If you enjoy wine and being green, why not combine the two in honor of Earth Day? First celebrated in 1970, Earth Day honors anything protecting and preserving the planet. So, consuming green wine will preserve the planet and provide a buzz simultaneously. A win-win situation.
No, green wine isn’t a Kermit-like hue; the green refers to the practices surrounding the production of these wines. For example, many green wines are produced in sustainable wineries, which ban pesticides, herbicides and fungicides. Some of these wineries are also biodynamic, meaning the vineyard is considered a “holistic ecosystem.” But biodynamic or not, green wineries produce their wines in an environmentally-conscious manner.
- Marnier Lapostolle
This article appears in Apr 12-18, 2012.