Yesterday marked the 49th edition of Earth Day, an event founded by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin after he’d seen the impact of a massive oil spill off the Santa Barbara coast. His idea was to present a “national…
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Biodynamic Wines: Earthly-Friendly Alternatives
It’s one of those “buzz words” in the world of wine that simultaneously creates a lot of excitement and a certain degree of controversy. The word: Biodynamic. The excitement stems from the idea that Biodynamic wines are made in a…
Tagged with: Biodynamic wine, Demeter International, Earth-Friendly Wine Club, Rudolf Steiner, wine and the environment
Posted in Wine and the Environment, Wine Buzz
Posted in Wine and the Environment, Wine Buzz
Organic/Biodynamic Farming and Its Effect on Wine
Nobody completely agrees on the “definition” of organic framing. A good way to think of it is the embracement of policies and procedures that are not harmful to Mother Earth. Those who embrace organic farming believe that when you take…
Tagged with: biodynamic farming, Earth-Friendly Wine Club, Organic grape growing
Posted in Wine and the Environment
Posted in Wine and the Environment
How Better Science Produces Better Wines
It’s truly amazing to see how far “sustainability” has come since the 1960s, when a group of people my parents labeled “hippies” first brought widespread attention to the concept. Today, we take recycling for granted, both when preparing our trash…
Tagged with: Earth friendly winemaking, Earth-Friendly Wine Club, green winemaking practices, sustainability, winemaking
Posted in Wine and the Environment, Wine Buzz
Posted in Wine and the Environment, Wine Buzz
