Category: Sustainability

• Mosel Winegrowers’ Focus On Soil Health Improves Wine Quality

  

  “Important components of vegetation in Reiler Mullay-Hofberg. From cultural land, fallow land, forest and water to humans and animals. Vegetation is the sum of plant formation and plant societies that frow in one area. It is characterized by climate, soil, relief, rock, aquatic content and by the influences of fire, animals and humans,” writes Thorsten Melsheimer, fifth-generation winemaker of Weingut Melsheimer.

  Michelle Williams

  August 6, 2022

  German Wine, Germany, Riesling, Sustainability, viticulture

  biodiversity, fine wine making, German Wine, Mosel, regenerative agriculture, Riesling, soil health, sustainable viticulture, vineyard health, Weingut Immich-Batterieberg, Weingut Melsheimer, Weingut Nik Weis – St. Urbans-Hof, winegrowing

• What If The Wine Industry Adopted A First Do No Harm Mentality?

  

  This new series explores wine through a “first do no harm” practice with a focus on those elevating environmental and sustainability awareness from soil to glass.

  Michelle Williams

  May 21, 2022

  biodynamic, climate change, organic, Sustainability, Wine

  climate change, conscious consumer, EarthDay.org, first do no harm, industrial agriculture, regenerative viticulture, Sustainable farming, United Nations, wine consumers, wine industry

• Forbes Article: Portugal’s Alentejo Region Utilizes Sustainability in Crafting Premium Wine

  

  When you purchase a bottle of wine do you consider wine’s environmental impact?

  Michelle Williams

  August 21, 2020

  Alentejo, Portugal, Portuguese wine, Sustainability, Travel, Wine, wine review, Winetasting

  agriculture, Alentejo, Alicante Bouschet, Antao Vaz, climate change, climate impact, environement, environmental impact, perturbations of climate change, Portugal, Portugal climate impact, Portuguese wine, Portuguese wine region, stewardship, sustainability, sustainable winemaking, viticulture, wine, winemaking, Wines of Alentejo, Wines of Alentejo Sustainability Program

• Cline Cellars Goes ‘Beyond Sustainable’ – Taking Vineyard Farming to a New Level

  

  Fred Cline started Cline Family Cellars in Oakley, California in 1982. In 1989, he purchased a 350-acre horse farm in Carneros and moved the winery to Sonoma. For years he farmed his vineyards conventionally. Overtime, he began to explore alternative methods for farming his vineyards. He partnered with soil manager Bobby Cannard, and the two […]

  Michelle Williams

  September 4, 2018

  California, Cline Cellars, Sustainability, Wine, Winetasting

  2016 Cline Cellars Farmhouse Red Blend Sonoma USA, 2017 Cline Cellars Farmhouse White Blend Sonoma USA, Bob Cannard, California, Cline Cellars, Farmhouse Wines, Fred Cline, Peteluma, Sonoma, sustainability, Sustainable farming, The Green String Farm, The Green String Method, wine, wine review, wine tasting

• What Does Sustainability Taste Like?

  

  We all use various criteria when selecting wine to purchase. Price, varietal, occasion, food pairing, wine producer, wine growing region and vintage are among the many things we consider when standing in the aisles of our favorite wine retailer or perusing a restaurant wine list. How often do you consider eco-friendly, sustainable practices of the […]

  Michelle Williams

  August 28, 2015

  DaVero Winery, Dry Creek Valley, Fritz Family winery, Martorana Family Winery, Music, Sonoma County, Sustainability, Wine

  #DCVSustainability, Aerosmith, California, California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance, DaVero 2013 “Altobasso” Dry Creek Valley, Dry Creek Valley, Dry Creek Valley Sustainability, Fritz Estate Grown Dry Creek Valley 2013 Malbec, Martorana Family Winery Dry Creek Valley Estate Bottled 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon, music, Sonoma County, sustainability, wine, Winegrowers of Dry Creek Valley

• How to Celebrate Earth Day? Wine Of Course!

  I was invited by Crave Local to participate in their online Twitter Party called #BevChat that took place on Tuesday, April 22. The #BevChat featured wines from the Argentinean winery Piattelli Vineyards. Crave Local wanted to insure I had samples of four Piattelli wines to participate in the Twitter party but at the time my […]

  Michelle Williams

  May 14, 2014

  #BevChat, Argentinian wines, Cabernet Sauvignon, Crave Local, Malbec, Music, Piattelli Vineyards, Rose, Sustainability, Torrontes, Wine

  #BevChat, Crave Local, Earth Day, Piattelli Grand Reserve Malbec, Piattelli Premium Cabernet, Piattelli Rose of Malbec, Piattelli Torrontes, Piattelli wines, spring, wine