In this episode we walk the landscapes of Barolo and Chianti with the Mapman Alessandro Masnaghetti. He explains how understanding landscapes increases our understanding of how and where sustainable farming and viticulture is possible. We all think about the justification for such an agricultural product as wine, as we could easily live without wine, but there are several reasons why vineyards play an important role in global agriculture - listen and find out.

Links:
https://www.enogea.it/alessandro-masnaghetti-editore/
https://www.barolomga360.it/en/
https://www.facebook.com/alessandro.masnaghetti
https://www.instagram.com/map_man_masna 

Books:
Chianti Classico
https://www.enogea.it/en/product/chianti-classico-the-atlas/
Barolo
http://www.enogea.it/en/product/barolo-mga-vol-ii-2/
Barbaresco
http://www.enogea.it/en/product/barolo-mga-the-barolo-great-vineyard-encyclopedia/

The Wine Spectator article on the Mapman: https://origin.winespectator.com/articles/map-man-49908

What are the MGA: Menzione Geografica Aggiuntiva
https://www.foodandwine.com/wine/menzione-geografica-aggiuntiva-barolo-wine

What are the UGA: Unità Geografica Aggiuntiva
https://www.wineshop.it/it/blog/che-cosa-sono-le-unita-o-menzioni-geografiche-aggiuntive.html

Many issues of social sustainability is a subject too rarely touched in the wine world. It’s often for the uncomfortable topics that we need to find straightforward solutions. In this episode I speak with Laura Donadoni who brought up a great, simple idea that is used in other industries in the USA and proposed it to the Italian wine industry; sexual harrasment prevention courses that teach and educate workers how to recognize inappropriate behaviour and how to act when we experience or vitness such behaviour. The italian Donne del Vino association is strongly supporting Laura’s initiative and has engaged Italian ministry of equal opportunity into it.

https://theitalianwinegirl.com/implementing-anti-sexism-courses-in-italy-my-proposal-to-the-minister-for-equal-opportunities/

UNSDG - Goal 5 Gender equality 

UNSDG - Goal 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth

Market research on gender equalities of wine consumers : https://www.wineintelligence.com/downloads/wine-consumption-and-gender-do-women-and-men-approach-wine-differently/

Italian Association of Women in Wine : https://ledonnedelvino.com/

What can we do to change sexist culture

https://theitalianwinegirl.com/the-metoo-of-wine-what-can-we-do-to-change-the-sexist-culture/

Laura’s latest book: https://www.slowfoodeditore.it/it/assaggi-slow-wine/custodi-del-vino-9788884997197-969.html
 

Youtube: The Italian Wine Girl

Linkedin: Laura Donadoni

Instagram: @theitalianwinegirl

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Facebook: Laura Donadoni     

How can we reduce the negative impacts of packaging - one effective way is recycling glass and accepting visually imperfect recycled glass bottles and lighter weight bottles. Claudio Agostini from glass packaging manufacturer Vetri Speciali explains in this episode the development and production process of glass bottles made with 100% recycled glass materials. 

Vetri Speciali: https://www.vetrispeciali.com/ 

Wild Glass: https://www.vetrispeciali.com/fr/wild-glass 

Estal packaging:  https://www.estal.com/es/distribucion-global-package-llc-.htm

 Cullet:  is defined as recycled broken or waste glass used in glassmaking, and furnace-ready cullet is uniform in size, free of contaminants and often sorted by color. Cullet creation is the form of glass recycling that saves huge quantities of energy and toxic emissions, more here 

 Quote:

“When it comes to containers, glass is always the best choice, but it's important to let the consumer know that we are committed not only to polluting less but also to ensure that our entire supply chain is as sustainable as possible…We control our suppliers and check if they work correctly not only regarding the environment, but also from a social point of view. We are still trying to build a complete supply chain that follows sustainability more and more.”