Tag: Wine - Page 5
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Organic Wines Taste Better Than Conventional, But Still Seen as Inferior 'Hippy Wine'
Organic produce and textiles may fetch a premium compared to their non-organic counterparts, are certainly better for the planet and your health, and often proudly proclaim their eco-friendly status. But when it comes to
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10 Healthy Aphrodisiac Foods to Eat Before Bedtime
Valentine's day is not the only day to go to bed early: These 10 reputed aphrodisiacs will boost your bedroom experience to a whole new realm any night of the year. The health benefits will do your body good even out of the bedroom, including lowering cho
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10 Healthy Aphrodisiac Foods to Eat Before Bedtime (Slideshow)
Valentine's day is over, but that doesn't mean the bedroom needs to be a place just for sleeping the rest of the year. The measurable affect of any food on your sexual prowess is still up for debate, but that doesn't mean
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Valentine's Day Gift Guide: How Green Is Your Love?
Whether you're a longtime duo marking a milestone anniversary this year, a pair of starry-eyed newlyweds still in honeymoon mode, or one-half of a brand new couple facing your first Valentine's Day, it's time to start making plans
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New Certification Makes it Easier to Find Green California Wines
Guest blogger Cara Smusiak is a journalist and regular contributor to NaturallySavvy.com's
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Top 5 Scrumptiously Festive Food + Drink Recipes Across The Blogosphere
After last week's relatively serious Copenhagen roundup on TH Blog Love, we're going to lift ourselves out of the post Cop15 depression and get into the festive spirit with some scrumptious holiday recipes for you to enjoy with your celebrations! Over
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Parducci Wines Wins California's Highest Enviro Award
If you're looking for a wine this holiday season that will compliment your meal, compliment your
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Tis the Season for Carbon Neutral Boozen'
For some, being in such tight quarters with the family can drive you to drink. Or maybe you just want a nice glass of pinot with your vegan roast. Either way, finding sustainable wines can be as important as finding sustainable eats. And
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Green Holiday Gift Guide: The Foodie (Slideshow)
You don't have to be a die-hard chef to appreciate the aroma of a simmering pot of stew, a perfectly-crusted pie, or a flawless tomato fresh from the garden--so whether you're shopping for your just-married cousin or your brother with the finely-honed
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Green Gift Guide: The Foodie
There's nothing like a long meal that lingers into the night to bring people together, whether you're talking a dozen relatives or just dinner for two. With the tools and guides on these pages, your favorite chef sure to make the feast more delicious and
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In Defense Of TetraPak
TetraPak, the company that makes aseptic milk carton-like packaging that holds everything from wine to soup to tomato sauce, has been receiving a lot of coverage in the green media lately, both good and bad. This surge in
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Cork Recycler and Shoe Company SOLE Team Up
Ever wonder what happens to all of those corks you see collected in the bins at grocery stores? Seems like a great recycling program, if you can remember to bring the corks with you, but where do they go after that? Certainly not to get
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From the Forums: Can Locavores Drink Wine?
SustainEarth writes: What are everyone's thoughts on drinking wine and considering yourself a localvore [sic]? The idea that eating locally helps the environment and your local community is something I live by,
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Certified Organic Sparkling Wine for Vegan-Friendly Holiday Parties
We've reported on the organic bubbly from Domaine Carneros - the only certified organic sparkling wine in the United States - before. Now, they are happy to report that their sparkling wine is also vegan-friendly, and apparently always has been.
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Korbel Makes Its First Champagne with Organically Grown Grapes
Just in time for the advent of the holiday season and New Years, (well, or really any reason for a celebration) comes the first champagne by Korbel made with organically grown grapes. Just because the grapes have changed, doesn't mean that the taste has
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7 Food Certification Programs You Need to Eat Green
Labels on food items are as numerous as the aisles they're sold in, and many proclaim that they're helping you be healthy, helping the planet, or both. The truth is that there are myriad labels out there that
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A Green Winery Tour, From Grape to Glass: Visiting Sokol Blosser Winery (Slideshow)
Earlier this year, TreeHugger awarded Sokol Blosser Winery with the Best Green Winery award in our inaugural Best of Green Awards. We knew they were doing lots of different green things -- practicing organic viticulture, green building, and so forth --
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Hall Wines: First LEED GOLD Winery in California
Image via: Hall Wines Hall Wines, located in Napa Valley, claims to now make wine in one of the most advanced and state-of-the-art facilities on the market, the wine market that is. And they're going organic within the next year.So what makes Hall Wines
