Wine stores can be intimidating. Maybe James Bond can fall out of a plane, crash through a Monte Carlo restaurant and still amaze the waiter with his choice of the perfect Bordeaux. Not you. Walking into a wine store you see hundreds of bottles staring back at you, mocking your inexperience. There are twenty different… Continue reading How To Go To A Wine Store
Sunset Valley Vineyard
From the beginning the property was managed organically in accordance with Bio-Gro New Zealand organic production standards. This created some major hurdles, starting with weed and grass control, later disease and pest management became key issues. The learning curve has remained steep and each year brings slightly different challenges. We now have considerable confidence in… Continue reading Sunset Valley Vineyard
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, in the heart of Sonoma, we went into a hip-looking wine boutique, filled with a… Continue reading Mission Impossible – The Restaurant Wine List
Holiday Organic Recipes With Wine Matches
Enjoy these great organic recipes this holiday season put together for the Organic Wine Journal by Chef Susan Bishop of Napa, California. Blackberry Cornish Game Hens with Zinfandel As an alternative to turkey, try these sweet and savory Blackberry Cornish Game Hens. This matches perfectly with a Zinfandel such as the Frog’s Leap 2005 Zinfandel,… Continue reading Holiday Organic Recipes With Wine Matches