Porto Protocol: Climate Talks
Dry Farming & Climate Resilience
Thursday, 6 November 2025, 5pm UTC, ZOOM
I’m delighted to join The Porto Protocol next week as a guest speaker alongside David Guimarães (Fladgate Partnership), Guillaume Eicholz (Dominus Estate, Napa Valley), and Prof. Kees van Leeuwen (Bordeaux Sciences Agro). The topic is dry farming and climate resilience in the wine sector. As freshwater management and dry-farming conversion is now the central focus of my work as Founder of The Wine & Climate Change Institute (TWACCI), I am eager to explore this topic alongside such experienced practitioners who are actively shaping adaptation strategies in their respective regions.
This conversation reaches far beyond wine or wine professionals - the topic is relevant to us all. And not just in the context of wine quality and soil health. In fact, I don’t believe that the use of irrigation and wine quality is at the centre of this conversation anymore. It goes beyond that now: the way in which vineyards use water impacts the communities and food systems around them, and shapes how we allocate the planet’s most precious resource. The sustainability of what we drink is linked to the sustainability of what we eat, the resilience of rural economies, and the health of local ecosystems. As consumers become more conscious of their environmental footprint, choosing wines made with responsible water stewardship can directly support climate-smart agriculture and the preservation of landscapes we love. I would be thrilled for you to join us for this timely dialogue. Registration link in the comments.
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_za_rVJWFQPW-w6S0nVQFbg
