts of climate change, but is it doing enough to prevent them? In New Zealand, the wine industry has put a large focus in recent years on becoming more environmentally sustainable. An industry-led initiative introduced in 1997 known as Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand (SWNZ) has delivered considerable success, with an estimated 94 per cent of New Zealand’s vineyard producing area now certified.