NSA Certified Organic Wines now Available in Wide Distribution  Spartico Spanish NSA Tempranillo,
and La Cantina Pizzolato Italian NSA Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon
and Rosso Convento are the first USDA Certified Organic
No Sulfites Added (NSA) wines from these countries available for nationwide distribution. The wines are the
first in the Natural Merchant's portfolio to carry the USDA Certified Organic
Seal.
These new wines are now available across the country. Click here to email us for a distributor in your area. They are also available through Mountain People's Wine & Beer. |
L de Lagarde Wines Shine
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The Bordeaux Wine Council will host its Fifth Annual Top 100 Bordeaux promotion in the fall, presenting
100 classic, contemporary and affordable Bordeaux wines throughout stores in New York,
Boston, Miami, Seattle and San Francisco. These 100
classic, contemporary and affordable wines were selected from hundreds of wines
nominated by importers across the U.S. In December 2009, an independent expert
jury sampled all entries in a blind tasting and selected the very best of
Bordeaux for their Top 100 promotion. L DE LAGARDE has the honor of being the only wine made with organic grapes to
be selected for this prestigious national promotion.
The L de Lagarde wines were also recently featured in San Francisco and Washington DC at the French Wine Connection show for industry trade and media.
This is all part of a nation-wide promotion in
coordination with Natural Merchants and the French Trade Bureau.
The Award-Winning
Wines of Vignobles Raymondare grown in
Entre-Deux-Mers in the Bordeaux region of France. 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 their heritage, they carry on using a special mixture of ancestral
tradition and the most efficient technology.
Because of winemaker Lionel Raymond's strong beliefs and respect of environment and terroir,
he converted the entire vineyard (321 acres) to certified organic agriculture. L DE LAGARDE is one of very few organic winery initiatives
in France,
and is the most important ecological project by a French winery. Not only are
the vineyards organic, but there is also close to an acre of green
buildings on
the land. The winery employs many
energy conserving and ecologically friendly practices throughout production. Click here to see a new video about their green project.
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Greetings!
 Our USDA Certified Organic Wines are truly taking off, with distribution now available in 39 states across the country. If you want to carry the ONLY certified organic NSA wines from Italy and Spain (see left column), please contact your distributor or me directly.
Our wines continue to receive high ratings and acknowledgment, with our Tarantas Cava the latest to receive accolades from Wine & Spirits as one of the Best Cava's of the Year and a 90 point rating. Order yours today for the holiday season!
Recent findings from the President's Cancer Panel indicate that organic products are best for helping to prevent cancer. As consumers look to incorporate organic products into their everyday lives, organic wine sales are sure to benefit. Take a close look at the information below for ideas of ways to talk to consumers about this landmark report.
As always, we look forward to your feedback and suggestions. Sincerely,
Edward Field
Natural Merchants |
| Organic Wine in the News
Interesting tidbits about organic wines
Supermarket News
Survey: U.S Organic Product Sales Reach $26.6B in 2009
The Organic Trade Association revealed findings from its 2010 Organic Industry Survey, which indicated that sales of organic products continued to grow during 2009 despite the distressed state of the economy...
Organic Living
Is organic wine really free of sulfites?
Natural Merchant's Note: USDA Certified Organic No Sulfites Added wines are just that-they have no added sulfites. All wines contain some naturally occurring sulfites, so no wine can be labeled as truly sulfite free. |
Wines from Our Fine Organic Portfolio in the News
South Florida Gourmet
February 15, 2010
Spartico NSA-Easy to drink, fruity and healthy varietal from Spain.
Color Magazine
Biokult Gruner Veltliner-88 points. A versatile wine with Asian cuisine, scallops or shrimp or as an aperitif. Simply fresh, pure, and clean.
Returning to Back Then:Profile of Biokult's Werner Michlichts
"Biodynamic farming is the only cultivation method where we return more to our environment than we have removed."
No Sulfites Added.com
Spartico NSA-Products labeled as "100% Organic" cannot use added sulfites in
production. Therefore, since no added sulfites are present in the
finished product, the label may not require a sulfite statement.
Natural Products Marketplace
Natural Merchants ~ Organic, No Sulfites Added Wine.
Today's Grocer
Spartico NSA Certified Organic Tempranillo
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President's Cancer Panel: Organic foods reduce environmental risks
As reported by the Organic Trade Association, "The President's Cancer Panel Report released on May 6 exhorts consumers to choose food grown without pesticides or chemical fertilizer, antibiotics, and growth hormones to help decrease their exposure to environmental chemicals that can increase their risk of contracting cancer. Organic products avoid the use of these chemicals."
"Exposure to pesticides can be decreased by choosing, to the extent possible, food grown without pesticides or chemical fertilizers...Similarly, exposure to antibiotics, growth hormones, and toxic run-off from livestock feed lots can be minimized by eating free-range meat raised without these medications," according to the landmark report, "Reducing Environmental Cancer Risk: What We Can Do Now," submitted to President Obama by Dr. LaSalle Leffall, Jr., an oncologist and professor of surgery at Howard University, and Dr. Margaret L. Kripke, an immunologist at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.
"Organic production and processing is the only system that uses certification and inspection to verify that these chemicals are not used on the farm all the way to our dinner tables," said Christine Bushway, Executive Director of the Organic Trade Association (OTA).
The full report is available online at http://deainfo.nci.nih.gov/advisory/pcp/pcp08-09rpt/PCP_Report_08-09_508.pdf
ALL of Natural Merchant's wines are grown with organically grown grapes, and those with No Sulfites Added carry the USDA Organic Seal.
For more information please contact Edward Field ed@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
Ed Field
705 Executive Drive
Winter Park, FL USA 32789
Tel: 1.866.324.5333
Fax: 1.866.784.0422
ed@naturalmerchants.com
European Office
Pilar Merono
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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