Archive | December, 2009
2009 – Thanks From The Organic Wine Journal
This last decade in wine has been one of polarization – two trains speeding down the rails with different destinations in mind. The world of branded image-driven corporate wine got bigger. The top brands consolidated their stranglehold at the distribution and retail level. Mega corporations with thousands of employees pressed and sold billions of gallons [...]
Continue reading...Compañia de Vinos Telmo Rodriguez
By Katarina Maloney - Dec 24, 2009
When I realized that I would be bumming around Spain for a bit, the winemaker I was immediately referred to was Telmo Rodriguez. Besides being one of Spain’s biggest winemakers, Telmo is known for supporting the Return to Terroir movement. He creates authentic Spanish wines at a reasonable price point, in opposition to the popular [...]
Continue reading...“Organic Bubbly” Specials at Organic Wine Company
By Adam Morganstern - Dec 23, 2009
The good news at Organic Wine Company just keeps coming. Organic Wine Journal readers, and everyone else, can take advantage of a 50% shipping discount on organic sparkling wines for the holidays. Just enter code “FS50″ in the coupon box at checkout. 2008 Altana Rosato del Veneto Frizzante – Perlage 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. Made in [...]
Continue reading...Mionetto – Organic Prosecco For New Year’s Eve
By Adam Morganstern - Dec 22, 2009
Nothing says New Year’s Eve like the sound of corks popping, but that doesn’t mean you’re limited to Champagne. Prosecco, Italy’s famous sparkling wine, makes a great and affordable alternative. We spoke with with Enore Ceola, Managing Director of Mionetto USA, about their success in bringing organic Prosecco into the United States. How is Prosecco [...]
Continue reading...Organic Wine Company To The Rescue
By Adam Morganstern - Dec 21, 2009
When Organic Vintners announced they would stop online wine sales it was sad news for those who like to purchase their organic wines online. But now The Organic Wine Company has come to the rescue and will be offering many of Organic Vintners selections on their online store. Congratulations to Veronique Raskin and Paolo Benetti [...]
Continue reading...Summerhill Named Best Winery In Canada
By Adam Morganstern - Dec 11, 2009
Summerhill Pyramid Winery, the largest organic winery in Canada, has been named Canadian Winery of the Year by the International Wine and Spirit Competition in London, England. Read the full story at bclocalnews.com.
Continue reading...Cowhorn Vineyard & Garden
By Adam Morganstern - Dec 10, 2009
Hidden away in a remote river valley of a region historically known more for gold than grapes is Cowhorn Vineyard & Garden, a boutique Demeter-certified Biodynamic estate winery whose first releases are the toast of The James Beard Foundation, Fortune magazine’s Most Powerful Women Summit, and Oregon’s emerging eco-culinary scene. Sharing qualities comparable to the [...]
Continue reading...Tishbi Winery – Israel
By Jonathan Russo & Deborah Grayson - Dec 7, 2009
To understand Israel’s Tishbi Winery, it helps to know the history of winemaking in Napa and Sonoma. California’s wineries were started in the last quarter of the 19th century by visionary European immigrants, hard-working farmers. They grew grapes they were familiar with in the “old country” and prospered slowly; enduring droughts, market disruptions (prohibition), changing [...]
Continue reading...Ossian Winery – Spain
By Katarina Maloney - Dec 3, 2009
I was only in Spain for a week and I wanted to take things easy for my last days in Europe. While I was planning on passing the time by checking out the Spanish queso scene and filling up on tapas, my host Amy suggested that I check out a nearby winery named Ossian. They [...]
Continue reading...The Official Tony Coturri Wine Fridge
By Adam Morganstern - Dec 2, 2009
One of the perks of working at the Organic Wine Journal is sometimes a favorite winemaker stops by on Thanksgiving. And you can convince them to do some weird things in the spirit of the holidays. Tony Coturri was in New York City to serve his wines at the James Beard House dinner, but stopped [...]
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By Jonathan Russo - Dec 30, 2009
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