Organic Wine Journal

In My Mind’s Mouth – Chirp and Slurp

In his new series on wine and food pairing, Evan Spingarn discovers the luscious match between the right Red Burgundy roasted Cornish Game Hens. Get your shallots and wild mushrooms ready and read on.

The Greenest House in the World

I’m in a cozy 1915 Craftsman in Rockridge, California. A house that, in the same auspicious week Obama won the Presidency, earned the title of Greenest House In The World. “For about 2 seconds,” says eco-visionary David Gottfried. He’s modest, and mindful that scores of homes are soon to follow the green trail they’ve blazed. [...]

Why The Trip Kills It

What really happens to wine once it leaves the cellar, and why doesn't anyone in the business want to talk about it? Lyle Fass goes after the answers and finds out what all the shipping, trucking and railroading is doing to your favorite vintage.

Olga Raffault Chinon “Les Picasses” 2002

Let it be known that at one point in my wine drinking life, the word ”Chinon” sent shivers down my spine and right through my palate. I loathed the place. Couldn’t bear to be around anything in liquid form from it. So what did the unassuming Cabernet Franc grape ever do to me..? It stunk. Literally. There was an [...]

Water Recycling at Benziger Winery

What I Learned On My California Wine Trip

Organic and biodynamic wine growers don’t feed plants, they feed the soil through the use of compost, cover crops, compost teas, and in biodynamics with biodyanimic preparations (the term biodynamic preparation is intimidating, but they are simply chamomile blossoms, oak bark, dandelion flowers, valerian flowers, yarrow blossoms, stinging nettle and silica.) Compost is made up [...]

Idaho Organic Wines (Part 1) – 3 Horse Ranch Vineyards

Not only are wines being made in Idaho, they’re being made organically as well. I spoke with Gary Cunningham who, along with his wife Martha, own and operate 3 Horse Ranch Vineyards.

Return To Terroir – New York 2009

The fifth U.S Return To Terroir tasting hits New York City this February 23rd at the Metropolitan Pavillion. Over 80 of the top biodynamic wineries from around the world will be showcasing their wines. Nicolas Joly will also be presenting a seminar about The Urgent Need For Biodynamics. Registration is required for all. Go to [...]

OWJ Site Redesign

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Right Bank Bordeaux 2004 – wines by Stéphane Derenoncourt

Stéphane Derenoncourt is one of the world's foremost winemaking consultants, with wineries clamouring for his services. Right Bank Bordeaux is where he started out and established his reputation. While much has been written about him, here is a short reprise.