Archive for the Other Things Conscious Category

  • Conscious Wine and a Movie - August 31st, 2010

    On line at Ashland’s Noble Coffee for a refill, I was talking to a friend about filming our first ‘ConsciousWine and a Movie’ episode. A guy standing next to us blurts out, ‘What should I drink with Rambo 2? After a short pause, I bust a vocal move and say, ‘something bold, intense, strong and [...]
  • 10 Things About… - July 30th, 2010

    Wherein we give you 10 tidbits about the topic dujour – factoids & ideas, sometimes a specific winery, region, conference or workshop. But always something to get you thinking. . Here we start with 10 things (nuggets and personal take aways) from a workshop on bees taken at a biodynamic farming program at the Rudolf [...]
  • Ciel du Cheval, s’il vous plait - July 27th, 2010

    Three days of running around with 300 passionate, witty, wild and crazy wine bloggers (at the 2010 Wine Blogger’s Conference in Walla Walla, WA) with hardly an exhale …and I was cooked! Honoring a pre-conference enthusiasm that didn’t know the definition of enough, I had signed up for a post-conference excursion. In the moment, thoughts [...]
  • A Farmers Market Story - August 14th, 2009

    I was visiting Hollywood Beach, Florida. Walking on the boardwalk, I discovered Josh’s Organic Market and Juice Bar. After a totally refreshing mostly green vegetable juice, I started to look around at the vegetables themselves. They were glowing in colorful delight and something seemed a little strange. The washed out shades of veggie colors from my supermarket shopping habits were nowhere to be found. I noticed a sign said, …
  • An Agricultural Perspective - August 11th, 2009

    If you haven’t seen Food, Inc., go! It says a lot. And it speaks to what’s behind what we’re choosing.

    This rambling is based on the idea that agriculture is not natural to start with.
  • Chew on This… - July 22nd, 2009

    In our on-going journey to reframe organic in the wine world, we’re going to play with the term, living wine.

    Wine in general needs to open a while, and we’re talking more than an hour. Imagine wine that gets better for several days once opened, maybe 3, 4, or 5 days.

    Okay, you get up in the morning, you stretch, breathe, get some water in you, a little coffee, step outside, breathe some more air, go for a walk… you’re waking up, and you start to find your mojo for the day.

    If a wine is alive why wouldn’t it need it’s own version of that?
  • Touring Wine Country - July 9th, 2009

    Willamette Valley was the destination for three days of experiencing seven ConsciousWineries. Each winery offered unique stories, places and people. Here’s a nugget from each visit:
  • Earth Utility Vehicle - July 3rd, 2009

    At the Oregon Green Expo, I had just heard a talk by Jean Houston, and was walking briskly down an aisle when distracted by some youngsters on an RV. I stopped, said Hi, and soon discovered this was no ordinary RV. Infact, it wasn’t an RV at all. It was EUV (Earth Utility Vehicle). As we yaked, the conversation just kept getting more interesting. Once I identified myself as a wine guy, a new budding relationship had seeded.