Wine

We found a number of great organic tequilas for our recent Huffington Post article, and we were especially impressed with Tequila Alquimia produced by Dr. Adolfo Murillo, an optometrist from Oxnard, California. We spoke with him find out more about his fantastic tequila. How does a doctor from California wind up in the tequila business?...

I just returned from Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Germany where I participated in the judging of the MUNDUSvini BioFach International Organic Wine Awards. There were 555 wines from 18 countries entered in the event, with the majority hailing from Italy, followed by Spain and Germany. The 42 judges came from 17 countries. Divided into groups,...

Terry Theise is a leading U.S. importer of German and Austrian wines, and a James Beard Award winner. In his new book, Reading Between the Wines, he delves into his passion for wine and the aspects of winegrowing he considers most important. In the first part of my interview with him, we discuss his thoughts...

Marcel Lapierre, a Beaujolais grower and producer who played a leading role in rejuvenating the diminished reputation of the region’s wines, died Sunday in Lyon, France. He was 60. The cause of death was melanoma, said Kermit Lynch, the American importer of his wines. Mr. Lapierre was a rigorous, relentlessly experimental winemaker. He and a group...

From the San Francisco Convention & Visitor’s Bureau: Since the Slow Food movement is invariably linked to the Bay Area’s top restaurants, it’s no surprise that many California wineries are paying attention to green practices and incorporating biodynamic processes in their wines. Many San Francisco restaurants are offering biodynamic wine lists to guests who prefer...

You can study wine books all you like, but it isn’t until the first time you try saying St-Estèphe out loud, and draw blank stares from around the room, that you realize you might want to learn how to pronounce some of these regions and wine terms properly. Enter the Enotria iPhone app. A simple...

We’re a little skeptical of any “best of” list when it comes to wine, but Decanter Magazine has selected their 10 Best Organic Wines from their Decanter World Wine Awards 2010. If you’d like to see their selections you can find ...

An article in today’s New York Times Business Section talks about Champagne switching to lighter bottles to reduce their carbon footprint. The Champagne industry has embarked on a drive to cut the 200,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide it emits every year transporting billions of tiny bubbles around the world. Producing and shipping accounts for...

Our friends at Organic Vintners published a small primer on organic wine labels and what they really mean at Mile Hi Green. Many consumers don’t connect that wine is an agricultural product manufactured from grapes. Like most agricultural products, conventional wine grapes are treated with harmful chemicals to deal with pests, viruses, weeds and fungi....