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Schedule SIP Certified Inspections June 1 Through July 16
Schedule SIP Certified Vineyard & Winery inspections between June 1 and July 16, 2018. Call or email your inspector in May to select a date (Inspector contact information is available online) 1. Login to the database 2. Click Certifications 3. Under Certifications in Progress, below Appl. click the icon (to the right of to your property name) 4. Under Inspection, Inspection Scheduled, select the agreed upon inspection date 5. Under Inspection, Inspector, select the Inspector name from drop down 6. Click Save 7. Your inspector can now see your Standards documentation [Read more...]
#DrinkSustainably with Owl Man POS
Want more materials for your sales team and distributors? Let us know! [Read more...]
Second Annual California Green Medal: Sustainable Winegrowing Leadership Awards Announced
Recipients of the second annual California Green Medal: Sustainable Winegrowing Leadership Awards were announced and honored at a lunch reception and ceremony April 20 in Sacramento. The California Green Medal, developed to showcase leading wineries and vineyards committed to sustainability, is presented by the California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance, the California Association of Winegrape Growers, Wine Institute, Lodi Winegrape Commission, Napa Valley Vintners, Sonoma County Winegrowers and The Vineyard Team. Many association partners also helped to promote the awards which were selected by a panel of wine and sustainability experts. Awardees of the four 2016 Green... [Read more...]
Important Vineyard/Winery Certification Due Dates
May – Schedule inspection for June 1 – July 14. June 1 - July 14 – Inspections. Documentation should reflect practices from December 1, 2016 up until the inspection unless otherwise specified in the question. After July 25 - Growers with incomplete documentation are subject to a $250-500 late fee penalty. Incomplete inspection reports and documentation are subject to a NOT ELIGIBLE vote. August – Certification Advisory Committee (CAC) votes on eligibility. August/September – SIP staff sends notification of eligibility. September – Payment of certification fees. December 15 – Vineyards - Submits year end 8.1.1... [Read more...]
Earth Month in the Market
#owlman Hits the Market 9,000 bottle neckers 20 grocery stores 12 store case stacks / end caps 1 display at Glacier National Park, MT YOUR tasting room Get Social - @SIPcertified Snap a pic of your Earth Month SIP Certified wine displays OR Post the #owlman pic Use “Celebrate Earth Month with sustainable wines #drinksustainably @SIPcertified” Post to Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and wherever else you share Look for SIP in stores Earth Month materials are already in stores from Santa Barbara to Monterey. Snap a pic of your wine and share. [Read more...]
Green Ideas for Earth Month
Earth Month is here and consumers often wonder how they can be a more green in their day-to-day life. Obviously we can’t neglect ways to re-use wine corks (SIP wines anyone?), so we combed the internet and found great resources for our followers. Hope on over to Country Living for “21 Cool Ways to Repurpose Wine Corks” Don’t forget to check out Addicted2Decorating’s “Wine Cork Crafts” article for some more. Buzzfeed is famous for list of creative things – including this great list of “25 Things You Can DIY with Wine Corks” Saved By Love... [Read more...]
SIP it UP with The $NOB
The spring edition of The $NOB is all about wine. What better way to kick off the season than with some great sips, sustainable SIPs that is. Read the article at SNOB_March-April 2016. [Read more...]
#DrinkSustainably for Earth Month
Get Social - @SIPcertified Snap a pic of your Earth Month SIP Certified wine displays OR Post the #owlman pic Use “Celebrate Earth Month with sustainable wines #drinksustainably @SIPcertified” Post to Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and wherever else you share Look for SIP in stores Earth Month materials are already in stores from Santa Barbara to Monterey. Snap a pic of your wine and share. [Read more...]
Complete Vineyard & Winery Documentation for Inspections
Start documenting the Standards now so you are ready for your inspection between June 1 and July 16, 2018. Click here to find your 2018 inspection type. The SIP Certified cycle is December 1 through November 30. Documentation should reflect practices from December 1, 2017 up until the June 1/July 16, 2018 inspection unless otherwise specified in the question. Login at https://app.sipcertified.org/ Click Certifications This screen shows the points achieved by each property based on Standards completion. Name = The Property: click to document the Standards Appl. = Application & History: view certification progress and... [Read more...]
SIP Certified at WiVi
SIP Certified is a proud sponsor of WiVi Central Coast, the premier wine and viticulture symposium and trade show in Central California. WiVi boasts 45,000 sq. ft. of exhibit space with nearly 200 exhibits and hundreds of new products, product demonstrations, educational seminars and networking opportunities for winemakers, grape growers, winery owners and managers. The day-and-a-half conference and one-day tradeshow features concurrent sessions by top industry leaders on regional viticulture, enology and DTC topics and gives attendees the opportunity to understand and experience new trends and technology. Come learn about SIP Certified Tuesday, March 15,... [Read more...]