NAPA
THrives
WINE INDUSTRY LEADERS ACCELERATE CHANGE
NAPA COUNTY - JUNE 2022
Napa
THRIVES
Transformation, Health & Resilience Initiatives in Viticulture & Enology Symposium
The climate crisis is no longer imminent. It is here. It is not someone else’s problem. It is ours. Fires, drought, heat spikes will continue to strike our industry. Coming together as sustainable winegrowing leaders is no longer optional, it is imperative.
Napa growers and vintners can play an active role in building social equity, conserving natural resources, reducing and drawing down GHG emissions and creating more resilient vineyards, businesses and communities.
Our region and wines capture global attention, meaning our leadership can be an outsized force for change.
MISSION STATEMENT
To establish the first cross-organizational series of events, paired with sustained support and mentorship, that will not only inspire and educate, but facilitate and accelerate regional critical mass action.
This is a changemaking convening to enable the Napa County wine industry to leverage its powerful leadership platform and set a standard for sustainability and climate action that galvanizes the global wine industry.
June 7 to June 23
Napa THRIVES Six Event Series
Carriage House, Charles Krug Winery
June 25
ACCELERATION GALA
The Grove, Raymond Vineyards
THE EVENTS
This is a different kind of convening. There will be a series of six half-day, tightly focused events organized around the Six Pillars of Sustainable Winegrowing Leadership:
JUNE 7 - SAVING WATER & WATER EFFICIENCY
Marquee Speaker: Eric Asimov, Wine Critic, The New York Times
JUNE 9 - SAVING ENERGY & ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Marquee Speaker: Bill McKibben, Co-founder 350.org. Latest Book: The Flag, The Cross, and the Station Wagon
JUNE 14 - PREVENTING WASTE & GREEN PURCHASING
Marquee Speaker: TBD
JUNE 15 - INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT & PESTICIDE PHASEOUT
Marquee Speaker: TBD
JUNE 21 - SOCIAL EQUITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
Marquee Speaker: TBD
JUNE 23 - CLIMATE ACTION & REGENERATIVE FARMING
Marquee Roundtable: with Kimberly Nicholas, Sustainability Scientist, Lund University, and Author, Under the Sky We Make and Jonathan Foley, Executive Director, Project Drawdown
JUNE 24 - PARTNER EVENT: NLP COMMUNITY VISIONING
JUNE 25 - ACCELERATION GALA: Commit in Formal Dress and Formal Action!
Each event will have: Two “Get Your Hands Dirty” workshop options; a Marquee Speaker; and one Strategic Panel.
AND the events are just the beginning. Dedicated facilitators and mentors will follow-up with participants to provide direct support, tools and funding strategies to transition opportunities to reality.
This convening will culminate in a black-tie gala that will raise money for ongoing sustainability and climate action leadership in Napa County. The Campaign will be Action-Oriented, Compelling, and, most critically, Sustained.
THE PATH FORWARD
If not here, where? Napa County can and should be the industry leader in sustainability and climate action and leverage its powerful platform for broader change. Alone, our capacity to impact global industry challenges is relatively limited.
Collectively, unified under a common goal, we can harness our opportunities and influence to serve as a force to transform the industry.
Napa THRIVES Sponsors
Premier Sponsor
Event Sponsors
Gala Sponsor
Friends of Napa THRIVES
Napa THRIVES Co-Founders
Anna Brittain & Martin Reyes, MW
Napa THRIVES planning group
EVENT ORGANIZERS
Napa Green
Reyes Wine Group
Napa Valley Vintners
Napa Leadership Program
Dominus Estate
Spottswoode Estate
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Napa County Resource Conservation District
Napa Climate NOW!
Napa County Climate Action Committee
Committee members
Anna Brittain
Martin Reyes, MW
Michelle Novi
Dan Petroski
Tod Mostero
Molly Sheppard
Ashley Hausman, MW
Deborah Elliott
