Do you speak Italian? I can’t say I do, but I have a big thank you to make to an Italian gentleman, Duccio Morozzo della Rocca (Managing Director of The Olive Bureau). Duccio is also a journalist and writes for a wine review publication called, “Vite, Vino e Qualità”. The article linked below appears in their September Issue. Continue reading “ConsciousWine on “Vite, Vino e Qualità”” »

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Farm to Fork Events is the amazing business of today’s scheduled guest blogger, Matthew Domingo. He is away this week, and he sent us a video to post for you. It’s a compelling interview that touched my heart. Continue reading “Farm to Fork Guest Blogger” »

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Vinny Liscio, my partner in ConsciousWine, asked me if I wanted to do a cable TV show during my visit to New York. A good friend of his, Dr. Lou Bisogni, is a chiropractor with a show called Healthy Frontiers. He just so happens to be the chiropractor for the NY Yankees baseball team, which makes my brother happy since he’s a lifelong Yankee fan. I, on the other hand, think I was born in NY Mets clothing. Was that too much information? Continue reading “ConsciousWine Talk on Healthy Frontiers” »

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One of the things I love best about ConsciousWine is the people we meet and hearing the stories of how they got into what they’re presently up to. Thanks to Bill & Barbara Steele, of Southern Oregon’s Cowhorn Vineyards in the Applegate Valley, we now have the wonderful opportunity to enjoy the Biodynamic® wines of Cowhorn Vineyards.

Here’s a little bit about Bill & Barbara Steele, and how they came to start Cowhorn Vineyards.

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I attended a conference in 2009, called “Growing Even Greener: Ecowinegrowing in California’s North Coast,” in Hopland, CA. The whole experience was an awe-filled mouthful. I’m excited to see the word sustainability taking on a big picture meaning that has lots of soul. Continue reading “A Panel of Grape Growers” »

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