Organic Wines Uncorked: Argentinian Domaine Bousquet and Chilean Emiliana Dominate The Drinks Business' Green Awards

Friday, October 11, 2024

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

The Drinks Business annually holds a Green Awards competition and just published the shortlist of potential winner. No U.S. wineries made the shortlist, but two South American companies who produce primarily for export markets won big time.

Congrats to Domaine Bousquet and Emiliana (Natura brand in the U.S.) for being on the shortlist for so many of the awards this year.

• You can order Domaine Bousquet wines online (build your own box, too) or locate a story near you. (There are many.)

• You can find Natura wines on a number of delivery services on their website.

In addition to their green practices, the two companies' wines are top quality for price.

O-I: Expressions Green Company of the Year

Laithwaites

Voyager Estate

Gonzales Byass

• Domaine Bousquet

• Emiliana Organic Vineyards

Adega do Ataíde

Chivas Brothers

Amorim Biodiversity Award

• Emiliana Organic Vineyards

Te Kano Estate

Vergelegen Estate

Familia Torres

Sogrape

Amorim Sustainability Award

• Domaine Bousquet

Ferrari Trento

• Emiliana Organic Vineyards

Trivento Olianas

Casa Relvas

Vik

Best Green Launch

STONE VIK (laudable but not organic certified)

One to One by Oxford Landing

Tread Softly

World First Carbon Negative Beers Without Offsets by Gypsy Hill

• Eco Balance Organic Low Alcohol, Low Calories and Zero Sugar by Emiliana Organic Vineyards

Water Management Award

Bodega Ribera del Cuarzo

So Grape

Perelada

Encirc

Casa Relvas

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

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