More consumers want vineyards to use organic or sustainably farmed grapes, and so wineries are responding by mixing tradition with high-tech quality control. Smith Haut Lafitte now farms organically, uses oxen in the vineyards instead of tractors to avoid compacting the soil and captures some winery CO2 emissions to reduce the global warming footprint. Andrew Walker, a professor of viticulture and enology at the University of California, Davis, says vineyards all over the world are facing pressure to limit pesticide use, and climate change is a challenge, too. There are different views about the best options, but plant breeders are working on grape strains with natural resistance to major pests and diseases. Smith Haut Lafitte offers a variety of tours, a restaurant and a 72-room five-star hotel. Delphine Cadei is married to a co-owner of Le Wine Bar, a charming, high ceiling place with a broad selection of wines by the glass and bottle, and luscious fois gras and pate plates.
Similar Stories to Centuries-old Winemaking In Bordeaux Gets A Modern Twist on Bing News
By KEVIN BEGOS, Associated Press, Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Living
Wed, 06/29/2016 - 7:36am
BING NEWS:
- Chinese Billionaire's Money Laundering Conviction Shocks Bordeaux
Haichang Group founder Qu Naijie purchased numerous Bordeaux châteaus in just a few years, but French officials found some of the deals were financed illegally with Chinese government funds ...
05/23/2024 - 10:41 am | View Link - TRULY, MADLY, DEEPLY MEUNIER Cédric Moussé turns the Underdog Grape Into Champagne’s New Superstar
Here M is for Meunier. Because if Meunier has increasingly become the mot du jour in the grower champagne vernacular, it is this rockstar winemaker who has made the underdog grape the star of the show ...
05/22/2024 - 8:31 pm | View Link - How to do a Bordeaux wine tour by public transport: Visit vineyards with no need for a designated driver
(Tour and tasting costs €20). Bordeaux is just two hours from Paris by train. Returns from London St Pancras cost from £235 (thetrainline.com). The Golden Tulip is a modern hotel just minutes from the ...
03/8/2024 - 2:06 am | View Link - More
Welcome to Wopular
Wopular is an
online newspaper rack,
giving you a summary view of the top headlines from the top news sites.
Senh Duong (Founder)
Wopular,
MWB,
RottenTomatoes
MoviesWithButter : Our Sister Site
- "Expendables 4" Starts Shooting This Fall, Says Randy Couture at the Arnold Sports Festival more
- “Expendables 4” Gets Funding Interest from “Ip Man 3” Financier more
- "Ip Man 3" Distributor Suspected of Box Office Fraud, Parent Company Loses $200M in Market Cap more
- Yen Targets "Ip Man 4" for 2018 Release; Discusses Film with Director, Producer more
- "Ip Man 3" Shatters Expectations with $72M Opening [China Box Office] more