Organic Wines

The list of wine producers in the world that have gone organic is growing every year. And it has been subjectively declared by the Suburban staff and many of our customers that wines originating from organically-farmed properties are in many ways superior in quality and sense of terroir to the wines that originate on properties where chemicals are introduced.

Keep in mind that there are two paradigms for organic wine production: A). The makers who have always farmed organically as a centuries-old traditional practice, and B). The makers who are inspired by the old model and have decided to “return” to chemical-free farming. Yet, the degrees to which a producer is farming organically can vary: from one who practices sustainable agriculture (referring to the ability of a farm to produce fruit indefinitely, without causing severe or irreversible damage to ecosystem health), to one who is practicing organic (referring to farming without pesticides, herbicides, fungicides or chemical fertilizers, but having not received  full organic certification), to one who is certified organic, to one who is certified biodynamic (the fundamentals of which are defined in brilliant detail on Wikipedia).

The wines we have distinguished as organic may fall under any or all of the above categorizations. For further details about a particular organic wine, please consult our staff directly. And please make note that defining a wine as organic does not mean that it is sulfite-free.