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If 10,000 Biters swill only organic wine instead of nonorganic, in a month we'll avert the weight of 38 sports trophies in pesticides.
COCKTAIL FACT
In 1989, a wine merchant tried to sell a bottle of wine that once belonged to Thomas Jefferson for $500,000, but there were no takers. At the end of the night, a waiter accidentally broke the bottle - and the merchant collected a $225,000 insurance payout.
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Who loses when it comes to organic wine?
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(As if we'd ever write a tip bashing wine.) Both you and the planet win, hands-down, when you choose biodynamic or organic versions of your favorite varietal. Read on to find which wines brought home the Biter taste-test trophies.The Benefits
- Points for fewer 'cides. Organic wine means less chance of chemical insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides on the earth and in your glass.
- Supporting eco-friendly farms. Organic farms employ green agricultural methods such as planting cover crops.
- Your palate (and head) will thank you. Minimally processed and with no added sulfites (a preservative in regular wines), organic wine is easy on your tongue and may lead to gentler hangovers. (We keep testing this theory...again and again. The things we do for you...)
- Going even greener. Biodynamic on the label means the wine was holistically produced with consideration for the local ecosystem, soil, and even phases of the moon.
Personally Speaking
Our Wanna Try? research for this tip made for our all-time favorite product-testing.Wanna Try?
- Robert Sinskey 2006 Los Carneros Pinot Noir - rich and robust pinot noir ($38).
- Minassian-Young 2006 Estate Zinfandel - full-bodied and berry-licious zin ($22).
- Tempus Alba 2006 Preludio Tempranillo - fruity and smoky Argentinian tempranillo red ($14).
- Clif Bar The Climber 2006 White Wine Blend - a light, crowd-pleasing, mostly sav-blanc white table wine ($13).
- Yemm & Hart - send in your used wine corks, and get a discount on cork tiles.
Apr 30,2008
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San Francisco's an hour away from wine country, so it makes sense that our office is full of wine snob-I mean, connoisseurs. But whether you're a connoisseur, or hate the stuff and just keep a bottle of pinot noir in your pantry in case of unexpected wino guests, it still helps to know what some of the vocab words on the label stand for.
The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms is the government department that handles wine labeling, and it's created four categories of green vino:
1. 100% organic wine is made from 100% certified-organic grapes grown on an organic farm, and doesn't contain any added sulfites (a preservative in most wines).
2. Organic wine contains at least 95% organically grown grapes from an organic farm, without added sulfites.
3. Made with organic grapes means the wine has at least 70% organic grapes. Added sulfites are allowed.
4. Contains organic grapes just tells you the wine contains some level of organic grapes (less than 70%), and producers can add sulfites.
-Toshio...off to drink a beer...
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