LIVE (Low Input Viticulture and Enology)

Organization · Founded 1997

Also known as LIVE Certified, Low Input Viticulture & Enology, Inc.

Sustainability certifier for Pacific Northwest vineyards and wineries, formed by Willamette Valley winegrowers in 1997 and incorporated as a nonprofit in 1999, with accreditation from the international IOBC. It added Washington growers in 2006, a winery program in 2008 and Idaho in 2012.

Ownership

• Ted Casteel (founded by, from 1997)
• Dick Ponzi (co-founder, from 1997)

Affiliation

• Al MacDonald (president, 1997–2013)
• Adelsheim Vineyard (certified member, present)
• A to Z Wineworks (certified member, present)
• Rex Hill (certified member, present)
• Bryn Mawr Vineyards (certified member, from 2020)

Sources

• About LIVE (LIVE Certified)
• Many winemakers are going easy on the Earth (Sunset)
• Wine Person of 2014: Al MacDonald (Oregon Wine Press)

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