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…
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Biodynamic Wines: Earthly-Friendly Alternatives
Tagged with: Biodynamic wine, Demeter International, Earth-Friendly Wine Club, Rudolf Steiner, wine and the environment
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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
A look at Sustainability at Lasseter Family Winery
Earth Day has come and gone for another year, but the focus on sustainability only continues to sharpen in California wine country. That’s why we like to share the stories of wineries and grape growers who are doing their part…
Tagged with: California, John Lasseter, Lasseter Family Winery, Nancy Lasseter, Phil Coturri, Pixar, Sonoma Valley, sustainability, sustainable farming, winemaking
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Posted in Wine and the Environment
Volker Eisele: 4 Decades of Land Stewardship, Exceptional Wines
Happy Earth Day! We like to share stories of wineries practicing outstanding land stewardship throughout the year, and you can find a bunch of those stories archived here. But we especially like to share such stories on Earth Day, and…
A Round of Applause from the Bleachers for the Bleechers
Since 1989, the Bleecher family has sustainably farmed grapes for their terroir driven, small production, estate Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc at Napa Valley’s Jericho Canyon Vineyard. Having raised their kids, grapes and multiple wine dogs on the estate, the…
Tagged with: Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Dale Bleecher, Earth friendly winemaking, farming, Jericho Canyon Vineyard, Napa Valley, sustainable farming
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Posted in Wine and the Environment
Winegrowing: Green and Getting Greener
The California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance focuses on the long-term sustainability of the California wine community — and more and more wineries are following its guidelines all the time. To place the concept of sustainability into the context of winegrowing, the…
Tagged with: California, California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance, earth friendly, farming, green winemaking, winegrowing
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Posted in Wine and the Environment
America’s ‘Greenest’ Winegrowing Region
Mendocino County boasts the largest acreage of certified organic vineyards in the United States, with many dedicated farmers doing things the “old right way.” The history of organic grape growing in the county can be traced to the early Italian…
Tagged with: California, erath friendly, Frey Vineyards, green winemaking, Mendocino County, sustainability
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Posted in Wine and the Environment
A Green World of Wine Update
We like to keep you up to date on “green” news in the world of wine, and today we have information on a new book as well as a winery that has been taking organic farming seriously ever since its…
Tagged with: California, farming, green winemaking, Paso Robles, sustainability, Tablas Creek, Wine Institute
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Posted in Wine and the Environment
Winter Beckons, But Grapevines Still Need Attention
“A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.” The great comedian, actor and banjo player, Steve Martin, made that observation. And what better time to cite it than on the “shortest day” of 2015? Winter solstice is the day…
Tagged with: Cabernet, farming, harvest, Merlot, pruning, Steve Martin, Winter, Winter Solstice
Posted in Wine and the Environment
Posted in Wine and the Environment
