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Green? These wines are sustainable and sensational By Alison Bailin Batz
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any wines have stickers on them lauding that they have been biodynamically farmed or are certified sustainable. But what does that mean? To hundreds of wineries across the West Coast, it means treating the land with respect and protecting our precious natural resources, be it water, soil or animal life nearby. Here are more than a dozen wines you can pick up right now whose vineyards go the extra mile to ensure the highest levels of love and respect for the air, land and water that contribute to the beauty in every bottle. Vina Robles The Arborist 2019 Certainly, the flavors here work — think plum and chocolate with everso-slight notes of tobacco at the end. Beyond the tasting notes, you will
Eric Jensen founded Booker Wines. be tempted to buy a bottle or two of this varietal, as it is made in partnership with One Tree Planted. A portion of proceeds from every single bottle helps the organization plant trees. To date, The Arborist has resulted in almost 22,000 new trees in the United States. $18 Ultraviolet Wines Adelaida Mountain Sparkling Rosé A refreshing and floral sustainability pioneers. In fact, only 10% bottle of bubbles with notes of strawberry, raspberry and grape- of Adelaida’s 1,900 acres are planted to fruit zest, Ultraviolet Wines are made vineyards; more than 1,000 acres remain without any additives other than undeveloped and unfenced, for ecological sulfur and use natural corks that and wild animal habitat. $30 are recyclable and biodegradable. 2021 Vin de Porche Rosé $24.99 Perfectly named, this balanced spring stunner with just the right amount of Adelaida Rosé Perfectly pink with a hint acidity is made to be enjoyed outside on of strawberry punch, this in- the porch or, in the case of Arizona, perhaps toxicating blend of mourvedre, in the pool. This family-owned winery is grenache, cinsaut and counoise known for its organic farming and diligent comes from one of Paso Robles' water conversation. It was actually the JUNE 2022 / SCOTTSDALE AIRPARK NEWS /
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