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Who loses when it comes to organic wine?

04.30.2008

Submitted by tmeronek on Wed, 04/30/2008 - 12:46am.
The Bite:
(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: 

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.

Bang For The Bite

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.

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