On Wine

Organic grapes: It matters?

By Michael Apstein

Globe Correspondent / July 8, 2004

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More and more wineries are emphasizing a return to traditional farming methods. They extol the virtues of covering crops instead of using artificial fertilizer, natural predators to control vine-damaging insects instead of pesticides, and physical control of weeds rather than herbicides. Some wineries, like Bonterra Vineyards, emphasize their exclusive use of organically grown grapes. (Full Article: 316 Words)