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Growing up in Ontario, wine was something I admired from a distance. I didn’t come from vineyards or generations of winemakers; I came from classrooms, science labs, and a lifelong curiosity about how things work. I’ve always loved understanding systems - natural ones, human ones, organizational ones. And somewhere along the way, that curiosity led me into the world of wine science, sustainability, and circular innovation.  This journey wasn’t linear. It unfolded slowly, spar

By Julie Twohey, Founder & Strategic Director Welcome to Grapevine Futures! For years, I’ve loved wine for reasons that go far beyond the glass. I’ve always been captivated by the science behind winemaking - the chemistry, the terroir, the lifecycle of the vine. But the more I learned, the more one truth became impossible to ignore: the wine industry produces an extraordinary amount of unused, under-valued plant material that holds enormous potential.  Every harvest, mountain