Written By Treve Ring Libations / Red Wine Apr 18, 2010 Château de Caraguilhes Domaine de L’Olivette Red 2006 SHARE VIA: Facebook Twitter PinterestVin de Pays des Côteaux de la Cabrerisse, Corbières, France $20-23Though winemaking has been around for thousands of years and is a very natural and organic process, modern winemaking is anything but. From the pesticides in the farming, to the gas to run the tractor, to the manufacture of the glass bottles, to the global shipping engine, the wine on your table costs a lot more than the monetary price you paid for it at the store.To be honest, it’s generally not something I think too much about. But as Earth Day is here (April 22) I find myself reflecting on my wine choices. There are many ways to go ‘green’ with your wine selections: buy locally produced wine that doesn’t travel great distances, support producers that utilize organic practices, try wine in eco-friendly packaging – there are a few options you can easily slip into your life.Château de Caraguilhes is ECOCERT designated (www.ecocert.com), ensuring that all grapes grown are completely organic. No pesticides, herbicides or chemical fertilizers were used in these vineyards – Ch. De Caraguilhes is the largest organic vineyard in the Corbières region. Instead they utilize natural pest and weed control, along with polyculture practices. This method of planting numerous plants other than vines in and around the vineyard improves biodiversity and healthy, self-sustaining vineyards.Ok – all that is great and dandy – but what does it mean in your glass? Let me put it this way – you can happily celebrate the earth year round with this wine. A blend of Merlot (50%), Grenache (25%) and Syrah (25%), this humble Vin de Pays has concentrated aromas of cherry and spice, juicy flavours of plum and cherry, and spicy dark violet notes. There is a cool hint of light mint in this soft, mouth filling wine, and bright acid and juicy fruit though to the finish. This is a great wine for roasted poultry (free range of course).* In the 12th Century, the monks of the Cistercian Order undertook the task of developing viniculture in the Corbières region. Recognizing the ideal grape growing conditions here, the hard working monks’ agricultural domains became very prosperous. One of these domains was the lands of Caraguilhes – an area of 600 unbroken hectares that has remained intact to this day.Rating: (click here to see what our wine ratings mean) FranceRed WineWine Reviews SHARE VIA: Facebook Twitter Pinterest Written By: Treve Ring Treve Ring is a wine writer, editor, judge, consultant and certified sommelier, and has been with EAT Magazine for over a decade.\r\n\r\nIn addition to her work with EAT, she is a Wine Critic and National Judge for ... Read More You may also like Beer / Beer & Cider / Drink / Events / Victoria March 24, 2019 A New Beer Society in Town Victoria Beer Week launched its sixth annual festival earlier this month, which ran from March 1-9. In addition to the festival returning for another ... Read More Beer / Wineries & Breweries February 4, 2019 Vancouver Island Brewery’s New Porter and New Re-Rebrand Vancouver Island Brewery unveils new porter along with their new re-rebrand Vancouver Island Brewery held a flight night last week, in part to ... Read More Causes / Events January 25, 2019 Blue Monday Pop-Up Bar – 100 Proof Blues January can be tough around these parts. In fact, it has come to be so globally known as such, that the third Monday of each January has ... Read More Cocktails / Events January 25, 2019 The Complete Bartender Competition 2019 Little Jumbo played host to Nimble Bar Co.’s The Complete Bartender Competition, January 16, 2019 Last Wednesday, I judged my first cocktail ... Read More Beer & Cider / Events / Victoria March 1, 2018 Victoria Beer Week launches its fifth year Victoria is once again readying itself to host the fifth annual Victoria Beer Week. As locals and beer geeks alike wet their palates for special ... Read More Coffee & Tea / Victoria December 18, 2017 Level Ground Trading Moves Up to New State-of-the-Art Headquarters Victoria, BC – Level Ground Trading, Victoria’s Fair Trade pioneer, is moving from their current location in Central Saanich, to a larger ... Read More Comments are closed.
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