Organic Wines Uncorked: Mark Your Calendar: August 17, Fort Mason

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Mark Your Calendar: August 17, Fort Mason – Organically Farmed Wine Tasting

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Press Release

San Francisco, California – Join 20+ Sonoma Valley winegrowers and producers at Fort Mason's Gallery 308 on August 17th, 2025 for a first of its kind tasting experience focused exclusively on of progressive farming practices and wine tasting. With over 2,500 acres of Sonoma Valley vineyards now dedicated to organic, biodynamic, or regenerative practices, Sonoma stands at the forefront of progressive winegrowing on a global scale.

The first ever Sonoma Organic Regenerative Biodynamic Educational Tasting (aka S.O.R.B.E.T.) offers attendees the opportunity to taste with producers and learn more about the future-focused farming techniques that have become synonymous with the world-class wines of Sonoma Valley.

Wineries Featured:

I've added * for wineries with at least one wine from certified organic vines and ** if all of the wineries' wines are from certified organic grapes.

Some of these wineries buy grapes from Rossi Ranch (which is certified).

Abbots Passage*

Bedrock Wine Co.*

Bucklin Old Hill Ranch

Donum**

Fres.Co Wines

Guthrie Family Wines

Gundlach Bundschu*

Hamel Family Wines**

Hill of Tara

Korbin Kameron**

Kivelstadt

Laurel Glen*

Marioni Winery

Once and Future*

Pangloss Cellars

Repris Wines**

Stone Edge Farm**

Violet's Paradise Wines

Winery Sixteen 600**

Event Details

Date: August 17, 2025

Time: 1-4pm PT (12-1pm access for trade and media)

Location: Historic Fort Mason, Gallery 308, 2 Marina Blvd, San Francisco, CA

Ticket Price: $65 per person

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sonoma-organic-regenerative-biodynamic-educational-tasting-sorbet-tickets-1333223440199

About the organizers:

Katie Bundschu (Gundlach Bundschu and Abbots Passage), Sam Coturri (Winery 16600), and Morgan Twain-Peterson MW (Bedrock Wine Co)--years after their high school bus rides--have joined forces to create an event celebrating the pioneering spirit of progressive farming in Sonoma Valley. The trio wanted to shine a spotlight on the producers making mindful, future-focused farming decisions. And so, the inaugural S.O.R.B.E.T. was born.

"Sonoma Valley is one of the most historic wine regions in California with viticulture being a main driver of the community going back to the 1850s. On top of this, there is a long history of responsible, organic farming in the valley going back decades" says Morgan Twain-Peterson MW. "We are proud of this tradition and it has been great seeing the appellation become a leader when it comes to organic, biodynamic and regeneratively farmed vineyards."

For inquiries or to participate, contact:

Alli Badar

alli@bedrockwineco.com

651-367-9901

www.eventbrite.com/e/sonoma-organic-regenerative-biodynamic-educational-tasting-sorbet-tickets-1333223440199

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Wines We Cover

We publish information about wines grown from certified organic or Biodynamic vineyards that are generally made with sulfites (which are usually added in small amounts to preserve the wine).

That includes these certification types:

ORGANIC WINE CERTIFICATIONS

• Made with Organic Grapes

Vineyards: certified organic

Vinification: less than 100 ppm of sulfites (i.e. a normal range)

Winery: certified organic facility

Labeling: front or back label

• Ingredients: Organic Grapes

Vineyards: certified organic

Vinification: up to 350 ppm of sulfites (same as for any non organic wine)

Labeling: back label only

BIODYNAMIC® CERTIFICATIONS

• Biodynamic Wine

Vineyards: certified biodynamic

Yeasts: native

Vinification: less than 100 ppm of sulfites; no additives of any kind

Winery: certified biodynamic facility

Labeling: front or back label; Demeter logo may appear

• Made with Biodynamic Grapes

Vineyards: certified biodynamic

Yeasts: native or organic

Vinification: less than 100 ppm of sulfites; limited number of additives permitted

Winery: certified biodynamic facility

Labeling: front or back

Note: unlike organically grown wines, for which there is a category called "Ingredients: Organic Grapes," wines sourced from biodynamic grapes may not make any biodynamic claim on the bottle label. Bottle labeling is reserved for Demeter certified wines only.

SULFITES IN CONTEXT

According to U.C. Davis, the average among all wines in the U.S. (as well as globally) is 80 ppm.

WHAT THE USDA CALLS ORGANIC WINES

Unlike any other nation, the U.S. oddly imposes a no sulfite restriction on wines in order for them to be called Organic Wine. These wines are also called NSA or NAS wines (which stands for "No Sulfites Added" or "No Added Sulfites.")

From the above description, one can see that there are in fact three types of organically grown wines:

1. Organic Wine (less than 15% of all organically grown wine)

2. Made with Organic Grapes

3. Ingredients: Organic Grapes

The vast majority of wines from organic grapes are labeled Made with Organic Grapes, Ingredients: Organic Grapes or are blended with nonorganic grapes and unlabeled.

Fine winemakers do not generally make wine without sulfites and a number of large wine retailers like BevMo do not sell wine in the category of "USDA Organic Wine."

With rare exceptions, this blog does not cover what the USDA calls "Organic Wine."

We are hopeful that the USDA will revise the categorization of organically grown wines and make NSA or NAS wines a category of their own.

This would put the U.S. in accord with the rest of the world, where "Organic Wine" means a wine from certified grapes made within limits on sulfites (generally under 100-150 ppm).

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