Those of you who know me, or even ‘know me’ (via online-y things), know that one of my absolute favorite things to research and report on is regenerative agriculture. Ever since I wrote my first piece on the topic, I’ve been hooked. And since then, I’ve continued my coverage on the topic, as so much more scientific analysis has taken place to further align the practice within the global ag space. Wine is the perfect vehicle to help push those possibilities further.
In my latest piece for Somm Journal (June/July issue) I had the huge pleasure of doing a (very localized) press trip up to Mendocino (which, FYI, is California’s Greenest AVA 👈 not to toot my own horn, but award-winning article right there. *toot toot* 🚂) and then back down to my hometown of Sonoma, visiting Bonterra and Donum, respectively. Alongside us was Charlie Dubbe from Agrology who helped us geek out on the soil-biome biology even further and, as you’ll read in my article, the experience finished with a vertical tasting at Donum in which the evidence from a sensorial standpoint clearly differentiated the quality of wine between conventional, transitional, and full on regeneratively farmed grapes.
Clearly I’m passionate about this topic and I hope that comes through in these pages. Please read the full article here: Regenerative Viticulture, from Soil to Sip.
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