Posted at 10:49 AM in has another 5 billion years to go . There isn't a more reliable source out there. Leaning in and learning how to use it? That seems the safest, and most sustainable, bet we can make ..read more

Tags: alternative packaging, BIB, premium boxed wine rising tide lifts all ships in its newest package ( red. Noting the program's success as we entered the second year of releases, we knew we wanted to expand the BIB program from our mailing list to retail shelves. As Jason ) and around 800 to retailers in California and a few other hand-selected states soon. These retailers (many of whom commented on our mentality, they are to be admired. I strongly encourage you to . Oh yeah, and the wine is or responded to our emails to express interest), represent a test that, if successful, could lead to ..read more

Posted at 12:31 PM in it's become a business school staple in Montreal. The event was inspiring. We heard from experts in viticulture, resource use, and the soil microbiome; discussed the changes that wine regions have already observed and the best projections for what things will look like in another generation; and debated the best way forward for packaging, certifications, appellations, and grape varieties. I sat on a panel with a local importer and a representative from the SAQ (the province-wide monopoly on wine and liquor sales) to discuss the role that producers, importers, and retailer ..read more

Tags: garden, gardening, vineyard in an interview we published in 2017. Get to Know the Tablas Cru ..read more

Posted at 04:54 PM in the block we call Jewel Ridge , which we purchased in 2011 but hadn't started planting until recently. But over the last two years we planted about 25 acres of the 60 or so that were cleared there, reducing our summer grazing space by nearly half. , pulling carbon out of the atmosphere and fixing it in the soil ..read more

Posted at 01:51 PM in in May, the challenges of improving packaging and energy use and water conservation will loom large over the wine community in coming years. the results of a carbon footprint self-audit ..read more

Posted at 02:47 PM in the original on Wikimedia Commons by user Ecovidrio , making new glass containers from recycled glass saves between 20% and 30% of the energy, roughly 50% of CO2 emissions, and offsets a greater-than 100% requirement for inputs, compared to working from raw materials. What's more, according to a 2017 survey by the Glass Recycling Coalition , 96% of Americans want and expect that glass be included in their recycling options ..read more

Posted at 09:39 AM in our glass recycling percentage is a disheartening 31% , so this still means a lot less trash headed to the landfill on average). And will people buy it at a price that allows higher-end wineries to adopt the package? I that we were thinking about trying it with our new vintage of Patelin Rosé and got a heartwarmingly enthusiastic set of responses ..read more

Posted at 04:27 PM in using the blog to answer the questions I get every day , here's a quick summary of what we've learned after six months: . I was invited to speak about the decision at the . More recently, the New York Times published in which wine columnist Eric Asimov pointed to our experiments with the wine boxes as a productive step forward for wine producers grappling with the environmental impact of our default package. The initial batch of 324 boxes of our Patelin de Tablas Rosé sold out four hours after we announced their release in an email to our wine club and mailing list. We ma ..read more

Tags: biodynamics, dry farming, hugelkultur, permaculture, regenerative agriculture, viticulture ..read more