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Aug

Organic Panic

Jacob Gaffney  in Organic, Health, Food , , , ,

InterWined met last week with the owners of the excellent wine shop, Organico, located in the Lake District to talk about organic wine. Like InterWined, Organico, closely follows developments in organic viticulture (ALL of their wines are organic) as well as other green issues related to the industry, such as the transportation of wine in […]

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12

Jul

Manic Organic

Jacob Gaffney  in Organic, Health

InterWined.com is a big supporter of Organic foods.
Any fruit or veg that has to fight for it’s own life against pests and disease will be stronger for it. When humans eat these foods (not strong enough to survive us!), we absorb greater amounts of the same nutrients and antioxidants that kept the plants so strong.
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8

Jun

C02 Zero

Jacob Gaffney  in Organic, Biodynamic, Writer/Actor , , , , ,

During the course of InterWined’s struggle to get together some good wine entertainment, InterWined.com‘s writer, Jacob Gaffney, is sometimes asked to do other things. In this case, Gaffney recently wrote a few articles on Carbon Neutral wineries, published by Wine Spectator magazine (subscription recommended).
So now the Oregon Environmental Council is asking for Gaffney to speak […]

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21

Mar

A Question of MySpace

Jacob Gaffney  in Organic

My brother posted this question on MySpace blog to Peter, the owner of Organico Britain’s first and only dedicated wine shop:
Peter,
You claim to “reject more Organic wines than you buy”. On what basis would an organic not qualify for your store(s)?
Congratulations on the store. Here’s a toast to positive growth!
John
Peter’s Response:
“Good question, John.
When in the […]

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19

Mar

Organic Wine (More)

Jacob Gaffney  in Organic ,

Gave a talk many months ago at the opening of Britain’s first (and, for now, only) dedicated Organic wine shop, called Organico. It was a real honour for me and…since then, the owner of the shop and one of the hardest “working” men in the wine business, Peter, has been following the InterWined blogs.
Reading all […]

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