Why choose Organic Wine

What is organic farming? Simply put it is: – no chemical fertilisers – no herbicides or chemical weedkiller – no systemic pesticides (no systemic insecticides and no systemic [...]

Debate: Is the use of copper in organic farming ecological? Some winegrowers say organic farming is not ecological because the fungicide used by organic growers, copper, is toxic. Headlines like: [...]

Pesticides in conventional wine – signature aromas and flavours This is an extension to my original post Seralini’s book ‘Le Gout des Pesticides’ the taste of pesticides. [...]

Chateau Latour certified organic showing that even the greatest wines are proud to say ‘certified organic’ + cost of organic certification versus the premium for being certified [...]

Sulfites in wine – what it is and why you should care Sulfites are added to wine as a preservative. Sulphur dioxide (sulfites) is used in the wine as a preservative and as a cleaning agent [...]

Pesticides distort the taste of wine A french scientist and a chef have published a book about their experiment to discover how pesticides distort the taste of wine Do pesticides distort [...]

‘Happily we don’t drink from the streams,’ and other crazy stuff ‘Happily we don’t drink from the streams,’ – said our local agriculture representative [...]

Critters at Chateau Feely do it in style Chateau Feely organic and biodynamic farm vineyard and organic gardens are bursting with lusty life. Walk through the vineyard and the grass around your [...]

Frost hits Bordeaux and Bergerac – some vineyards estimate they have lost 100% Yesterday morning I went out at dawn to check the vines. The mown areas were white with frost and crunchy [...]

Spring feelings of joy and schizophrenia The last two days of spring sun have filled me with spring cleaning energy and joy at daffodils, blossom, birdsong, at bright green bursts dotted with [...]