Winegrowing

Great Wine Capitals – International Conference wine, environment and society The conference on wine, environment and society on 5 November 2020, created by the Great Wine Capitals team with [...]

Is organic more expensive than chemically farmed wine? On farm visits at Chateau Feely we are often asked about the cost of organic versus chemically farmed wine. Yes, on the shelf on average [...]

Reasons to choose certified organic wine – reply to Irish Times article A recent article by John Wilson in the Irish Times – ‘organic wine- is it worth the label it’s [...]

Press Release 4 February 2019 Chateau Feely launches Organic and Biodynamic Education Trail Château Feely enhances its commitment to the environment with an organic and biodynamic education trail [...]

Global glyphosate statistics cause for alarm Herbicide, specifically glyphosate use, grew more than 10 times in 20 years.  In 20 years from 1995 to 2014 total global glyphosate use (agricultural [...]

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. [...]

Pruning and trimming by hand- another aspect of respect for our biodynamic vines Seán starts his pruning marathon – three months of hard work (what’s required to get through our seven [...]

I love the promise of this photo. The unknown over the hill, the flock of birds, the morning light. The dawn was breathtaking. Nature in all its morning glory.   The two photos below were [...]

Today is grey and misty but the last few days have been a riot of gold. Autumn brings a change of pace, a slow breathing in of the earth from Autumn equinox to Spring equinox (inspiration), a [...]