Green Weddings - Organic Beverages

Our caterers offer organic beverages of all kinds - wine, beer, champagne, fresh pressed juice and fruit punch, healthy (healthier) sodas and organic coffee and tea. Most of our venues supply filtered water. Exotic tonics and elixirs are interesting objects for lively discussions - the herbal elixir "Jun" produced by an alchemist in North Carolina is the best alternative to champagne. Ron Teagarden's Dragon Herbs provides us with herbal tonics, which will make you feel rather splendid - even after the reception. We believe in community and support small companies and vineyards.

~Five Compelling Reasons to Drink Organic Wine~

1) Better Flavor and Taste
Organic farming starts with nourishment of the soil which eventually leads to the nourishment of the planet and ultimately, our palates. Perfectly ripened organically grown grapes offer pure flavor and great fruit intensity.

2) Keep Chemicals Out of Your Glass
Two-thirds of all pesticides on the market are not registered under current EPA health standards. Many EPA-approved pesticides were registered long before researchers linked chemicals to cancer and other diseases. Now the EPA considers 60% of all herbicides, 90% of all fungicides, and 30% of all insecticides to be potentially carcinogenic. The bottom line is that pesticides are poisons designed to kill living organisms and can also be harmful to humans. In addition to cancer, pesticides are implicated in birth defects, nerve damage, and genetic mutation.

3) Support Organic Farmers and Their Health
Most organic wineries are small, independently owned and operated family vineyards, concerned primarily with the environment and itsentire life-chain. Farmworker health is a major concern. A National Cancer Institute study found that farmers exposed to herbicides had a six times greater risk than non-farmers of contracting cancer. An estimated one million people are poisoned annually by pesticides.

4) Protect Groundwater Quality
Organic farming protects and conserves our water resources. According to EPA estimates, pesticides are contaminating the groundwater in thirty-eight states, polluting the primary source of drinking water for more than half the country's population.

5) Prevent Soil Erosion
Soil is the foundation of the food chain in organic farming. Due to our history of conventional farming methods, we are suffering from the worst soil erosion in history.

Following list is compiled of already existing links on the site and new ones. All existing and WORKING links from my site are integrated below in purple

Quivira Vineyards, Sonoma,CA

To find your Organic Wines the easy way - try Wine Zap. They have a delightful selection of organic, mostly American wines.

For International Wines we recommend The Organic Wine Company specialized in certified Organic wines. Many extraordinary Organic French wines are available here. We snapped up a couple of wonderful Vintage wines for our collection, like a Languedoc Syrah, which will be perfect in 2008. Their samplers of three or six bottles introduce us into new wine regions we would like to explore.

For wines from Portugal, Portugal Quinta da Comenda.

Organic and Biodynamic Wine and Vineyard List
for California, Oregon, Washington

AETNA SPRINGS CELLARS VINEYARD & WINERY
E-mail: kimsey@aetnaspringscellars.com

BARRA OF MENDOCINO WINERY & REDWOOD VALLEY VINEYARD
E-mail: rvv@pacifc.net

Wines made with CCOF certified organically grown grapes:
BENZIGER FAMILY WINERY & VINEYARD

BONTERRA VINEYARD & WINERY

COTURRI WINERY & VINEYARD

DAVIS BYNUM VINEYARD AND WINERY

DEERFIELD RANCH WINERY

DEL BONDIO WINERY

DOMAINE ST. GREGORY

EVERETT RIDGE VINEYARD & WINERY

Fetzer Vineyard
Hopland, CA

FREY VINEYARD & WINERY

FROG'S LEAP WINERY & VINEYARD

Handley Cellars

HARTFORD FAMILY WINES

Heller Estate Vineyard
Carmel,CA

Kaz WINERY

LOLONIS WINERY & VINEYARD

LA ROCCA WINERY AND VINEYARD

MADONNA ESTATE-MONT SAINT JOHN VINEYARD & WINERY

MASON CELLARS WINERY

NAPA WINE COMPANY VINEYARD & WINERY

NIEBAUM-COPPOLA ESTATE WINERY & VINEYARD

Naughty Boy Vineyards
Potter Valley, CA

PORTER CREEK WINERY
E-mail: dijon1@sonic.net

SPOTTSWOODE VINEYARD & WINERY
1902 Madrona Avenue; St. Helena 94574
T: 707-963-0134
F: 707-963-2886

Staglin Family VineYard

TURLEY WINE CELLARS VINEYARD & WINERY

VIGIL VINEYARD & WINERY

VOLKER EISELE FAMILY ESTATE VINEYARD & WINER

WILD HOG VINEYARD & WINERY
E-mail: wildhog@mcn.org

YORKVILLE CELLARS VINEYARD & WINERY

Oregon

Amity Vineyards

Copper Mountain Vineyards
Quote from the Copper mountain website:
"Beyond our day to day operations we look to the future. Like the effort to take the vineyards organic/biodynamic, Dr. Gross looks to apply homeopathics to wine in an effort to enhance flavors and body naturally. "Wine is a living organism." noted Dr. Gross. "If vines can be healthier with biodynamic preparations and homeopathics, I believe wine will respond similarly. On-going experiments are proving this theory to be true but it will be a few more years before details will be made public."

Washington State

Badger Mountain Vineyard

China Bend Vineyards

Hard to Find

International Wines

Chateau du Vent D'Autan
Domaine de la Batteuse
Domaine du Vieux Chene
Les Beatines Coteaux D�Aix
Chapoutier - Cotes du Rhone
Chateau La Baronne - Corbieres
Chateau Bousquette - Languedoc
Chateau de Caraguiles - Corbieres
Chateau Laguirou - Languedoc
Chateau Romanin - Provence
Chateau Veronique - Languedoc
Domaine de la Bouletiere - France
Domaine de Cedres - Cotesdu Rhone
Domaine Lombier - Hermitage
Domaine du Mas Cremat - Rousillon
Domaine de Parc - L'Herault
Domaine de Solitude - Cotesdu Rhone
Frick - Alsace
Mas de la Dame - Provence
Mas de Gourgonnier - Provence
Reynaud - Vaucluse
Pipoul De Pinot, Languedoc
La Fiole du Pape Grenache, Chateneuf du Pape