Jonathan Russo

Breakout In The Organic Ghetto


The other day, I had an argument with a prominent importer of artisanal, organic and biodynamic wines. We asked him to advertise with the Organic Wine Journal so our readers can find his wines. He was having none of it. ...

Stating The Obvious


The other night we were drinking a simply delicious biodynamic wine from Taburno, a region within Campagnia. The grape type is the ancient “Falanghina.” The vintage was 2005. There was a golden hue in the glass and deep ...

Our New Web Site


The Organic Wine Journal is about to grow a new shoot... our web site. There's been a lot of progress since our debut. We've written numerous articles and reviews, we've launched our Organic Winemaking Adventure with Tony Coturri that ...

The Luxury Of Ethics


The other day I attended a seminar by the Luxury Marketing Council on marketing “wellness.” The speakers were a panel of spa, yoga and nutrition professionals. They all said business was booming. Wealthy, upscale people want to eat well, have ...

Bring Your Own Organic Wine


The best thing about restaurants which allow you to bring your own wine is that you can open your favorite organic and biodynamic selections. The Organic Wine Journal staff had a boys-night-out recently at the restaurant Tartine in Manhattan’s Greenwich ...

Roman Holiday


Italians may lead the world in design and style, but they have fallen behind the organic and biodynamic wine bar curve. Rome is my favorite European city, and while attending the first annual Rome Film Festival I jumped at the ...

Mission Impossible – The Restaurant Wine List


We have been drinking organic wine for the last seven years, or, to put it better, trying to drink organic wine. Finding a bottle at the retail level had often been a sleuthing game worthy of Agatha Christie. Years ago, ...

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