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 [...]
Wine and Spirit – Soul rather than distilled What makes a wine great? A soulful inquiry into wine and the meaning of life and new year’s wishes What is it that makes our lives worth [...]
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 [...]
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: [...]
