Tag Archives: winemaking

The Méthode Traditionelle And Organic Champagne

Traditionelle

If you’ve ever heard the term Méthode Traditionelle and wondered what it means, you aren’t alone. It’s not a phrase heard regularly in common parlance, instead, it’s a wine word associated with the process developed in the Champagne region of France, to produce bottle-fermented sparkling wines.  While the phrase Méthode Traditionelle (or the Traditional Method) […]

What Goes Into Sustainable Wine? 

Sustainable Wine

What goes into sustainable wine?  You might not think that the wine industry plays much of a role in the destruction of our planet, but viticulture and vineyards really do need to be given a long hard look at, as long as wine remains popular. Why? Because most vineyards are treated as monocultures and as such […]