The third in a series on eco-friendly farming and winemaking practices. This time we look at the practices of Organic Farming.
Like Sustainable farmers, organic farmers strive to conserve soil and water and use renewable resources. In addition, organic standards prohibit the use of synthetic pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides, as well as chemical or [...]

The second in a continuing series on eco-friendly farming and winemaking practices. This time we look at the practice of Biodynamic.
The development of biodynamic agriculture began in 1924 with a series of eight lectures on agriculture given by Rudolf Steiner at Schloss Koberwitz. The course was held in response to a request by farmers [...]

If you follow health news at all you may have heard of Proposition 65, a piece of California legislation that aims to inform consumers of the potential health risks associated with a variety of materials including Lead. Below is a portion of that legislation:
SECTION 1. The people of California find that hazardous [...]

Austria may best be known as California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s birthplace, but did you know they rank 18th in wine production and 11th in wine consumption? The current country of Austria is a result of the 1919 Treaty of Saint Germain. After this event and WWI, Austria was left economically destroyed. Resorting [...]

Have you ever stopped by your local Asian restaurant for dinner, and ordered sake off their menu? Was it enjoyable? Did you ask yourself ‘How can anyone drink this?’ If you did you probably tried what is known as commercial sake. These sakes are often drunk warm, are produced by large commercial [...]

Dear Mrs. Bryce,
You had mentioned that your friend was having some issues with the red wine she was drinking to help her with her heart condition and I thought I could lend some insight.
The “60 Minutes” story that the two of you were trying to recall was “The French Paradox.” In that segment, [...]

One of the questions that we tend to hear a lot is “How and when do you decant wine?” Decanting is a way of aerating or introducing oxygen to your wine. Some wines are fine without any aeration, but many reds and a few whites will noticeably benefit from it. Wine benefits from breathing time [...]