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Number of Napa Valley vineyard acres (more than 60%) certified under the Napa Green program—more than 80 wineries are also certified and 60 more are in process. In honor of Earth Day, we salute Napa Green, formed in the early 2000s by vintners, growers, environmental groups and regulators to exceed existing environmental standards and have a meaningful impact on the sustainability of the Napa Valley. “Soil-to-bottle stewardship” includes saving energy and water, and reducing waste and carbon footprint.

According to a new survey by Bank of America/Merrill Lynch, millennials are drinking less beer because:

A. Beer makes you fat

B. Beer makes you burp

C. Beer isn’t as sexy as other beverages

D. Beer’s flavors are too predictable

Ok, we know it’s supposed to be a wine quiz, but who doesn’t like an occasional beer (question)? In any case, for the survey, Bank of America/Merrill Lynch surveyed 1,000 millennials in the U.S. and the U.K. Of those surveyed, 27% said they were ditching beer. And the number one reason? Because “it makes you fat.” Millennials appear to be cutting back on alcoholic beverages of all kinds, with beer being hit harder than either spirits or wine.

Cépage

Cépage is the French term that denotes the percentage of each varietal in the composition of a blended wine. For instance, if a red wine is 60% cabernet sauvignon and 40% merlot, the cépage is 60-40.

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