[Scpg] (please publish) WINE TOURS With a Focus on Sustainability - Santa Barbara

[Bryan Hope]

 SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. May 18, 2007 – A new wine tour company has emerged  with a focus on sustainability from its core company philosophies to the  featured wineries and vineyards that it visits.   Sustainable Vine Wine Tours, based in Santa  Barbara, CA, has recently begun  winery and vineyard tours in one of the world’s premium wine producing regions -  the surrounding Santa Ynez Valley.  These  tours focus on winemakers who engage in sustainable agriculture and cultivate  according to organic and biodynamic standards.   It’s a growing trend for viticulturalists, who claim to improve their  wine quality when they take the environment into more careful consideration.  
  
 Sustainable Vine’s owner, Bryan  Hope, feels that it’s important to support companies who are  engaged in positive business practices.   This is why he has chosen to direct business to winemakers such as Alma  Rose, Ampelos, Beckmen, and Presidio, who have committed to a higher level of  environmental stewardship and who continue to make outstanding wines.   Sustainable Vine is also committed to  evaluating its own footprint and is constantly looking to improve its own  business practices.  Supporting  sustainable farmers, using biodiesel in the company’s tour vehicle, working with  a local deli that provides an organic lunch, and becoming a member of 1% For The  Planet are a few of the things that Sustainable Vine has committed to in its  quest for environmental consistency.  As  a member of 1% For The Planet, Sustainable Vine donates 1% of revenues to local  environmental organizations.  For each  tour, a portion of the fee goes toward groups like The Surfrider
 Foundation or  The Environmental Defense Council. “I’m so excited to offer an entertaining  experience that also has real meaning”, states Hope.  “I’m hopeful that consumers realize their  level of power when it comes to a purchase, no matter how big or  small.”
  
 Sustainable Vine Wine Tours operates scheduled  tours from Santa Barbara and the  surrounding areas.  The educational tours  highlight the region’s rich wine history and the sustainable aspects of some of  today’s best wine producers.  Tours  include door to door service, wine tastings, an organic picnic lunch, and a gift  certificate towards the purchase of wines.   For more information visit www.sustainablevine.com.


       
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