San Francisco, Calif.—The Wine Institute has launched the California Sustainable Winegrowing Ambassador Course, a new online certificate class that provides education about sustainable practices used for California wine. According to a press release, the free, one-hour course is designed to help wine professionals, such as retailers, restaurateurs, distributors, media, winery sales, marketing, public relations and hospitality staff, learn and test their understanding of the sustainable practices of California wineries and vineyards. The course can be accessed at ambassador.discovercaliforniawines.com.

The ambassador course includes modules on: California wine, sustainable winegrowing terms and definitions, sustainable viticulture, sustainable winemaking and sustainable communities. It concludes with a 25-question test, accessible after all lessons have been read. Participants who successfully pass receive a certificate of completion.