Jonathan Russo
The end of the world…read all about it!!!
Anyone can. All you have to do is read the January issue of Wired Magazine. There on page 68 is an article by noted writer Bill Donahue titled “Superproducer.” The subhead gives the clue: bionic agriculture…turbocharged seeds, precision chemistry. Because of overly complex, toxic, opaque financial engineering which layered derivative upon ...
Features
Organic Wine Class - New York 1/12/09
Discount for OWJ Readers. - Use promo code "Organic" and get 15% off.Adam Morganstern, editor of the Organic Wine Journal, will be teaching a class on organic and biodynamic wines as Astor Wines & Spirits in New York City on Monday, Januray 12th. Follow this ...
Reviews
Organic Sparkling Wines for the Holidays
Sparkling wine has an illustrious history of livening up celebrations. In 1876 the Tsar of Russia commissioned the now ubiquitous Crystal to make a distinguished sparkler that would impress his court, and Napoleon’s armies famously opened their bottles of bubbly with their sabers, a practice that continues to this ...
Recipes
Fennel & Orange Holiday Salad
This vibrant and light winter salad provides a welcome contrast to the rich fare of the season. Thinly shaved fennel and glistening orange segments are tangled together with winter greens, toasted hazelnuts and crumbled feta for a crunchy and ...
Jonathan Russo
State of the Glass
Was the glass of organic and biodynamic wine in 2008 half full or half empty? From our seat at OWJ it seems a little murky; like an unfined, unfiltered red Rhone. Industry statistics point to an increase in sales of around 30% for the organic category against a backdrop ...
News
Eco-Fugitives get their own Most Wanted List
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has started their own FBI-style most wanted list. What does it take to make this gang of crimnals? Denis L. Feron installed a secret pipe behind his factory that discharged pollutants into a tributary of the Mississippi River. Authorities beleive he is hiding in Belgium, but ...
Letters
Tony Coturri on being in The Wine Report
In the latest edition of Tom Stevenson’s book WINE REPORT 2009 published by DK Publishing, we have received a meaningful review. The WINE REPORT isn’t a typical rating publication like Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate or the Wine Spectator. It’s a book for savvy wine lovers. It’s a European standard. ...
Features
Wine Report 2009 - Top Organic & Biodynamic Wines
The 2009 Wine Report by Tom Stevenson is out. Monty Waldin reports on organic and biodynamic wines for this yearly publication and here are his top ten lists: Greatest Wine Producers 1. Domaine Leroy (burgundy, France) 2. Domaine Marcel Deiss (Alsace, France) 3. Domaine Zind Humbrecht (Alsace, France) 4. Ferme de la Sansonniere/Marc Angeli (Loire, France) 5. Domaine Huet (Loire, France) 6. Nikolaihof ...
