Conference wine, environment and society
Great Wine Capitals – International Conference wine, environment and society The conference on wine, environment and society on 5 November 2019, created by the Great Wine Capitals team with [...]
Great ratings for Feely wines
Excellent critics ratings for Feely wines We’re excited with the recent ratings for Feely wines. The Guide des Vins Zero Pesticides by Evelyne Malnic gave Feely Générosité a top note and a [...]
Is organic more expensive than chemically farmed wine? Externalised costs and more
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 [...]
Organic, Biodynamic and Natural Winemaking
Biodynamic farming and winegrowing
Organic farming and winegrowing
Reasons to choose certified organic wine
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
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 herbicide growth and herbicide in wine
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 [...]
How do you tell if a wine is organic or not?
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 [...]
