Hey Joe,

You say "Because of travel, waste, and agricultural byproducts, wine is a product that can have serious effects on the environment and leave a Sasquatch-sized carbon footprint. It can contribute to global warming.."

I really don't understand what you're getting at here. Travel? If you mean flying to visit a winery, yes that's carbon intensive. But it's by no means factored into the making of wine.

As to waste and contributing to global warming, I would submit that you check out the "lagoons" associated with cattle farms--not to mention their methane. Indeed, eating a burger has a much larger ("sasquatch sized"?) carbon footprint than enjoying a bottle of wine.

I've posted a few posts around this complex theme if it's something you're interested in:
http://drvino.com/category/green-wine/

Cheers,

Tyler