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Friday, June 30, 2023

Paul Dolan Obituary - Plus an In Memoriam Quote from Dave Koball

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Paul Dolan speaking in 2018 at the International Biodynamic Wine Conference (in San Francisco) Pioneering organic, biodynamic and regenerati...
Friday, June 23, 2023

Groundwater Recharge in California? It's a Work in Progress

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Read my latest for WineBusiness.com on how grape growers are joining the growing movement to replenish aquifers and finding groundwater cap...
Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Grgich Celebrates Organic and Biodynamic Pioneer Miljenko Grgich's 100th Birthday in Grand Style Plus VIDEO EXTRA

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It was a pleasure to attend two days of festivities celebrating Mike Grgich's 100th birthday, which was part epic wine tasting and part ...
Monday, May 15, 2023

Slow Wine Guide 2023 Book Review on YouTube: 98 Points! Thank You, James the Wine Guy

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It's thrilling to see our first video book review of Slow Wine Guide 2023 from James the Wine Guy posted on YouTube . James had so many...
Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Catena To Launch Its First Organic Wine Brand in U.S.

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Interesting choice of words Typically a wine would say "Made with  Organic Grapes" in the U.S. I was perusing the  Tilia website  ...
Monday, May 8, 2023

Facing Extinction? EPA Analysis Says Imidacloprid And Other Popular Neonic Insecticides Widely Used in Wine Grapes Put Bees, Birds and Endangered Species At Risk

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued an in-depth analysis May 1  showing  that three leading insecticides–all of which are neoni...
Friday, May 5, 2023

Wood Chips, Mushroom Extracts, and Vintner Coalitions: How the Pioneering Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians Are Restoring Burned Forests and Russian River Waters

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Governments are flush with funds to handout for ecosystem restoration and resilience, environmental leader Chris Ott tells vintners at Napa ...

Can the Wine Industry Woo Millennials and Gen Z with Better Green Messaging? Esther Mobley Says Yes

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As senior wine critic at the San Francisco Chronicle. Esther Mobley is arguably California's most important wine writer, so when she spe...
Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Groundwater Depletion Expert Jay Famiglietti Calls for Urgent Action from California on Groundwater

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Speaking at Napa Green's Napa RISE event, the groundwater measurement pioneer says more should be done proactively.  Read the story here...
Friday, April 14, 2023

Rossi Ranch Celebrates New Life and New Varieties in 110+ Year Life Span

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See my article about the inspiring celebration of Rossi Ranch in all its many eras here in WineBusiness.com .
Saturday, April 8, 2023

Solar Powered Microgrid Provides Healthcare System Resilience for California Farmworkers

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This past week I heard the details ( at Napa Green's Napa Rise climate event)  about a new microgrid installation at Domaine Carneros, w...
Friday, April 7, 2023

Jancis Robinson's Talk at Napa Green Climate Event Focuses on - You Guessed It - the Evil of Heavyweight Wine Bottles and What to Do About That

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It was a pleasure to attend the first of Napa Green's six day Rise Green event and listen to Jancis Robinson's opening talk, which I...
Monday, April 3, 2023

Vineyard Management Software Article Now Out in April Issue of Wine Business Monthly | What Experts Have to Say About the Current Landscape

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It wasn't easy writing an article on vineyard management software but it was extremely educational and illuminating. Many thanks to the ...
Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Italy's Top Organic Producers Pour at Slow Wine USA Tour in San Francisco

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Slow Wine's USA Tour featured dozens of top flight Italian and U.S. producers. (I wrote about the organic American producers who poured...
Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Oregon Wine Board Founders Award for Dr Robert Gross; Second Major Award Win for a Biodynamic Producer in Oregon

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So happy to see Bob Gross getting his due with the announcement this week that he has received Oregon's highest award. Well deserved. S...
Monday, March 13, 2023

Slow Wine USA Tour: Better Together - American and Italian Wineries Pour at SF Tasting

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After spending three days in Bologna at the Slow Wine Fair (with 600 Italian wineries and 100 international ones) in Italy, it was a huge pl...
Saturday, March 11, 2023

Get Your Ticket: April Phil’s Day Seminars and Luncheon to Honor Sonoma’s Rossi Ranch Vineyard

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The Coturris and Otellini's saved one of Sonoma's great historic vineyard treasures - and now more than 10 vintners share the fruits...
Monday, February 27, 2023

Organic Pride Panel and Tasting at Slow Wine Fair 2023 | 19% of Italy Vines are Organic + It Has 51 Organic Districts

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Slow Wine Fair is not exclusively devoted to organically grown wines, but they are a highlight of the event, and some of the most outstandin...
Monday, February 13, 2023

Slow Wine's Second International Wine Fair Opens in Bologna Feb. 26-28

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As co-editor (with my wonderful colleague Deborah Parker Wong) of Slow Wine Guide USA , I'm so looking forward to participating in this ...