tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965370542440002490.post7038050061623960833..comments2024-03-25T16:24:52.850-03:00Comments on Eco Yogini: Wine-in' it up; Sustainable and local bubbly!Eco Yoginihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10693080137196812405noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965370542440002490.post-20939724975416014632010-08-24T09:11:22.341-03:002010-08-24T09:11:22.341-03:00Wow! Loved your post - and love that you are plann...Wow! Loved your post - and love that you are planning already for the 2010 Fall Wine Festival. We just updated the site www.nsfallwinefestival.ca with this year's event list. The weekend of the 18-19 of September is jam packed with wine & food festivals and events - a great choice!<br /><br />Also, from reading your blog, I figured you might be interested to know that Robert Kenner, producer of Food Inc. will be speaking at the International Culinary Tourism Summit on Sept 20 (at the opening breakfast and the lobster dinner)here in Halifax. Tickets for both are open to the public!<br /><br />Cheers,<br />Christine<br />Winery Association of Nova Scotiachristinehttp://www.nsfallwinefestival.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965370542440002490.post-64818842913103494962010-08-24T06:52:32.751-03:002010-08-24T06:52:32.751-03:00@Karen: thanks for visiting the site! I was chatti...@Karen: thanks for visiting the site! I was chatting with a few friends about picking a weekend to visit some of the wineries- and the 18-19th is a good one!<br />Hopefully we'll see you there :)Eco Yoginihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10693080137196812405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965370542440002490.post-63117172709381569152010-08-23T21:51:39.925-03:002010-08-23T21:51:39.925-03:00Hi there.... I just read your blog on the Nova Sco...Hi there.... I just read your blog on the Nova Scotia wineries. As owner of Annapolis Highland Vineyards I would like to invite you to our Harvest Wine Festival on September 18/19. Although we won't be harvesting that weekend we will be serving up Nova Scotian cheese (Foxhill) along with our wine. We'll have local artisans displaying throughout the property as well. We hope you can make it!Karen Enrighthttp:/www.novascotiawines.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965370542440002490.post-2774292730182657852010-08-23T14:54:27.259-03:002010-08-23T14:54:27.259-03:00We are lucky enough to live in the Finger Lakes wi...We are lucky enough to live in the Finger Lakes wine region of NY State. Drinking the local wine supports small businesses and reduces our impact. We love going to the summer wine festival and taking wine tours with friends. It is a huge part of the culture here and I am happy to drink it all in ;-)Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04016963796201775781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965370542440002490.post-14754117936307965442010-08-23T07:08:59.270-03:002010-08-23T07:08:59.270-03:00Hi Kris, thanks for commenting :) You should total...Hi Kris, thanks for commenting :) You should totally go for a wine tour... a little mini vacation from the children! (they're all beautiful kids btw) :)<br /><br />@Julia: I was wondering if there were vineyards in New York. I agree with you about price, in BC local wine was more expensive. weirdly enough, here in Nova Scotia it can be comparable to cheaper wine.<br /><br />@Chandelle: thank you for bringing that up. While living in the Okanagan, even the most basic food crops were a huge drain on water. I agree with you, it's a huge waste.<br /><br />thankfully, here in Nova Scotia we get a LOT of rain. So not the same climate. we also have a shorter growing season, so less time using that water.Eco Yoginihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10693080137196812405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965370542440002490.post-65885992344315057192010-08-22T23:49:00.242-03:002010-08-22T23:49:00.242-03:00I live in wine country in Northern California, so ...I live in wine country in Northern California, so I'm lucky enough to have many organic or biodynamic vineyards nearby. But I have to say, in direct observation even the most purportedly sustainable wineries don't seem all that healthy. <br /><br />For one thing, there's the water. Where I live, incredible amounts of water are diverted from local rivers (where salmon spawn) to feed the grapes. A popular bumper sticker and billboard around here says "conserve water - drink wine," which is pretty ridiculous when you think about it. <br /><br />Grapevines can live a hundred years, but it's common for them to be gouged out of the earth with compacting machinery every few years, which contributes to erosion and all sorts of problems from disturbed soil, plus they're usually piled up in the desecrated field and set on fire, which doesn't help our air quality. <br /><br />And all the same issues with monocropping certainly apply to grapes, even organic ones. <br /><br />But probably my biggest problem with this whole situation is the fact that such vast amounts of fertile land are devoted to growing a non-nutritive crop. Wine is so enormously profitable for this area that we can't seriously consider turning over that land to expand our local food system, which is really just a damn shame. <br /><br />All that being said! I do enjoy the occasional bottle of wine; I'm a sucker for a good Gewürztraminer from our favorite biodynamic vineyard. I just try not to take it for granted.Chandellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02469510353021344718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965370542440002490.post-24218689674542553762010-08-22T22:37:27.562-03:002010-08-22T22:37:27.562-03:00What a thorough run down. I feel lucky that there ...What a thorough run down. I feel lucky that there are a lot of wineries near NYC in the Hudson valley, finger lakes, and long island. many of them are even sold directly at the farmers markets here or in wine stores. I wish I bought local wine more but sometimes the cheap wine from trader joes wins out. Thank you for the reminder that my next bottle should be a local one.Color Me Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00570876113939066775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965370542440002490.post-17211045287167935152010-08-22T22:10:38.756-03:002010-08-22T22:10:38.756-03:00hi...my girlfriend and i love wine...her mom is fr...hi...my girlfriend and i love wine...her mom is from montreal and her dad is from england..so she grew up with wine being drank in the house and she had been to a few wine tours..we go to the gingerbread house in kentville every winter and we were going to go to an icewine tasting and food pairing at blomidon..great blog..i usually skim throught it..good topic...my blog is more sports theme..but i try to write about whatever,with 3 kids i dont have too much time to blog..kristensbrainfart.blogspot.comKristen's Brainfarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17758150028109600941noreply@blogger.com