Wines from Our Fine Organic Portfolio in the News
Newsday, New York
Leading New York newspaper says Organic La Cantina Pizzolato Prosecco will "make the party bubble."
Tarantas Cava and La Cantina Pizzolato Prosecco are featured in the 2008 Guide to Conscious Giving.
Organic sparkling Tarantas Cava is a bargain at under $15.
More on the delicious and deliciously-priced Tarantas Cava.
Says Tarantas Cava is one of their Top Ten wines for the 2008 Holiday Season!
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'Tis the Season for Eco-Bubblies
Tarantas Cava Brut & Pizzolato Prosecco Veneto
It's not too late to feature our fabulous pair of worldly bubblies for the holiday season. These no-sugar bubblies are just right for a holiday toast and pair perfectly with elegant appetizers or dessert.
Read the buzz about these organic gems here and in the column on the right. |
| Tarantas Scores Big |
National wine expert the "Denver Wine Guy" Keith Miller recently gave Tarantas Tempranillo/Cabernet Crianza 89 points and rated it a Best Buy. Following is an excerpt from the review but you can read the whole thing by clicking here.
"It's fresh and can I say very beautiful...For a wine under $15 this is a major case buy. It will age well for a good 4-6 years...Good balance and structure when it comes to tannin and acidity on the palate along with the cherry, slight cranberry, caramel, bit of pit, little stem, spice and minerality. SOLID WINE!!! OK this wine impressed me a lot and it will be a 90pt wine in a couple years. The winemaker did a great job here that is for sure. All Organically Grown Grapes!!! We love that, right? Be nice to the land and it will give back ten fold and here is an example of that in a big way."
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New Partnerships
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As the Organic Wine consumption trend continues to grow nationwide, Natural Merchants is proud of our latest distribution partnerships:
Whole Foods: The world's leader in natural and organic foods. Congratulations on another successful nation-wide Top 10 organic wine promotion together! www.wholefoods.com
Tree of Life: One of the nation's leading distributor of natural, organic, specialty, ethnic, and gourmet food products. www.treeoflife.com
Winn-Dixie: Winn-Dixie is one of the largest food retailers in the nation. The Company operates stores across the Southeastern United States. www.winn-dixie.com
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| Things We Love |
We recently came across a blog called Cook.Eat.Think, written by Professional Mom Denise. She had some wonderful things to say about organic wine:
Organic and biodynamic wines are very available nowadays - even in the aisles of many supermarkets. Buying wine made using organic grapes, grown biodynamically, and/or from vintners using sustainable agriculture practices means that not only are you steering clear of any nasty pesticides, but also supporting a more human and earth healthy business. And if you can find an organic wine made locally? Bigger bonus!
"With grapes topping the list of the most chemically "sprayed" (with insecticides, herbicides, fungicides and other nasty "cides") categories of produce on the market today, it is no wonder that many are seeking an organic alternative to their conventional wines. Tides are certainly turning as more vintners are discovering that the common-sense approach to both organic and biodynamic growing methods, results in not only "healthier" vines, but in wines with greater flavor..."
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Greetings!
 The Organic Wine sector is experiencing an explosion in popularity and critical acclaim. Knowledge is power. We encourage you to sit back with a glass of wine (organic of course) this Holiday Season and review some of the interesting stories and links provided below.
As 2008 comes to a close we want to thank all of our customers and reflect on some of the many things our fine wineries have accomplished this year. Many of the wines in our portfolio continue to win prestigious awards and ratings from wine experts across the country. Some of the 2008 highlights include:
As always, we look forward to your feedback and suggestions.
Happy Holidays from all of us at Natural Merchants!
Edward Field
Natural Merchants |
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Lionel Raymond, Raymond Bordeaux, France
WE LOVE OUR SOIL, YOU'LL LOVE OUR WINE, IT'S ONLY NATURAL...
The family property of the domaine du Château de Lagarde has been built up over the years by successive generations.Today, in order to look after our heritage, we propose to carry on using a special mixture of ancestral tradition and the most efficient technology.
In 2000, we tend to believe that it was fate which made Lionel Raymond purchase Château Joumes Fillon (an organic vineyard). Because of Lionel's strong beliefs in the respect of environment and the terroir he decided to convert the whole vineyard (130 hectares) to organic agriculture. It was a quite a bet, and most winemakers in the area thought he was pretty crazy. It is twice the work of a conventional vineyard.
Located in the Entre-Deux-Mers, not far from Bordeaux, our wines have grown in the villages of Saint-Laurent-du-Bois, Saint-Martial, Saint-Felix de Conclude since medieval times.
The different properties of the domaine benefit specific conditions: special orientation of the vineyards, composition of the soil, humidity, age of the vines...These conditions are refined during the winemaking allowing us to offer you a large range of products.
Over 20 people work in the vineyard and the cellars, and consistently looking for innovative techniques in terms of production, vinification with respect for the vines, soil and environment.
What makes the main difference in the wine produced by organic agriculture, is the word "respect": respect of the soil, on which the vine is planted, respect of the vine, respect of the organic methods, and all of this for the respect of the environment and the respect of the consumer. Our wines reflect our "savoir-faire".
The Raymond label in America is L De Lagarde, available in Bordeaux Rouge, Bordeaux Rosé and Bordeaux Sec.
Contact Natural Merchants for more information about Raymond's L De Lagarde: rich@naturalmerchants.com.
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| About Natural Merchants
Natural Merchants, LLC is one of North America's leading Importers and Distributors of the finest natural and organic foods and wines direct from the European and Mediterranean regions.
The Natural Merchants Selections program highlights more than 150 carefully selected wines from Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, France and Portugal, grown in unique organic terroir, each vineyard producing clean, fresh superior wines that are both good for the earth and tantalizing for the palate.
Selections from our portfolio of organic wines can be found in natural retail stores and accessed through traditional U.S. wine distributors across the country.
We look forward to hearing from you to help with all of your organic wine needs.
North American Office
Rich Wright
2001 Foothill Blvd., 2C
Grants Pass, OR 97526, USA
Tel: 1.866.324.5333
1.541.582.6200
Fax: 1.541.582.6211
rich@naturalmerchants.com
European Office
Pilar Merano
C/Carmen 10, 1º Izq.
30201 Cartagena SPAIN
Tel: +34.968.32.15.11
Fax: + 34.968.32.15.50
+ 34.902.51.90.09
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