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Infographic: organic versus biodynamic versus natural wine explained

Organic vs Biodynamic vs Natural Wine: What Eac...

Brian Hurley

Biodynamic wine, organic wine, and natural wine are not the same thing. Here is what each label actually certifies, and what it doesn't.

Organic vs Biodynamic vs Natural Wine: What Eac...

Brian Hurley

Biodynamic wine, organic wine, and natural wine are not the same thing. Here is what each label actually certifies, and what it doesn't.

Infographic: native yeast versus cultured lab yeast fermentation

Native Yeast Fermentation, Explained

Basile Senesi

What is native yeast fermentation? Learn how wild yeast works, why it matters for complexity, and the risks winemakers accept to use it.

Native Yeast Fermentation, Explained

Basile Senesi

What is native yeast fermentation? Learn how wild yeast works, why it matters for complexity, and the risks winemakers accept to use it.

Infographic: field blend versus cellar blend winemaking

What Is a Field Blend? The Oldest Way to Make Wine

Basile Senesi

What a field blend wine is, how co-fermentation differs from blending, and why the old method is making a comeback.

What Is a Field Blend? The Oldest Way to Make Wine

Basile Senesi

What a field blend wine is, how co-fermentation differs from blending, and why the old method is making a comeback.

Infographic: Sangiovese from Tuscany to California

Sangiovese in California: Tuscany's Grape Finds...

Brian Hurley

How sangiovese, the grape behind Chianti, found a rocky start and a small comeback in California vineyards.

Sangiovese in California: Tuscany's Grape Finds...

Brian Hurley

How sangiovese, the grape behind Chianti, found a rocky start and a small comeback in California vineyards.

Infographic: additives allowed in US wine versus what is on the Coteau Pavot back label

What Is Actually in Your Wine? A Guide to Addit...

Brian Hurley

Wine additives explained: what's legal, what's common, and why US law doesn't require wine to list its ingredients at all.

What Is Actually in Your Wine? A Guide to Addit...

Brian Hurley

Wine additives explained: what's legal, what's common, and why US law doesn't require wine to list its ingredients at all.

Infographic: sulfite levels in wine compared to everyday foods like dried apricots

Sulfites in Wine: What They Are and What They A...

Basile Senesi

What sulfites in wine actually do, why the "contains sulfites" label exists, and what the science really says about wine headaches.

Sulfites in Wine: What They Are and What They A...

Basile Senesi

What sulfites in wine actually do, why the "contains sulfites" label exists, and what the science really says about wine headaches.