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The energy industry’s growing interest in a controversial extraction technique has growers worried about water problems and other environmental concerns
Posted: January 7, 2013 By Matt Kettmann
Dec. 31, 2012 - Jan. 15, 2013 Issue
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Features
Posted: December 31, 2012 By Dana Nigro
Dec. 31, 2012 - Jan. 15, 2013 Issue
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Posted: December 31, 2012 By Dana Nigro
Dec. 15, 2012 Issue
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Posted: December 15, 2012 By Stuart Fox
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A French winery made of hemp bricks is no joke—it's green, capturing carbon dioxide emissions
Posted: November 30, 2012 By Dana Nigro
Nov. 30, 2012 Issue
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Francesco Bellini believes technology can create an additive-free wine
Posted: November 30, 2012 By Dana Nigro
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Riesling vineyards could be impacted as workers build foundations for first pier
Posted: November 13, 2012 By Victoria Daskal
Oct. 31, 2012 Issue
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Posted: October 31, 2012 By Dana Nigro
Oct. 31, 2012 Issue
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Posted: October 31, 2012 By Dana Nigro
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Four vintners profess their reasons for faith in a still little-understood farming philosophy
Posted: October 23, 2012 By Dana Nigro
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Green Talk
Michael Oshman decided he could make a difference by urging restaurateurs to be environmentally sustainable
Posted: September 21, 2012 By Dana Nigro
Blogs
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Stirring the Lees with James Molesworth
At Araujo, one of Napa's most famous Cabernet Sauvignon vineyards is farmed biodynamically
Posted: September 10, 2012 By James Molesworth
"I was reading an article that was talking about people running naked through the vineyards. It really wasn't a serious article, but that storyline kept me hooked,"' said Bart Araujo, dryly, when I asked him how he got interested in biodynamic farming. "And then I got to the second page, and it mentioned Nicolas Joly and Huët. And also de Vogüé, DRC and Leflaive. And Zind-Humbrecht. I asked myself, well, if it's good enough for those guys, why isn't it good enough for me?"
Araujo, 68, has applied a pragmatic approach to the Eisele vineyard ever since he and his wife, Daphne, purchased it in 1990. They've kept the historical name of the vineyard (named for Milt Eisele, who planted much of it and tended it into his later years before selling it) and improved upon the site's impressive track record for producing some of Napa's best Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Sauvignon Blanc bottlings.
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Stirring the Lees with James Molesworth
Valeria Huneeus talks science and biodynamics during my visits to Quintessa and Flowers
Posted: September 7, 2012 By James Molesworth
When it comes to biodynamics, I've never been a skeptic. But I haven't embraced it fully either. Much of the farming method's doctrine makes sense, but little has been proven. It's originator, Rudolf Steiner, often spoke in analogies which sound reasonable on the surface but have little proof. It's been left up to those who read his work to interpret and form what has today become biodynamic farming.
So it was with great interest that I got to spend the day with Valeria Huneeus and her team at Quintessa. Huneeus has been the driving force behind California's Quintessa since its founding in 1990. A believer in biodynamics, Huneeus also has a Ph.D. in biochemistry and nutrition, a seemingly perfect balance of science and common sense to help me understand biodynamics a bit more. Along with biodynamic consultant Alan York, winemaker Charles Thomas, viticulturist Michael Sipora and vineyard manager Martin Galvan, we walked the the vineyard of Quintessa yesterday.
Aug 31, 2012 Issue
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Features
Posted: August 31, 2012 By Dana Nigro
June 15, 2012 Issue
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Posted: June 15, 2012 By Dana Nigro
June 15, 2012 Issue
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Posted: June 15, 2012 By Dana Nigro
May 31, 2012 Issue
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Individualistic and sometimes iconoclastic, these winemakers look to the past for clues on making distinctive wines
Posted: May 31, 2012 By Robert Camuto
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Not content with simply being “local,” winegrowers create a sustainability certification and education program to spread eco-friendly practices
Posted: May 23, 2012 By Dana Nigro
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Work ceases on bridge and highway that could jeopardize vineyards; government won't explain why
Posted: May 3, 2012 By Victoria Daskal
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Concerns about erosion and development mean growers will pay more to develop prized higher-altitude terrain
Posted: May 1, 2012 By Tim Fish
