Land stewardship in Napa Valley: In conversation with Spottswoode Winery

By Hanna Halmari

In this Sustainable Wine Roundtable podcast Tom Owtram speaks with Beth Novak Milliken, president and CEO, and Aron Weinkauf, vineyard manager and winemaker, of Spottswoode Winery in Napa Valley, California.

One of the first vineyards to have adopted organic farming in Napa Valley, Spottswoode has also incorporated biodynamic practices and will soon be Regenerative Organic Certified (ROC).  They discuss the direction of sustainability within the wine industry, climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies, the benefits of regenerative practices, communicating sustainability, and more.

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About the author

Hanna Halmari
Editor

Hanna Halmari is the editor at Sustainable Wine and head of conferences at Innovation Forum. She specialises in research, conference production, and stakeholder engagement, helping companies tackle supply chain sustainability challenges across agriculture, manufacturing, packaging, and human rights. Hanna holds an MSc in International Development from King’s College London, where she developed a strong interest in political economy and post-communist transformation. She speaks Finnish, Bulgarian, and English, and enjoys travelling and discovering new wines.