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Friday, October 24, 2014

Kudos to Sonoma Harvest Fair Winners - Hawley's Meritage and Muscardini's Cassata Cabernet

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Two organically grown wines won big at the Sonoma County Harvest Fair's Professional Wine Contest. Winners were announced Oct. 3 and bot...
Wednesday, October 22, 2014

IN PHOTOS: New Kid on the (Cabernet) Block: Sonoma County's Viluko Vineyards Debuts Its First Releases

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Sonoma's got a new winery with organic vines. On October 4, Viluko Vineyards welcomed visitors to its first open house and to celebrate...

Portland Magazine's Top 50 Oregon Wines - 2014: Small (Lot) is Beautiful?

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Five organically grown wines made Portland Monthly Magazine's annual ranking of Oregon's Top 50 Wines this year including a surp...
Thursday, October 16, 2014

Celebrate Food Sovereignty Day: Miguel Altieri (Video)

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After attending a panel on agroecology hosted at Berkeley's Brower Center recently, I've started auditing the agroecology class at U...
Monday, October 13, 2014

8 Great Sonoma Vintners with Organic Vines Open Their Doors - Nov. 1

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Are you the type of person who finds it off-putting to make an appointment to visit a winery? The Sonoma Nov. 1 tour program is a great way ...
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Friday, October 10, 2014

VIDEO: Mariachis Play Beatles Hit Yesterday at McFadden Vineyards' Harvest Party

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Now that the harvest has ended…a little celebration:
Tuesday, September 30, 2014

IN PHOTOS Celebrating at Adamvs - New Wine Release, New Tasting Room

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Last Sunday (Sept. 21) proved to be a beautiful day to celebrate both the weather and Adamvs' inaugural 2010 wine releases at the winery...
Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Harvest Beauty Shots, Continued - Scenes from Ridge Vineyards' Monte Bello Estate

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Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Ridge Vineyards - A 50 Year Perspective on the 2014 Harvest

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Paul Draper on the 2014 harvest…early, early, early - in fact, Draper says, it's the earliest it's been in 50 years.  

Congrats to the Wine & Spirits Top 100 Wineries - 5% Have Organic Vineyards

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Of the 100 wineries chosen as Wine & Spirits Top 100 Wineries of the Year,  announced on Monday, five percent have organic estate vineya...
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Harvest at Casa Barranca Winery: A Family Affair

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Monday, September 22, 2014

Honey, There's A Bear in My Vines

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While most vintners worry about troublesome pests - birds, rodents and more - there are few who have to guard against grape loving bears. St...

Harvest Beauty Shots, Continued: Organically Grown Orange Muscat

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With less than 100 acres of orange muscat grown in California, who knew there was an organically grown one? The one and only is grown in Men...
Thursday, September 18, 2014

Old Vine White - Compagni Portis - Arrives at Carlisle Winery

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Carlisle Winery doesn't source organic fruit overall, but there are a few, coveted old vine vineyards it buys grapes from that are cert...
Thursday, September 11, 2014

Harvest at Chacewater's Nevada City Vineyards

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Chacewater Winery & Olive Mill is one of the few wineries in the Sierra Foothills to grow organically. Here's a shot from their ha...
Monday, September 8, 2014

Pinot on the River - Oct. 26 in Healdsburg

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The annual tasting - with more than 100 wineries participating - of top Pinot Noirs, mostly from Sonoma, takes place Oct. 26 in Healdsburg. ...
Thursday, September 4, 2014

Harvest Beauty Shots, Continued - Ehler's Estate in Napa Valley

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From last night's Merlot harvest...in the heart of Napa Valley...a little north of the town of St. Helena...some goooood lookin' (B...

Harvest Beauty Shots, Continued - Beckmen Vineyards, Ballard Canyon (Santa Barbara County)

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Harvest is happening throughout Santa Barbara County. Check out this picture from Beckmen's Facebook page to see the state of the grape...