Can wine be radical?
Sometimes the vine can be mightier than the sword.
Big country biodynamics in South Africa
It's been said that you shouldn't trust a vigneron if they don't have soil under their fingernails. By that notion, I'm not sure what to make of Waterkloof's head winemaker Nadia Barnard when we meet at their c...
Sustainable Growing in Champagne: Finally More than Lip Service?
Until now national initiatives for sustainable agriculture in France have had little following. So why did Champagne invest so heavily in its own sustainable labelling?
A silver bullet to replace copper in the vineyard?
In Holland, Stan Beurskens is tackling one of the organic grower's holy grails: how to reduce or even eliminate the use of copper.
The trials of being organic
“It's not stopped raining for the last couple of weeks – I'm very nervous, and the only reason I'm not pulling my hair is because it's also been really cold.”
How the German Wine Industry is Shifting to Meet Consumers
German wines are going through some changes in both winemaking and labeling. Production of organic and biodynamic German wines is on the rise, and some winemakers have banded together to institute a new voluntary classification system that will be more approachable for the consumer.
Live from the London Wine Fairs : Natural Comes First, and Diversity with It.
It’s a big week for wine in London, this week, with not just one but three fairs taking place, starting with two natural wine fairs that brought some 300 organic, biodynamic and natural winemakers to the Britis...
Different Ways of Being Biodynamic: Five Winemakers’ Points of View
“How do we farm in such a way that we actually contribute to the expression and the nature of our products?” asked Paul Dolan.
This was one of the questions taken up by an all-star cast of winemakers from around the globe during “Speaking of Wine: A Discussion of People, Place and Time.”