Mr. Torres and his father, Miguel A. Torres, who led the company until 2012, have transformed Familia Torres from simply a top Spanish wine producer into an industry leader in the fight against climate change. This has meant both finding innovative ways to counter the effects of climate change on the wines and diminishing its own carbon emissions. To make the case that climate change poses a dire threat to the wine industry and requires a concerted response, Torres has teamed with Jackson Family Wines, another international wine company based in California, to form International Wineries for Climate Action. The organization, which has set up a rigorous standard for admission, is set to announce additional members by the end of October, and will lobby others in the wine industry to make reducing carbon emissions a top priority. This corresponds to goals for limiting global warming set out by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

Source: International New York Times October 24, 2019 15:00 UTC