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2008 Brancott Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, New Zealand

from Anna Magliozzi

Brancott Vineyards, creators of the original Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc and one of the founding members of Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand, has partnered with Blue Ocean Institute and Chef Barton Seaver to support Blue Ocean Institute's effort to restore living abundance in the ocean.

Chilean Wines - Part 2

 
One of the most interesting things about Chile is that it is the only country left that is a completely phylloxera free wine producing country. Phylloxera devastated North American vines and later European vines in the late 1800s. Phylloxera is a root louse that attacks the roots of the vines and eventually kills them. When phylloxera attacked European vineyards, the same varieties had already been well established in Chilean vineyards and were returned after grafting onto American rootstocks was discovered to thwart the louse. Chile's ungrafted vines are the only ones to extend their own roots deep into the earth to impart the truest expression of terroir to the fruit. 

Oregon wineries take carbon neutral pledge

By one estimate, 81 percent of winegrowing regions in the United States will be unsuitable for premium grape production by 2100. As executive director of the Oregon Environmental Council, her thoughts naturally drifted closer to home - to Oregon's young but burgeoning wine industry.

via www.newsregister.com

Northwest Wineries' Sustainable Steps

Wines & Vines - Wine Industry News Headlines - Northwest Wineries' Sustainable Steps