Up in the Lebanese Bekaa valley at around 1,000 metres is an extraordinary property whose wines have become virtually synonymous with Lebanon. Serge Hochar has continued to make French-influenced wines here in spite of the various conflicts that have raged and blighted this beautiful but unstable region. [...]
Thierry Casse of Domaine de Barbazan
Everyone is familiar with the great wine regions of Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne. But when I had the chance to work with a producer in the small Madiran wine region in the south west of France, [...]
Looks like one less place to buy organic wine online. We got the following email announcement last week.
Organic Vintners has made the decision to stop servicing consumers direct. While this is a difficult decision, Organic Vintners is making progress in 28 states through wine distributors, retailers, restaurants, wine shops, and [...]
Harvesting chenin blanc at Domaine de la Roche Fleurie in Chancay.
Our year in France started once again last February with the Salons des Vins de la Loire in Angers. This is a great venue for any wine [...]
Pioneers in biodynamic winegrowing in New Zealand since 1983, James and Annie Millton’s winery, Millton Vineyards has recently received Demeter Certification. “It is great to see that my twenty six years of experience as a biodynamic winegrower are proving to be a useful foundation for the growth and acceptance of [...]
John Williams, owner of Frog’s Leap Winery and a pioneer on the Napa organic scene, is a man of analogies. When asked about grapes from irrigated vineyards, he conjures up an entirely different fruit.
Irrigated grapes, Williams says, lack the flavor of those from dry-farmed vineyards like [...]
The inaugural Nedbank Green Wine Awards were announced today at the Mount Nelson Hotel in Cape Town.
The Nedbank Green Wine Awards have come about due to the increased popularity and consumer interest in this category. Nedbank was the natural partner for the awards due to their ongoing involvement with conservation [...]
Stanko Radikon’s is making some of the most striking and unusual wines coming out of Italy’s Friuli Venezia Giulia today. His uncompromising views have brought him acclaim and a devoted following around the world. He acknowledges that his wines are not for everyone. They are unusual enough [...]
Living in a new world. That is the concept that the De Martino winery is looking to convey to the consumer with the release of its Nuevo Mundo (New World) wine, the first Carbon Neutral wine in Chile and Latin America.
Produced from organically grown grapes in the Maipo Valley (BCS [...]
If you want to taste some stellar wines that were made with organic and biodynamic grapes, here is my quick list for Thanksgiving wine choices:
Sparkling Wines:
Domaine Carneros Brut Cuvee 2005 $26 (widely available)
Aroma: Honeysuckle and toasted nuts. Flavors: Pear compote and lemon custard. A perfect match for slightly spicy asian [...]
Congratulations to Australia’s Harris Organic Wines which is celebrating their tenth anniversary. In honor of the occasion, Duncan and Deborah Harris are releasing their first sparkling wine, “Madeleine Claire,” named after their daughter. Learn more about Harris Wines at ledaswan.com.
[...]First MUNDUSvini BioFach International Organic Wine Award
• Powerful partners: world’s leading exhibition cooperates with MUNDUSvini/Meininger Verlag
• Deadline: 21 November 2009
• Tasting from 7–9 December 2009 in Neustadt on the Wine Road
The wine segment at the World Organic Trade Fair gets another highlight in 2010 when BioFach and MUNDUSvini/Meininger Verlag organize the [...]
Keith Wallace at the Daily Beast has an interesting article about how the top 30 wine brands in the United States aren’t from what we would traditionally consider a true “winery.” While the piece does not deal with the organic side of the issue, it does illuminate how successful the [...]
Good news from our friends at BioFach 2010. Organic wine is still doing well internationally despite the economic downturns. Germany is predicting a 10% increase in organic wine sales and Austrian organic wines are riding an increased demand from markets overseas, including Japan. French organic wine is “booming,” according to [...]
I had the pleasure of meeting winemaker Antonio Bravo from Emiliana Winery today. There is quite a bit of online chatter about organic and biodynamic wines but I especially relish the opportunity to discuss these wines with the person who actually makes them.
Antonio made vast amounts of conventional wines [...]
Cathy Garrard, Amy Atwood, Adam Morganstern, Jonathan Russo, Katarina Jack, Paul Howard, Greg Wacks, Michael Tulipan, Dave Kasper, Katarina Maloney
