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Thursday, July 28, 2022

The Truth About Organic Wine's Mysterious Missing History: The Story You Won't Want to Miss

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Why does the U.S. have not one but three organic wine standards–and what's with all the sulfites talk?  And how did No-Added-Sulfite Win...

BevMo and Target Reaction to Gallo, Whole Foods and Napa Brands Increasingly Going Organic

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Is organic at a tipping point? When Gallo goes organic, that might be the case. In any event, do not miss my story this week in WineBusines...
Sunday, July 24, 2022

Ian Brand To Release His First "Made with Organic Grapes" Wine for Whole Foods

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Organic retailer Whole Foods has been behind the times in offering organically grown wines and especially domestic ones. That seems like it...
Tuesday, July 19, 2022

New Stylish French Documentary on Insecticides Launches: See It Here (English subtitles)

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The French TV channel ARTE debuted a new documentary on insecticides which you can see here  in many languages, including with English subti...
Thursday, July 14, 2022

Napa Thrives: Can Organic Farming Be More Profitable Than Farming with Chemicals? Yes, Says Grgich Hills' Ivo Jeramaz, Who Says His Costs Are Lower than the Average in Napa

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So many people in the wine business debate whether or not it is profitable to farm organically.  With only about 3 percent of wine grape vin...
Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Now Shipping! Slow Wine Guide 2022 IS HERE!

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We waited and waited for ships from China to bring us the newest edition of Slow Wine Guide USA. And now we're proud to announce that th...
Monday, July 11, 2022

Best Storyteller in the Room: Mark Arax Video Launches Ecofarm with Speech on California's Historic Drought and How It Got That Way

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I published a transcript of Mark Arax's keynote video from Ecofarm this year because the video itself was not made public. Until now.  ...
Thursday, July 7, 2022

Scope 3 Emissions: Southern Glazer's Talks Electric Trucks, Solar and More

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The country's biggest distributor of alcobolic beverages explores how to reduce emissions, affecitng the carbon footprint of most wineri...
Tuesday, July 5, 2022

Bartolucci Family Celebrates 100 Years in Napa Valley at Madonna Estate

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I can count on two fingers the families that I know who have farmed more than 100 years in Napa Valley. One....the Pelissa family and descen...
Friday, July 1, 2022

New Evidence Links Fumigants to Cancer in GeoHealth Study | My Story at EWG's The New Lede

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The New Lede has just published my second piece with them. Run by the award-winning Carey Gillam, the journalist who's followed the glyp...
Wednesday, June 29, 2022

USDA Funds $300M for Organic Transitions: Is It Enough? Critics Say No (My First Piece for TheNewLede.org at EWG)

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Read all about it here . 
Friday, June 17, 2022

Glyphosate Hurts Wild Bees: New Study Finds Popular Herbicide Harms Bee Reproduction

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A new study on wild bees and the wildly popular herbicide glyphosate finds the chemical hurts bee colonies by destroying the colonies' a...

Environmentalists Win Major Court Challenge on EPA's Faulty Glyphosate Assessment; 9th Circuit Court Orders EPA Do-Over

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A federal court today said the EPA failed to evaluate glyphosate properly and ignored critical studies, expert advice and cancer risk guidel...
Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Domaine Bousquet Becomes First Winery Outside U.S. to Earn Regenerative Organic Certified™ status

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Congrats to Domaine Bousquet for once again leading the way. Just sharing their good news. Press Release Miami, FL, June 15, 2022 --  Domain...
Monday, May 2, 2022

Sustainability Meets Finance: How Will This Impact the Wine Business? See My New Article in Wine Business Monthly

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The worlds of finance and sustainability are separate no more, as Wall Street declares that climate risk is financial risk. My new story for...
Friday, April 29, 2022

Hospice Article PLUS A Unique (VISUAL) Philippe Cambie Tasting Note

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A truly great wine event, Hospice du Rhone resumed its biennial rhythm this year after a four year interval (due to Covid). It was a pleasur...
Thursday, April 28, 2022

Glyphosate/Roundup to Get Its Cinematic Closeup in Film by Acclaimed Documentary Director Jennifer Baichwal

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Carey Gillam, writer, and Dwayne Johnson, the Roundup plaintiff, at the Toronto premiere of Into the Weeds, a film about Johnson's court...
Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Celebrate Earth Day | Get a Copy of Slow Wine Guide USA's 2022 Edition, Just Released

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The annual creation of 15+ top wine writers across the US, Slow Wine Guide USA's 2022 edition has just hit stores and the online shop a...

Earth Day Special: Imagining My Green Winery Dream Team and Honoring Organic Leaders

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I am steeling myself up for the greenwashing orgy that Earth Day typically brings. All the people who have ethically dubious green claims wi...
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Is Toby Webb of Sustainable Wine Roundtable Stacking the Deck? Former Bayer Consultant Features Discredited Monsanto Industry Rep on Glyphosate Panel

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Last year, many wine professionals were shocked when sustainability conference convener Toby Webb invited a widely discredited "nonpro...
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