| Wine is an alcoholic beverage that is made up from | | | | other chemicals sprayed on the fruits and plants |
| water and grape juice. It goes through a fermenting | | | | usually get absorbed by the soil and are absorb in turn |
| process that increases it flavor. Because of the high | | | | by the plants via their roots. Organic wine makes for |
| demand of wines, many vintners have developed | | | | cleaner and safer environment for the flora and fauna |
| ways to protect their vineyards from pests and other | | | | of the vineyards. |
| insects that love to eat the grapes and the plants. | | | | Another advantage is for the consumers who buy |
| They have also developed way to make their yield | | | | organic wine. They are guaranteed chemical free |
| more by adding chemical fertilizers to the soil and the | | | | beverages to drink. This means less risk of sickness |
| plants. | | | | and diseases induced by chemicals we ingest through |
| The most common and logical way to protect the | | | | the wines. Although, organic wine may cost more due |
| fruits from an attack of insects is to spray the fruit | | | | to the time and effort that staff and vineyard |
| itself with insecticide. Other pests are weeds which | | | | personnel spend maintaining the vineyard. The long |
| also need to be sprayed with herbicide. Just within a | | | | term effect of a safe and environmentally secure |
| few decades, people have started to realize the | | | | earth is greater picture. |
| dangers of insecticide and are now demanding more | | | | Some people also claim that organic wine tastes |
| and more organic products. Organic wine have already | | | | better than those grown the conventional way. This is |
| reached stores and other suppliers and is making a big | | | | probably true because without the use of chemicals |
| bang on an otherwise traditional industry. | | | | the organic wine vineyard may have lesser yield. This |
| Advantages of Organic Wine | | | | means their fruits have more concentrated flavor in |
| There are several advantages to buying and drinking | | | | the grapes they produce. Thus organic wine may |
| organic wine. One of the advantages of organic wine | | | | have flavor advantage over the conventionally |
| is the safety of the earth where the plants are planted | | | | prepared wines. |
| on. Chemical residue from insecticides, herbicides and | | | | |