tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post6175455226176036516..comments2024-03-18T04:47:16.199-07:00Comments on The Gray Report: A defense of "sustainable" winesW. Blake Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-11725003427084676392010-04-12T11:44:07.328-07:002010-04-12T11:44:07.328-07:00Ya think the "wine = sin" equation comes...Ya think the "wine = sin" equation comes because we're down on the Frenchies (Freedom Fries, and all that?) Will it always be Bud and Sam Adams, for us?<br /><br />Thank you for reminding us of Mr. Starr's report BTW -- our very own governement-sponsored porn.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08839236994990699117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-36938409979786279272010-04-09T13:05:34.017-07:002010-04-09T13:05:34.017-07:00Thanks for clearly parsing the situation, posing g...Thanks for clearly parsing the situation, posing great questions, and being organized in presenting the ideas. These are really important concepts for folks in the northeast to consider as we manage the birth and development of a local wine industry. The scale that you folks are dealing with is astronomical compared to what is just budding here. <br />I saw what happened to the original small Todd Trzaskoshttp://www.vtwinemedia.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-18296547740186211122010-04-08T22:03:30.178-07:002010-04-08T22:03:30.178-07:00Thank you for the discussion. I have a few questio...Thank you for the discussion. I have a few questions and comments from a growers perspective. Will a winery be able to be certified sustainable if it is importing large amounts of bulk wine from around the world? What are the environmental and industry impacts of this practice? The carbon foot print must be huge. This has also been ruining the domestic wine grape market. There is a lot of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-92174703069713701542010-04-08T14:29:31.264-07:002010-04-08T14:29:31.264-07:00Thanks for bringing up Lodi Rules, Mike.
As menti...Thanks for bringing up Lodi Rules, Mike.<br /><br />As mentioned, there are a number of Lodi wineries that have already released wines with the Lodi Rules certification logo on the label.<br /><br />To obtain TTB COLA approval, the certificate of sustainability issued by Protected Harvest for a single vineyard must accompany the label approval request. (I know because I forgot to include it once Jon Bjorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08915787145103864827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-52087031159579358672010-04-08T13:42:07.133-07:002010-04-08T13:42:07.133-07:00Blake:Thank you for entertaining discourse on you ...Blake:Thank you for entertaining discourse on you article, it is refreshing to see the news media actually try vet the "facts".<br />Several comments-<br />1.While the CSWA does not have a bottle certification process, there are three programs that cover most of the nations wine industry, the Lodi Rules, SIP from the central coast and Oregon Live. I apolgize if I missed others. These Mike Wanlessnoreply@blogger.com