FOREST GROVE, Ore. — The journey to biodynamic farming at Montinore Estate began with a tiny soil-dwelling insect. Rudy Marchesi, former president of the 200-acre vineyard and winery west of Portland, ...
Organic and biodynamic are two big buzz words in wine. What exactly do they mean? While many practices overlap, they do not mean the same thing. In the U.S., organic wine falls into two categories: ...
Romantic, sun-dappled notions of winemaking in Tuscany are just that, notions. The real truth is buried, along with the cow manure, in the soil and carried in the hard-working hands of the people who ...
As a result Grgich Hills has developed a philosophy about biodynamic farming - it creates healthier vines and more authentic wines, it is a truer expression of terroir, it connects with the land and ...
Love a bit of vino in the evening or a few glasses enjoyed with friends? You don't have to be a wine aficionado to appreciate ...
The organic wine industry is doing well. More and more people want to drink organic wines and are also prepared to pay a higher price for them. Now is a good time to ask, what is organic wine? Is ...
LIVERMORE, Calif. (KGO) -- Page Mill winery is trying to take wine-making in the Livermore Valley to the next level with what some would call a bizarre new approach. It involves burying a cow horn ...