Can 100% Organic Grapes be Produced in Long Island?
Barbara Shinn has been posting her journal about Shinn Estate Vineyard’s progress towards organic certification here on our site, but one author is wondering whether or not organic grape production is even possible on Long Island. Check out the wine blog Wine, Seriously to read the article. One interesting quote: Barbara Shinn said that she [...]
Continue reading...Organic Wine Journal on Huffington Post
June 2, 2010
We’re pleased to announce that the Organic Wine Journal will now be providing wine content for The Huffington Post. Our first article, How To Go To a Wine Store, just went up today. Organic and Biodynamic wine coverage is now going to extend to one of the most visited news sites on the internet.
Continue reading...Adopt Your Own Organic Olive Tree
May 27, 2010
The last thing anyone wants to drink is a bottle of wine with a personalized label. It doesn’t exactly scream quality. But a custom bottle of extra virgin olive oil from your own adopted tree – that’s class. The Texas Hill Country Olive Company allows you to adopt an organic olive tree and choose from [...]
Continue reading...OWJ Book Roundup – The Vegetarian Slow Cooker
May 24, 2010
One of the great advantages of a slow cooker is taking a tough piece of meat and making it mouthwateringly tender. But now that Mario Batali has commanded us to start enjoying “Meatless Mondays” what are carnivores, and vegetarians for that matter, supposed to do with this appliance? Judith Finlayson has the answer with her [...]
Continue reading...Hawk and Horse Vineyards – Now Open for Tours and Tastings
May 12, 2010
Lake County, CA: The Boies and Hawkins families cordially invite you to visit their Demeter Biodynamic 900 acre ranch and vineyard Estate where they will meet you in person. Hawk and Horse Vineyards is situated in Lower Lake, California, on the historic 900 acre Diamond B Ranch, owned by famed New York attorney, David Boies [...]
Continue reading...Winemaker’s Feast with Tony Coturri – May 11th in NYC
April 29, 2010
Join us for the ultimate organic wine and food feast. Winemaker Tony Coturri will pair his wines with a Nose-to-Tail suckling pig feast at Resto on May 11th at 7pm. This dinner, part of a series sponsored by the Organic Wine Journal, highlights that responsible wining and dining are as much about pleasure as they [...]
Continue reading...Harris Wines – First Certified Organic Brandy from Australia
April 27, 2010
Organic Brandy is now available from Harris Organic Wines in Perth’s Swan Valley. The brandy – certified by the body Australian Certified Organic (ACO) – is distilled and matured in oak casks on the premises at Harris Organic Wines. Being certified organic means that there is no other brandy like this in Australia. Matured into [...]
Continue reading...CCOF Awards – Benziger and Fetzer are Winners
April 20, 2010
The CCOF (California Certified Organic Farmers) have handed out awards to Benziger Family Winery for their closed loop water system and Fetzer Vineyards for their waste reduction. CCOF certified Fetzer Vineyards has been recognized for the 13th year by the 2009 Waste Reduction Award Program (WRAP) of the California Integrated Waste Management Board for their [...]
Continue reading...Hall Wines Earns Organic Certification
April 14, 2010
Napa Valley, CA, March 31, 2010 – HALL Wines, the premier 21st century vineyard and winery, announces today that it has received Organic Certification from the California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF), one of the nation’s oldest and largest organic certification and trade associations in North America. This achievement reinforces HALL Wines’ steadfast commitment to sustainability [...]
Continue reading...Sub-terroir Rhônesick Blues
March 15, 2010
Randall Graham takes on winemaking, critics and designer yeast in his own Dylan-style video. Visit the Been Doon So Long site for full lyrics and copious footnotes.
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June 8, 2010
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