It’s hard enough to develop, coordinate, and execute sustainable programs for wine-grape-producing regions even statewide, but Australia is implementing environmental stewardship on a national basis—and succeeding. The Australian wine industry’s path to sustainability began in the early 1990s under a cloud of confusion, said Dr. Jim Hardie, chief executive officer of the Cooperative Research Centre for Viticulture. “The industry was first confused with the notion of sustainability, definitions, and where it should be going in regards to sustainability. “Growers didn’t know what environmental management systems were or who was driving the concept of environmental management,” he said, adding that growers […]