The other day I saw a press release from Sam’s Club touting the introduction of a certified Fair Trade Wine to its stores. The wine is from Argentina. The subheading was ‘Noble Malbec Reaps Awards and Sows Seeds of Change’. It stated that ‘workers participating in Fair Trade Certified programs are guaranteed a fair price [...]
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If there is one thing that drives me up the wall it is when I see signs at the farmers market signs that read ‘No chemicals’ or read ads about wines made from grapes which were grown using no chemicals. It drives me crazy because it is indicative of several important and serious issues. First, it reveals [...]
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Yesterday I attended a meeting at the Wine Institute in San Francisco where a committee of very talented people, from both the wine making and grape growing sides of the industry, gathered to continue their development of a certification program to be used by the industry to demonstrate their commitment to sustainability. It is an [...]
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