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Organic Wine Company To The Rescue
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...Organic Vintners Stops Direct Sales
By Adam Morganstern - Nov 24, 2009
Looks like one less place to buy organic wine online. We got the following email announcement last week. Organic Vintners has made the decision to stop servicing consumers direct. While this is a difficult decision, Organic Vintners is making progress in 28 states through wine distributors, retailers, restaurants, wine shops, and liquor stores. Our focus for 2010 [...]
Continue reading...Daily Beast – How Wine Became Like Fast Food
By Adam Morganstern - Nov 5, 2009
Keith Wallace at the Daily Beast has an interesting article about how the top 30 wine brands in the United States aren’t from what we would traditionally consider a true “winery.” While the piece does not deal with the organic side of the issue, it does illuminate how successful the industry is at creating a [...]
Continue reading...Organic Wine Is Crisis Proof
By Adam Morganstern - Nov 5, 2009
Good news from our friends at BioFach 2010. Organic wine is still doing well internationally despite the economic downturns. Germany is predicting a 10% increase in organic wine sales and Austrian organic wines are riding an increased demand from markets overseas, including Japan. French organic wine is “booming,” according to Kai Schamar, partner of VivoLoVin. [...]
Continue reading...Coturri Teams Up With Jenny & Francois
By Adam Morganstern - Oct 14, 2009
When when of our favorite wineries teams up with one of our favorite importers it can only mean good news for New York wine lovers. Coturri Winery is now going to be represented by Jenny & Francois Selections. Known for their collection of natural wines from France, this will be the first U.S. wine the [...]
Continue reading...Eco-Fugitives get their own Most Wanted List
By Adam Morganstern - Dec 11, 2008
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has started their own FBI-style most wanted list. What does it take to make this gang of crimnals? Denis L. Feron installed a secret pipe behind his factory that discharged pollutants into a tributary of the Mississippi River. Authorities beleive he is hiding in Belgium, but if you see him at [...]
Continue reading...New Zealand Organic Award to Martinborogh Vineyard
By Adam Morganstern - Nov 20, 2008
Vynfields of Martinborough has been named organic producer of the year, at the 2008 Organic Awards of Organics Aotearoa New Zealand The vineyards’ wine producers, John Bell and Kaye McAulay, have been recognized for the personal touch, OANZ chairman Derek Broadmore said at the annual meeting yesterday. Click below for the full story: Organic award to Martinborogh vineyard [...]
Continue reading...Palin wine caught up in US election
By Adam Morganstern - Sep 25, 2008
From Decanter: Palin Syrah, a small organic wine from Chile, has found itself embroiled in the turmoil surrounding the Republican campaign in the US presidential race. Link to story… Palin wine caught up in US election.
Continue reading...Wine vs. Nature
By Adam Morganstern - Sep 9, 2008
The Nature Conservancy (www.nature.org) has just published a series of articles exploring wine, climate change and mediterranean habitats. 1. Will Climate Change Spoil your Chardonnay? 2. What’s Your Wine’s Carbon Footprint? 3. Q&A on vineyards and conservation 4. South Africa’s Biodiversity and Wine Initiative Read the articles to see their conclusions, and what they have to say about organic [...]
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By Adam Morganstern - Dec 21, 2009
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