winemaking

Alois Lageder – Driven to create wines in harmony with nature (#ItalianFWT)

9 Comments / wine /

Working with nature in the vineyard to keep soils healthy and continue to produce high-quality grapes. Experimenting with different techniques in the cellar to mitigate climate change. This is the dual path to sustainability chosen by Alois Lageder, a leading wine producer in Alto Adige. The Italian Food, Wine and Travel blogging group is focusing […]

Alois Lageder – Driven to create wines in harmony with nature (#ItalianFWT) Read More »

Same wine, different package – does it matter?

Leave a Comment / wine /

Bottled or canned – in boxes or kegs – how do you prefer your wine? The wine industry is bubbling with new packaging options. Consumers have more choices than ever before. Last year, canned wine sales jumped 69% to more than $69 million. Compare that to sales of just $2 million in 2012. I’ve been

Same wine, different package – does it matter? Read More »

Oregon wine through a Permaculture lens

wine /

Nature and nurture join forces at Forest Edge Vineyard, a micro-sized winery on a 45-acre site in the foothills of Oregon’s Cascade Mountains where Ron Webb and Jan Wallinder churn out “extraordinary everyday wine.” I was intrigued by this phrase and by the couple’s commitment to farming by the principles of Permaculture, a design system

Oregon wine through a Permaculture lens Read More »

Heat’s on, NY wine producers adapt

Leave a Comment / wine /

“Look out there,” says Scott Osborn, gesturing toward his vineyards. “I bought a wind machine this year. We’re in the tasting room at Fox Run Vineyards on Seneca Lake’s west shore this late April afternoon. The temperature has topped 80 degrees – too early to switch on the air conditioning. I’m wearing a light cotton

Heat’s on, NY wine producers adapt Read More »

What’s in my wine and does it matter?

Leave a Comment / wine /

We’ve all done it. In a winery tasting room or fine-dining restaurant, at a crowded party or simply relaxing at home, we’ve all held up our glass to the light and asked, “What’s in this wine?” Besides the alcohol, that is. Well, for starters, there are long chains of organic compounds. They’re the result of

What’s in my wine and does it matter? Read More »