A WORLD FIRST IN PACKAGING
With an industry dating back to Biblical times, there aren’t many world firsts when it comes to wine anymore. But a British packaging company claimed just that with its Greenbottle, […]
With an industry dating back to Biblical times, there aren’t many world firsts when it comes to wine anymore. But a British packaging company claimed just that with its Greenbottle, […]
We have been following a vineyard surface management practice know as ‘vuil bewerking’ in Afrikaans, which translates as ‘dirty cultivation’. It doesn’t sound at all glamorous but we’re delighted with the results. […]
Food miles is one factor used when assessing the environmental impact of food, including the impact on global warming. The term refers to the distance food is transported from the […]
“…sweet flowers are slow and weeds make haste.” William Shakespeare, Richard III They say there’s no such thing as a weed, it’s just a plant in the wrong place! Whatever […]
There was a lot of interest in our post about ‘Red Wine Headaches’ and what the possible causes could be. Lots of people tout ‘natural wine’ as being the purer […]
A few weeks ago we blogged about taking action against the ‘alien carp’ in the dams – now the fight has turned to ‘alien snails’. Theba pisana, also known as […]
It seems like a pretty stupid question on the face of it; wine is essentially fermented grape juice, grapes are fruit, ergo wine must be vegetarian. Red wine is often […]
Earthworms are the ‘new’ environmental engineers. Through their tea, these little miracle workers perform wonders on the soil. And Earthworm Tea isn’t just popular with far out tree huggers and […]