Quick Link to; Organic Coconut Oil Products * Olive Leaf Extract *

Custom Search

Organic Wines are Very Good, Very Affordable,and You Help Break the "circle of poison."

"Why should we care about and choose these wines?"

As we all know, chemicals damage the soil, the vine, the air, the water, the farmers, and, in all likelihood, all of us down the road.

Not only that, this approach triggers a destructive circle of poison.

Pesticides, herbicides and fungicides throw the natural harmony of the vineyard completely off balance.

Chemical fertilizers strip the soil of minerals essential to its health, thus necessitating an ever-increasing reliance on artificial inputs to restore what has been lost.

Since organic vineyards have more natural resistance to poor weather and pests, they tend to perform better in poor vintages than non-organic ones.

Additionally, many organic vineyards harvest by hand, rather than using mechanical pickers. This allows only the ripest and healthiest bunches to be picked, with the minimum amount of stress to the vine, fruit or soil.

Some feel that organic wine is actually better than non organic, tasting more flavorful and "cleaner." That's what we hear most often. Of course, it's always a matter of personal opinion. However, more and more, consumers AND critics are beginning to think that they do taste better.

Why Choose Organic Wines?

There is absolutely no question that organic agriculture is the way OF the future and the way TO our future, therefore we should all support it wherever and whenever we can, including organic wines.

In 1970, their grandfather, a retired professor of medicine, decided to devote his "Golden Years" to the family estate. He studied and experimented, seeking better, healthier ways of growing grapes and making wine. In 1972, he began cultivating their 50 acres of vineyards organically.

“As a young woman I walked across some vineyards in a remote part of Southern France. By my side, a man 47 year my senior, my grand father.

He stopped to take in the sights and exclaimed, filling his lungs to the full...

"See, this is what I am doing all this for, look at this beauty! Can you just smell this air? And the birds, they are coming back and so are the butterflies. Life is coming back!"

I stood on that rich red earth, on the top of that hill, totally intoxicated by the palpable scents of thyme, rosemary, pine trees and lavender, merging together under the sun rays and exuding a completely unique aroma, the smell of the "garrigue".”

Château Bousquette

On May 5, 1791, our great, great, great.... grandfather, Monsieur Moustelon, bought the land at an auction. "Bousquette" (pronounced boo-sket) in French means thicket or grove.

The word aptly describes the place: a simple family estate nestled in pine trees, lavender and thyme, overlooking miles of vineyards stretching all the way to the foot of the volcanic mountains known as the Cévennes.

You may have heard of the "French Paradox." The French eat 30% more fat than Americans but suffer 40% fewer heart attacks. Many believe that the consumption of wine is the reason.

According to the Wine Institute, the French drink over nine times more wine than Americans (19.05 gallons per person/per year as compared to 2.11 gallons in the U.S.).

In fact, France has the world's second highest per capita intake of wine, but the second lowest rate of heart disease (next to the Japanese).

More than 100 scientific reports have been published since 1991 providing strong evidence for the wine, alcohol and health phenomenon. Today, the scientific evidence is even stronger that drinking wine is beneficial to our health. These findings clearly point out that moderate wine consumption can be part of a healthy lifestyle.

What is biodynamic wine?

This ultra-organic method of agriculture, developed in the early part of this century, is based on the theories of Rudolf Steiner. A social philosopher, Steiner proposed that the development of plants (and animals) was more than simply the flow of matter.

Development, he believed, was also a flow of chemical energy that radiated from the moon, stars, and planets and that was derived from the breakdown of organic matter.

According to Steiner, the position of the moon and the stars within certain constellations influenced the growth of leaves, roots, flowers, and fruit.

Biodynamic farmers plant their crops accordingly. They employ various methods for nourishing the soil, as do organic grape growers.

However, biodynamic growers put a greater emphasis on the vines; and since they believe that plants respond to all the various forces of nature, they also time their activities in accordance with the cycles of the moon, planets and stars.

In short, the goal of biodynamic farming is to be in tune with the totality of life forces affecting the growth of the plant.

Click on the Banner to visit the Organic Wine Company Store, view their wines, and check their prices.

Organic Wines Return to Home