Vegan Mushroom and Red Wine Quinoa Risotto Recipe Rating: 51 Prep Time: 5 minutesCook Time: 40 minutesTotal Time: 45 minutes Yield: Serves 4Calories per serving: 230Fat per serving: 9g While red wine is a delight to drink, it also creates the perfect base for a variety of dishes. One of [...]

Dana Merrill owns and operates the Pomar Junction Vineyard & Winery in sunny California. Last July, he received word that his solar panel project at the winery had been selected to receive a grant. The funds would come from the USDA’s Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). Pomar Junction is [...]

The unwanted effects of climate change have some wine producers in the U.S. terrified of the potential damage. A recent blog post on NPR.org chronicles the story of Pinot Noir growers in Oregon state. The grapes prefer mild summers tempered by chilly nights. And fresh ocean air apparently makes for [...]

A recent report by the Asian Development Bank, titled Food Security and Poverty in Asia and the Pacific, has highlighted that the climate change will have a devastating impact on food security. According to the report: Climate change is a major contributing factor in the battle to provide food security [...]

Who ever said eating ethically had to be boring? Here are some of the great food exhibitors from Epic Expo 2012:   Whole Foods @WholeFoodsVan Whole Foods is one of the West Coast’s choice supermarkets for organic items, and the company had a large presence at the expo. Reps took [...]

Do you have empty wine bottles at home and not sure what to do with them? Check out the infographic below for 12 creative ways you can recycle wine bottles! Source: darkashadeonline.com via Colby on Pinterest

The wine industry has been flowing for years. The more people like wine, the more people make wine, resulting in a massive global explosion in production. But, the continued expansion in popularity has brought with it an ever increasing amount of eco-impacts at every stage of the wine lifecycle. So, [...]