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Tuesday, February 27, 2018

At Eco Terreno, Chamomile Has Super Powers

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Thanks to Jennifer Tincknell at Eco Terreno for posting this beautiful photo today of chamomile flowers, harvested at Eco Terreno's v...
Friday, February 23, 2018

Save the Date: March 24 - I'll Be Talking in Sebastopol on "What's On Those Vines?"

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Wine Water Watch has invited me to speak March 24 in Sebastopol from 1 to 3 pm on pesticides in vineyards. I'll be showing how to use ...

Illegal Pesticides Sold on Amazon

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An incredible story that was not widely reported is this one, reported by the Seattle Times. The EPA recently stepped in to fine Amazon ...
Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Is It the Sulfites in Wine That Make You Sick? Take This Easy Test to Find Out

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Thanks to Blake Gray for this helpful decision tree that should help readers understand what's really causing your wine reactions.   ...
Sunday, February 18, 2018

Belgium Based Concours Mondial Predicts a Bright Future for the "Organic Wine Revolution"

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"The Organic wine revolution will continue well into 2018," predicts Concours Mondial in its newest article, Wine Trends That ...
Saturday, February 17, 2018

It's Live, It's Happening, It's Real - The International Biodynamic Wine Conference (and Web Site) Launches!

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It's been a slow month for blogging and now you'll know why - I've been working hard - very hard - as the Conference Program Dir...
Friday, February 9, 2018

Glyphosate Ban Back on German Agenda: Rogue Pro-Glyphosate Ag Minister Sings a New Tune

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When Christian Schmidt, the Ag minister of Germany, voted yes to renew glyphosate's license to be sold in Europe last fall, it sent s...
Thursday, February 8, 2018

Green Wine Insights: An Interview with Eco Wine Survey Author and Sonoma State Wine Business Professor Liz Thach, MW

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At the end of 2017, Professor Liz Thach, MW, released the results of a survey  on eco-certified wines  conducted with her MBA students at t...
Monday, February 5, 2018

Vive La France - More Slides on Organic Vines in France

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Florent Guhl, Director, Agence Bio Perhaps it is because we have such little published data on organic vines in the U.S. that I love the...
Saturday, February 3, 2018

Organic Update from France: Presentation from Millesime-Bio - Vive La Difference

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The U.S. wine industry gathered last week in Sacramento for its largest trade show - Unified Wine & Grape Symposium - with 14,000 atten...
Friday, January 5, 2018

Moving On Up (The Central Coast): Verdad and Qupé's New Arroyo Grande Tasting Room Rings in the New Year

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 Sally Dalke and Janae Shaper-Brolin Used to be that Los Olives was a sleepy little town. That was back in the days before the movie S...

Celebrate Napa's Newest Organically Certified Vines From Matthiasson Wines

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For many years, Steve Matthiasson has been a leading viticultural light in Napa (and sometimes Sonoma), where he's tended some of the mo...
Thursday, January 4, 2018

dosa by DOSA: Oakland's Hot New South Indian Restaurant Debuts with Horse & Plow Wine on the Drinks Menu

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dosa by Dosa , the new Oakland offshoot of San Francisco's South Indian restaurant opened this month in Oakland and is attracting q...
Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Flash Sale! $99 A Case for Organically Grown Bokisch Albarino

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Bokisch is putting on a Flash Sale on its 2015 estate Albarinos. Sale ends Jan. 8. Hurry! This wine normally sells for $18 a bottle. The s...
Monday, January 1, 2018

8 Things I Learned about Los Angeles Wine History from Reading Thomas Pinney's Fabulous New Book The City of Vines

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Thomas Pinney's new book The City of Vines: A History of Wine in Los Angeles is the first, definitive guide to what happened - mostly i...
Thursday, December 21, 2017

New Survey from Sonoma State: 56% of Consumers Prefer Organic and Biodynamic Standards (Versus "Sustainable")

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A new survey of more than 300 consumers conducted by Sonoma State University's Wine Business Institute (and published on professor L...
Friday, December 15, 2017

Harvard Business School Publishes Piece on Organically Grown Wine

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Harvard Business School Review published a new article on organically grown wines. Read it here . My articles are among the sources used in ...
Thursday, December 7, 2017

Holiday Gift Giving: Best Books of the Year

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Holidays are here and it's time to shop for gifts or just stock up on your supply of books for winter reading. Here are my recommendatio...

Holiday Picture of the Day: Ehlers Estate in St. Helena

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Tuesday, December 5, 2017

German Ag Minister "Goes Rogue," Casts Deciding Yes Vote on EU Glyphosate License; Alternative Herbicides Under Review in France and Italy

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German Agriculture Minister Christian Schmidt cast the deciding vote EU activists hoping to ban glyphosate lost the battle to block the...