The Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT) is thrilled to announce Australia's oldest family owned winery, Yalumba is the 2013 recipient of the International Award Of Excellence in Sustainable Winegrowing competition. An internationally recognized award, wineries from around the world submitted applications documenting their sustainable programs with Yalumba being the clear winner.
This award further cements Yalumba's success as a
globally recognized leader of sustainability, something that is incredibly
important in all facets of their business. Yalumba is the first international
winery to win this award since its inception.
Yalumba, Australia's oldest family owned winery
Cecil Stephen Camilleri
Manager, Sustainable Wine Programs
Yalumba is a part of the Negociants USA Portfolio
Negociants USA is an importer of premium Australian and New
Zealand Wines of Provenance. All the brands are multigenerational and producing premium wines that display
wonderful regionality and varietal character. They represent some of
Australia's icons and highly sort after brands such as Yalumba, Jim Barry
Wines, Henschke, Giaconda, Vasse Felix, Wirra Wirra, Jansz Tasmania, Pewsey
Vale and Langmeil. Together they represent over 20 generations and over 500
years of winemaking.
Director of Marketing + PR
Since 2010, Chris Chilton has been the Director of
Marketing and Public Relations of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas
(BRIT). In that position, Chris’s key functions are raising awareness of the
Institute both within the United States and abroad and increasing its
membership base.
Skilled in creating and managing environmental and
non-profit marketing programs, Chris’s activities at BRIT range from handling
the marketing for BRIT’s highly touted move into its new LEED Platinum
certified headquarters; to building awareness for its international awards
program and managing the application processes; to building alliances with similar
minded organizations, and promoting the merits of sustainability and
conservation.
Will McClatchey, Ph.D.
V. P. and Director of Research
Dr. Will McClatchey, oversees BRIT Research, which
includes the herbarium (plant collections), biodiversity informatics,
publications and the library as well as multiple research projects.
The author of numerous scientific articles, Dr.
McClatchey’s research addresses hypotheses about the evolution of patterns of
human interactions with plants and ecosystems.
He has extensive research experience in the South and Western Pacific
regions on questions combining plant systematics, biogeography, and
ethnobiology.
McClatchey was recently received the Distinguished
Economic Botanist Award from the Society for Economic Botany for his roles as
an accomplished teacher, mentor, and advisor.
Melissa Mitchell
Development Director
Growing up in rural settings in the southeast United States, Melissa learned at an early age to appreciate the natural environment around her. After studies at the University of Montevallo outside Birmingham, Alabama, Ms. Mitchell moved to Europe where she worked as a counselor with the US Army and Allied Forces as well as President of the Berlin American Women’s Club. Among their many activities, the Club was involved in helping the children of Chernobyl as well as working to reunite parents separated by the former East German regime with their mentally disabled children. Following that, she worked with the late Ambassador Richard Holbrooke and the US State Department in organizing volunteer activities for then President Bill Clinton’s July1994 visit to Berlin.
Growing up in rural settings in the southeast United States, Melissa learned at an early age to appreciate the natural environment around her. After studies at the University of Montevallo outside Birmingham, Alabama, Ms. Mitchell moved to Europe where she worked as a counselor with the US Army and Allied Forces as well as President of the Berlin American Women’s Club. Among their many activities, the Club was involved in helping the children of Chernobyl as well as working to reunite parents separated by the former East German regime with their mentally disabled children. Following that, she worked with the late Ambassador Richard Holbrooke and the US State Department in organizing volunteer activities for then President Bill Clinton’s July1994 visit to Berlin.
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