http://www.wineexpedition.com/news-wine/red-white-or-green/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:29:15 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.wineexpedition.com/news-wine/red-white-or-green/comment-page-1/#comment-3395 JK Mon, 27 Apr 2009 06:02:53 +0000 http://www.wineexpedition.com/?p=1623#comment-3395 With soooo many great wineries to choose from that either practice organic, bio-dynamic, or sustainable farming methods, shouldn't we as consumers send a message to other winemakers who haven't jumped on the band wagon yet that they need to wake up and smell the compost. With all of today's technological advances that has truly made winemaking a science, it starts as we know from the terroir. Good soil/environment yeilds good fruit. Most notable vintners for the most part are smart enough to know this obvious concept but I think it can go even further. How do they ship their product to market, what type of packaging do they use, where do they get their energy from, do they support any environmental organizations, in other words, what carbon footprint do they leave behind. Make a conscious decision next time you buy that bottle of wine. With soooo many great wineries to choose from that either practice organic, bio-dynamic, or sustainable farming methods, shouldn’t we as consumers send a message to other winemakers who haven’t jumped on the band wagon yet that they need to wake up and smell the compost. With all of today’s technological advances that has truly made winemaking a science, it starts as we know from the terroir. Good soil/environment yeilds good fruit. Most notable vintners for the most part are smart enough to know this obvious concept but I think it can go even further. How do they ship their product to market, what type of packaging do they use, where do they get their energy from, do they support any environmental organizations, in other words, what carbon footprint do they leave behind. Make a conscious decision next time you buy that bottle of wine.

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