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The 19th annual Millesime Bio took place in the South of France at the end of last month! We have several posts from our new friend Mr. Howard Hewitt who did a wonderful job of reporting what took place. What is the Millesime Bio? The Millesime Bio is the world’s largest gathering of organic wineries and organic wine trade press,
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- by Howard Hewitt. Southern France organic wine producers, and the Languedoc in particular, face an uphill battle in the United States trying to convince consumers that organically grown grapes and "organic wine" isn't a simple discussion about sulfites. That is the shared opinion from two of the movement's leaders and founders. The AIVB's current president goes even further. He suggested in a
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[caption id="attachment_6292" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Restricted amounts of sulfites are allowed in organic wines as defined by the EU. Many winegrowers were waiting for this allowance to take the “green jump”.[/caption] - by W. Blake Gray. While "organic wine" in the U.S. is a minor category, it's about to become big in Europe. The EU has ruled the exact opposite of the US: that
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Q: "What is the typical alcohol content of organic wine. I am considering ordering the Chateau Bousquette 2001. I am not very familiar with organic wines but am interested in learning more. Thanks -Cathy" A: Hello Cathy, You can find the alcohol content of each wine in the Product Detail page accessible by clicking on each label or link (on the left side) of
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Q : Hello, I am trying to obtain as much information as I can in reference to organic wine and sulfites. I am a diabetic and I am also allergic to sulfites. I have not been able to get any sound information on the subject. I would like to know if organic wine has any of it's own natural sulfites. It
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Wine columnist Howard Hewitt wrote an article on his blog Grape Sense after we had a great talk this month. Here it is! "Late last year I met one of the real iconic figures in importing organic wines to the U.S. Veronique Raskin has been fighting the good fight in the name of organics since 1980. She helped arrange my inclusion
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I am very proud to say that this gathering was seeded on my ancestor's land - at the kitchen table of my house to be more precise - back 20 years ago. My brother Dr. Michel Ginoulhac, who was tending our family's property at the time, came up with the idea of bringing together his buddies in the neighborhood who, like him, had converted
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