Organic Wine Journal

Organic Wine Class – New York 1/12/09

Discount for OWJ Readers. – Use promo code “Organic” and get 15% off. Adam Morganstern, editor of the Organic Wine Journal, will be teaching a class on organic and biodynamic wines as Astor Wines & Spirits in New York City on Monday, Januray 12th. Follow this link to get your tickets. Class description below. Organic, [...]

Organic Sparkling Wines for the Holidays

Sparkling wine has an illustrious history of livening up celebrations. In 1876 the Tsar of Russia commissioned the now ubiquitous Crystal to make a distinguished sparkler that would impress his court, and Napoleon’s armies famously opened their bottles of bubbly with their sabers, a practice that continues to this day (though as this video attests, [...]

Fennel & Orange Holiday Salad

This vibrant and light winter salad provides a welcome contrast to the rich fare of the season. Thinly shaved fennel and glistening orange segments are tangled together with winter greens, toasted hazelnuts and crumbled feta for a crunchy and refreshing beginning to any holiday meal. Serve it with a glass of Prosecco and let the [...]

State of the Glass

Was the glass of organic and biodynamic wine in 2008 half full or half empty? From our seat at OWJ it seems a little murky; like an unfined, unfiltered red Rhone. Industry statistics point to an increase in sales of around 30% for the organic category against a backdrop of 3% for all wine. However, [...]

Eco-Fugitives get their own Most Wanted List

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has started their own FBI-style most wanted list. What does it take to make this gang of crimnals? Denis L. Feron installed a secret pipe behind his factory that discharged pollutants into a tributary of the Mississippi River. Authorities beleive he is hiding in Belgium, but if you see him [...]

Tony Coturri on being in The Wine Report

In the latest edition of Tom Stevenson’s book WINE REPORT 2009 published by DK Publishing, we have received a meaningful review. The WINE REPORT isn’t a typical rating publication like Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate or the Wine Spectator. It’s a book for savvy wine lovers. It’s a European standard. The trends in the wine world [...]

Wine Report 2009 – Top Organic & Biodynamic Wines

The 2009 Wine Report by Tom Stevenson is out. Monty Waldin reports on organic and biodynamic wines for this yearly publication and here are his top ten lists: Greatest Wine Producers 1. Domaine Leroy (burgundy, France) 2. Domaine Marcel Deiss (Alsace, France) 3. Domaine Zind Humbrecht (Alsace, France) 4. Ferme de la Sansonniere/Marc Angeli (Loire, [...]

Richard Sanford’s Plan Room