At B.E.V. NY, Healthy Vines, Pure Wines author and Sonoma Sustainable Tourism Observatory founder Pamela Lanier spoke on the topic of emerging trends in wine marketing and wine tourism in California.

Sonoma author Pamela Lanier joins colleagues at the International Network of Sustainable Tourism Observatories annual meeting.

Sonoma Sustainable Tourism founder Pamela Lanier speaks on wine and innovation at 6th UNWTO Global Conference on Wine Tourism, in Alba, Italy.

Hear what the Cool Petaluma initiative is doing to fight climate change at the civic level.

There’s many ways Sonoma can work with other regions and agencies toward a future where wildfires are less frequent and do less damage. But each of us can also take a moment and prepare a quick plan for evacuation, should that need arise.

Healthy Vines, Pure Wines – Methods in Organic, Biodynamic, Natural and Sustainable Viticulture, from Sonoma authors Pamela Lanier and J.N. Hughes, features overviews of sustainable labels and what they mean, details of vineyard practices such as use of cover crops and beneficial insects, and in-depth case studies of wineries committed to environmentally responsible business practices.

I am reminded of my first World Conservation Congress in 2012, in Jeju, when we brought the above banner to share a very similar message. “Our Planet, Our Future” was drawn by young immigrant children in the Bay Area under the guidance of their teacher, Elena Garnache.