New Zealand – Biodynamic and Organic Food and Wine Degustation
As part of the Wellington On A Plate festival, Urlar Vineyards is sponsoring a Biodynamic and Organic Food and Wine Degustation. Feast on the flavours of organically grown Highland cow and pig matched with biodynamic wines of Urlar. Travis Clive-Griffin of Bar Salute and Angus Thomson of Urlar Vineyard join forces to present a wonderfully [...]
Continue reading...Cold Peach and Mango Soup Shooters
The other week we reviewed 100 Perfect Pairings: Small Plates to Enjoy with Wines You Love and the author, Jill Silverman Hough, wanted to share some recipes with our readers that would be great for summer. First up is her Cold Peach and Mango Soup Shooters which she pairs with a Gewürztraminer. Cold Peach and [...]
Continue reading...OWJ Book Roundup – Daring Pairings
May 28, 2010
You’ve finally learned which dishes go well with a Chardonnay, Riesling or Zinfandel, so where do you go from there? Evan Goldstein is out to raise your food & wine IQ even further with Daring Pairings – A Master Sommelier Matches Distinctive Wines with Recipes from His Favorite Chefs. The book presents in-depth profiles of [...]
Continue reading...OWJ Book Roundup – King of the Lobby
May 27, 2010
For centuries, most people saw wine as a way to enjoy a good meal or relax. Sam Ward saw it as a way to influence government. He arrived in Washington D.C. in 1859, with several cases of fine wine, and managed to secretly draw salaries simultaneously from the U.S. State Department and the country of [...]
Continue reading...Bere Bio Road Show – Italian Organic & Biodynamic Wines
May 25, 2010
The Bere Bio Road Show reached New York yesterday, promoting 17 organic and biodynamic wineries from Italy. The majority of producers were from Tuscany, with other regions, such as Piedmont and Abruzzi, represented as well. This event not only showcases the growing interest in organic wines, but also the realization among winemakers that banding together, [...]
Continue reading...Organic Wines Are Great As Long As You Don’t Tell Anyone They’re Organic
March 12, 2010
There’s been a lot of buzz online recently about an academic paper done by two students; Magali A. Delmas of UCLA and Laura E. Grant of UCSB titled Eco-labeling Strategies and Price-Premium: The Wine Industry Puzzle. The study looks at eco-certification and eco-labeling as two separate business strategies, and they found that wineries that are [...]
Continue reading...Maison Joseph Drouhin Awarded Organic Certification
February 24, 2010
Twenty years after Philippe Drouhin first began introducing organic practices to the vineyards making up the family company’s domaine (estate), Maison Joseph Drouhin (MJD), the highly regarded producer of Burgundy wines, has been awarded organic certification for all grapes grown within its vineyards beginning with the 2009 vintage. Announcement of the certification was made by [...]
Continue reading...5 Organic Wines Win Grand Gold Medals at BioFach 2010
February 23, 2010
After tasting 622 wines from 19 different countries, an international jury awarded 5 organic wines Grand Gold medals at BioFach 2010 in Nürnberg, Germany. These MUNDUSvini BioFach International Organic Wine awards went to: 2008 Lieserer Rosenlay Riesling Spätlese Feinherb, Weingut Hubertushof GbR, Lieser (Mosel), Germany 2008 Stülb Gelber Muscateller edelsüß, Weingut Stülb, Zell (Mosel), Germany [...]
Continue reading...St. Francis Winery: At The Organic Crossroads
February 19, 2010
Winemaker Heather Munden wishes she could just snap her fingers and turn her vineyards organic. The reality is a little harder. “Our first goal is to take 10 acres next to the winery and start with that,” she says. To do the whole thing at once is a little scary for people with no background [...]
Continue reading...Ehlers Estate – Organic Philanthropy
February 17, 2010
We like their organic and biodynamic practices, but we’ve recently learned of another reason to appreciate Napa Valley’s Ehlers Estate. One hundred percent of their proceeds go to the Leducq Foundation, a non-profit foundation dedicated to funding international cardiovascular research. As a passionate philanthropist and a longtime sufferer from heart disease, Jean Leducq, and his [...]
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