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Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Gifting? Dive into Lovely Burgundy's: An Assorted Case from Porter Creek Vineyards' Friend (and Mine, too) from Francois Morey's Caveau d’Auxey

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Francois Morey in Auxey-Duresses Last year I had the very wonderful opportunity to visit Burgundy en route to the OIV sponsored Vineyards an...
Thursday, November 14, 2024

Celebrate International Tempranillo Day Nov. 14-17 with Organically Grown Wines and Bites from Bokisch in Lodi

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Bokisch Vineyards in Lodi is going all out to celebrate the wine that made Rioja famous. Choose your food and wine pairing event - they have...

Economics of Organic, Part 2: Deep Dive on Organic Vineyard Costs from High End Vineyard Management Company

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Jesse Apgar, director of operations at Phil Coturri's Enterprise Vineyards was one of the featured companies at the Napa Green event las...
Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Organic Vintners Form New Organic Trade Association Wine Council, Seek to Harmonize with Global Organic Wine Standards

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Joseph Brinkley, president of OTA's Wine Council in D.C. in 2023 Six U.S. producers and several partner companies came together to form ...
Sunday, November 10, 2024

Economics of Organic Definitely Pencil Out, Say Major Producers at Napa Green Event in Rutherford

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A crowd of wine grape growers and winemakers met Thursday afternoon in Rutherford to hear presentations from leading authorities in organic ...
Monday, October 21, 2024

The Economics of Organic Viticulture - Come See the Heavy Hitters in Organics in Person Nov. 7 in Napa

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Grgich Hills Estate at Rutherford will host a kickass lineup of organic experts at a Napa Green sponsored afternoon event Thursday Nov. 7.  ...
Monday, October 14, 2024

Where Are California's Organic Vines? CCOF Stats Shows 4 Percent of State's Wine Grape Vines are Organic–A Quarter Are in Napa

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Newly released data from CCOF, the state's largest organic certifier, shows that there are 23,187 acres of wine grapes in the state that...
Friday, October 11, 2024

SudVinBio: Organic Growing Growing Growing in EU | 500 MORE Estates Converted in 2023 in the EU

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Sharing an article from The Drinks Business on the upcoming global organic wine conference held annually in south of France. European produc...

Argentinian Domaine Bousquet and Chilean Emiliana Dominate The Drinks Business' Green Awards

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The Drinks Business annually holds a Green Awards competition  and just published the shortlist of potential winner. No U.S. wineries made ...

Healdsburg Crush Event, Oct. 13: Taste Wines from 7 Producers with Organic Vines Who Will Be Pouring

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Healdsburg Crush is this weekend. Lots to explore in one square. Here are the producers with organic vine wines-some of the best in the coun...
Thursday, October 3, 2024

U-Pick Pumpkin Time at Dry Creek's Preston Farm and Winery in Sonoma (You Can Get Your Winter and Holiday Wines, Too)

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Gotta get a pumpkin? While it's always worth a drive to Preston Farm and Winery, an agrarian paradise and organic outpost, you probably...
Monday, September 30, 2024

Organics a Welcome Bright Spot Amid Industry Doom & Gloom, Says Argentine Producer Domaine Bousquet (Press Release)

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I have been advocating for U.S. wineries to pay more attention to the organic ("Made with Organic Grapes") category...for more tha...
Friday, September 27, 2024

Stunning $15 Price on a Perfectly Aged (Jeff Baker winemaker, 2012) Cab: "A K&L Sleeper!"

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I don't usually talk about wine sales , but this one is special. I just   got  an email from K&L Wines , our local fine wine shop, r...
Thursday, September 26, 2024

Congrats to King Estate (Certified Organic and Biodynamic) - #1 Wine on Wine Enthusiast’s Top 100 Best Buys

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Happy to share this exciting news.  Press Release King Estate’s 2022 Inscription Pinot Noir is the #1 wine on Wine Enthusiast’s just-release...

Yountville Oct. 17 Event: "Authors of the Napa Valley" | Come Hear From 5 Wine Writers (Including Yours Truly)

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Excited to announce I will be speaking at the Yountville Arts annual Legacy Roundtable event "Authors of the Napa Valley." The org...
Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Organic Viticulture and Winemaking Pro Natalie Winkler Joins Dry Creek's Michel-Schlumberger Wine Estate; Winery Plans To Convert to Organic Certification

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Healdsburg based winemaker and viticulturalist Natalie Winkler has a new job! Formerly at Salvestrin in Napa, where she focused on Cabenrnet...
Tuesday, September 17, 2024

A Very Special Way to Celebrate Grenache Day | Tickets Still Available for Friday Night Soiree in Sonoma with Grenache Specialists Winery Sixteen 600

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Sam Coturri of Winery Sixteen 600 with chef Nick Demarest of Baker and Cook I can't think of anyone who has done more to promote Grenach...
Monday, September 16, 2024

Congrats to Ram's Gate Certifying BOTH Vines and WINERY Organic; Heading for ROC in 2025

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  In an exciting new development, Ram’s Gate winery in Sonoma has passed the three year mark in the journey to organic certification, accord...