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Organic Wine Journal on Huffington Post
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...Shinn Estate – The Slow Flow
By Barbara Shinn - Jun 1, 2010
Shinn Estate is in the first year of their organic certification process. Barbara Shinn shares her progress with us. May 1, 2010 In the coldest days of winter I dream of the spring sun warming the tops of my feet as I walk through the vineyard. I dream of a triumphant melody playing the song [...]
Continue reading...Adopt Your Own Organic Olive Tree
By Adam Morganstern - 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...Quivira Vineyards and Winery Produces Bold, Biodynamic Wines
By Bryn Birkhahn - May 26, 2010
The Quivira property exudes a low-key ambience and an unpretentious approach to the often mystical tenets of biodynamic viticulture. Farmed biodynamically since 2002, the Sonoma property was purchased by Pete and Terri Kight in 2006. Steven Canter, a passionate proponent of biodynamics, was swiftly enlisted to head-up the winemaking program. With Canter there is no [...]
Continue reading...Bere Bio Road Show – Italian Organic & Biodynamic Wines
By Adam Morganstern - 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...Leprechauns in the Vineyard – A Diary of Going Organic
By Barbara Shinn - May 7, 2010
Shinn Estate is in their first year of obtaining their organic certification. Barbara Shinn shares her progress with us. 4/10/10 Just when I think I have figured out something about Mother Nature, she outsmarts me again and humbles me in grand fashion. It happened today on April 10 at exactly 10 am. After a week [...]
Continue reading...Paul Dolan Pinot Noir 2007
By Organic Wine Review - Apr 12, 2010
Pioneer Paul Dolan delivers a praise-worthy Pinot.
Continue reading...Millésime Bio 2010
By Annette Schiller - Apr 2, 2010
Organic wines from Egypt? This is what I bumped into at the Millésime Bio 2010 in Montpellier, France. Held this year on January 25 – 27 at the parc d’exposition in Montpellier, it is the only trade show worldwide exclusively dedicated to organic winemaking. Now in its 17th year, the event has grown from a [...]
Continue reading...Italian Organic Wine and Sulfites – Three Different Approaches
By Anna Krzywoszynska - Mar 30, 2010
It is impossible to talk to organic winemakers without breaching the subject of sulfur dioxide. Each winemaker has their own opinion, theory and practice. How sulfur dioxide can be limited depends on the wine type, the company set-up and many other factors. In turn, making low-sulfite wines will influence production and sales, meaning the whole [...]
Continue reading...A Case Of Ethics – EU Organic Wine And Sulphur Dioxide
By Anna Krzywoszynska - Mar 25, 2010
New Organic Wine Legislation for the European Union The need for new, pan-European organic wine legislation has been recognised for some time now. ORWINE, a three-year research program which consulted and co-operated with organic winemakers in most European wine-producing countries, has just recently presented the European Commission with its final recommendations. Currently, no certification exists [...]
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By Adam Morganstern - Jun 2, 2010
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