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Number of tons of CO2 emissions that Torres winery in Spain will capture as a result of an extensive reforestation program they have initiated in Patagonia, Chile. Torres is a family-owned wine company based in Penedès, Spain, and celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. A leading member of International Wineries for Climate Action (IWCA), Torres operates a photovoltaic solar array which powers its wineries across Spain. They have also converted 80% of their vehicles to hybrid or electric.

A wine that tastes of “gout de terroir” usually tastes earthy.

Answer: False.

I love the French term gout de terroir, but like so many French expressions, it exists in some halfway point between the literal and the romantic. Gout de terroir (literally “taste of the terroir”) is the distinctive flavor a wine acquires from the combination of a given grape variety grown in a specific place. Over time, for example, winemakers notice that a certain variety from a certain plot of ground always has the same discernable flavors. That’s the gout de terroir. So, for some wines the gout de terroir may indeed be earthy, but not for others.

Ava Winery

A San Francisco start-up called Ava Winery has produced synthetic “wine” according to New Scientist magazine. The process, which requires no grapes and takes about 15 minutes, involves combining ethanol (alcohol) with other molecules like… Continue reading

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