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Amity Vineyards at the Forefront

In 1974 Myron Redford purchased a small, existing vineyard in Amity, Oregon. His dream was to make world-class Pinot Noir ...

Tony Coturri, Winemaker and Owner of Coturri Winery, Discusses Sulfites

Tony Coturri, winemaker and owner of Coturri Winery, discusses sulfites and why Coturri Winery has never used them. See www.coturriwinery.com for ...

Dried Apricots Can Have Up to 10 Times the Sulfite Content of Wine!

We know that there are always sul­fites in wine, just in vary­ing amounts. We also know that the pres­ence of sul­fites or lack thereof does not guar­an­tee qual­ity either way.  There are many wine­mak­ers who say wine can­not be sta­ble with­out sul­fites and there are many wine­mak­ers who make sta­ble wines with lit­tle to no […]

Bonny Doon Is on Their Way to Being Demeter Certified!

Ran­dall Gra­ham is embrac­ing bio­dy­nam­ics and Bonny Doon is now on its way to cer­ti­fi­ca­tion with Deme­ter. Bonny Doon has also started putting ingre­di­ent labels on their wines in an effort towards “com­plete trans­parency.” So, along with grapes, you may see tar­taric acid, untoasted wood chips and cop­per sul­fate printed on your bot­tle. Vicky Lorelli (owner of EcoVineWine.com) […]