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Organic Wine & Spirits
Organic wines are made from organic grapes that are processed using methods that keep chemical intervention to a minimum. Sulphites are needed to protect growing grapes from fungal attack, to preserve and stabilise wine in the bottle, and are used in both conventional and organic wine production alike. The difference is that organic producers keep the use of sulphites to a minimum, with levels approaching a third of those used in conventional wine production. Organic Wine
Organic wine making requires attention to detail at every step in the wine making process, not just in the growing of the grapes. Sulphur dioxide is added to the wines as a preservative (although at a lower level than conventional red wine), to ensure the wine will not only maintain quality but red wine will improve with age.  Organic Grapes Reduced levels of sulphur dioxide results in fewer allergic reactions, and fewer headaches, as well as better taste. Many wineries also make organic preservative free red wine for those people who can tolerate no sulphur.
Several distillers in Australia make organic spirits including gin, rum, and vodka.
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Agriculture's Future is Organic
10 May 2009
Telegraph-Journal, MONCTON - She says it's the only way the agriculture industry in Canada has any chance of survival. Rowena Hopkins, a former ch.... read more | |
Michelle Obama Starts White House Organic Garden
23 March 2009
Health News - 20 March 2009,
In an effort to educate the American public about healthy eating, First Lady Michelle Obama broke ground today on a .... read more | |
New Organic Burger Chain in USA
28 February 2009
Elevation Burger is a rapidly growing, fast casual concept serving 100% USDA-certified organic beef burgers and fresh-cut fries cooked in heart-hea.... read more | |
Organic Industry Shows Mixed Reaction in Economic Downtimes
4 January 2009
BFA Press Release Dec 2008
Tighter economic conditions are impacting some organic sectors and producers, and by-passing others, says Biological .... read more | |
Organic Road Show Shares Good Story
30 November 2008
ABC Online, Australia - Australia's largest organic association is delivering the results of its Australian Organic Market Report across the countr.... read more | |
Big Island Bans GMO Taro and Coffee
16 November 2008
HILO, Hawaii, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Leaders of Hawaii's largest island have made it illegal to grow genetically modified taro and coffee.
The county c.... read more |
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