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In the wine industry (food-too), producers haven't been waiting around for any New Deal...responding to customer demands for 'cleaner' grape cultivation methods (native yeasts, spontaneous fermentations-respect for the land and environment-including weed control + plant protection) and sustainable-recyclable packaging (think screw tops, renewable cork growth)...for years, delivering the wines to a well informed clientele.
Highlights From Recent Wine Tastings:
Slow Wine is a moniker-describing many of the delicious Italian wines available-made by vintners using old school hand-labored methods-vs chemical sludge. Includes fertilizers too. No GMO worries here,
Recently-a few USA vintners-from California and Oregon, and Slovenia have 'joined' the Slow Wine fold.
A Euro Embrace.
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In the wine industry (food-too), producers haven't been waiting around for any New Deal...responding to customer demands for 'cleaner' grape cultivation methods (native yeasts, spontaneous fermentations-respect for the land and environment-including weed control + plant protection) and sustainable-recyclable packaging (think screw tops, renewable cork growth)...for years, delivering the wines to a well informed clientele.
Highlights From Recent Wine Tastings:
Slow Wine is a moniker-describing many of the delicious Italian wines available-made by vintners using old school hand-labored methods-vs chemical sludge. Includes fertilizers too. No GMO worries here,
Recently-a few USA vintners-from California and Oregon, and Slovenia have 'joined' the Slow Wine fold.
A Euro Embrace.
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| Delightful discovery-SMALL VINES' growers Kathryn and Paul Sloan-embrace France's winery practices-of ...exactly small wines (low yield high density planting regimen-dry-farmed... transported to CA Russian Valley and also sourced from Sonoma Valley estates.) Not pictured but absolutely awesome in that fav white burgundy way...TBH Chardonnay $71 -citrusy-yellow pale color-apple +stone fruit-with mineral hits. Equally fab their elegant TBH Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2015 $88 berry fruit-chewy like delicious-ness-spice-y and aromatic "helped" along by 75% stem inclusion. Awarded a Great Bottle label. For Rosé lovers-and pictured...delicate berry Rosé of Pinot Noir $30. Several thousand bottles available-buy it direct too. |
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| Certified 'B' Corp Brooks Winery is also a member of 1% For The Planet-two accoladed deserved organizations that put $ where their eco values are. AND this Willamette Valley Oregon based winery (and tasting room) has yummy pinot noir-among four other wines -plus a tasty surprise for us -apricot driven Riesling. Certified biodynamic vineyard. |
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| From the Marche region where 2 versions of Verdicchio grape dominates. Pievalta Verdicchio del Castelli di Jesi everyday worthy value priced white wine is made biodynamic/organically. Ready to drink, round palate- balanced acidity certified vegan... |
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| FYI: Vegan Wines are a real thing---no animal by-products used at any stage ...excludes eggshells-a source of calcium for the soil and usual suspects animal manure for fertilizer. |
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| amongst the amazing portfolio of VIAS IMPORTS wines-we loved the whole packaging concept of these three Sicilian wines from PURATO-organic, vegan too. Nice price-we found individually these bottles retail for around $9.99-$12 dollars... |
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| The summer ready Rosé is made from 100% Nero d"Avola-native grape-bright pink color, aged in stainless steel =fresh vibrant sip-with fresh berry hits. |