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 [...]
Copper and environment
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: [...]
Certified organic – Chateau Latour proud to say they are organic
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 [...]
What the sulfite?!? Sulfites in wine – why you should care and what it is
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 [...]
Spring has arrived at Chateau Feely
It is a wonder that these incredibly delicate shoots that could be knocked off with a light touch of the hand or a hailstorm or a frosty morning will be robust canes filled with leaves and life [...]
Choose organic wine to save France’s water courses
‘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 [...]
Spring has sprung bringing feelings of joy and schizophrenia
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 [...]
Ten Reasons to celebrate supporting Organic farming
Celebrate making the choice of organic! Ten reasons to be happy! Your health – no pesticide residues Your health – increased nutritional value Better taste – more enjoyment You [...]
Why choose Organic Wine? Part 2 Preservatives
‘Preservatif’ means condom in French so you can imagine how hard our organic neighbour laughed when I asked how many preservatifs were in his wine. Fortunately not many… Organic [...]
