tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456611623448834500.post421602868834621911..comments2023-12-18T15:03:52.326+00:00Comments on Jim's Loire: Jane Anson: Wine Revolution – thw World's Best Organic, Biodynamic & Natural Wines CRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12356808627188214016noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456611623448834500.post-10444196721513731132017-12-15T17:52:07.843+00:002017-12-15T17:52:07.843+00:00I agree the wish for cheap wine inevitably leads t...I agree the wish for cheap wine inevitably leads to many producers still using large quantities of weed killer etc. in order to meet low price points. The consumer has to take their part in being responsible for this. Jim's Loirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06696024920441263899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456611623448834500.post-81874621156877291052017-12-15T17:26:26.970+00:002017-12-15T17:26:26.970+00:00It's very admirable to write a book highlighti...It's very admirable to write a book highlighting the extra effort that organic and biodynamic growers go to in order to produce grapes/wine (I'm sorry but I have to leave so-called 'natural' wines out as it's a term I find particulalry disingenuous). I haven't read it yet but the real fight as far as I am concerned is to make the general public understand what the costs of production are and what are the benefits of organic/biodynamic viticulture other than environmental ones. I believe that the average price paid for a bottle of wine in the UK is just over £5.50 with duty at £2.16 and VAT at 20%, proving that the 'average' wine drinker doesn't paid too much heed to how their wine is produced. At the current time consumers are so far removed from all types of food and drink production, unlike generations say 50 years ago, that supermarkets are able to give them a false sense of the cost of production. It's going to be a long road to travel to get the true message across.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11871733306081156076noreply@blogger.com