Key Elements of Sustainable Agriculture
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Key Elements of Sustainable Agriculture

Today’s farmers are working the land of the new world, a place where food is increasingly demanded and there are fewer resources to produce it. Bringing about change is a collective responsibility and each of us plays an essential role.

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Sustainable Winemaking
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Sustainable Winemaking

Making a sustainable wine means that the grapes must be grown in a way that contributes to the ecosystem, wildlife and workers’ health; that is to say, that they must be grown within a framework of sustainable agriculture. It also entails that processes to optimize the use of resources be applied once the grapes reach the winery.

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Principles of The International Organic Community: IFOAM
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Principles of The International Organic Community: IFOAM

The international organic community has been united under the name – International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) – since 1972.

IFOAM bases its activities around four fundamental principles that seek to guide both the development of production systems and regulatory frameworks within the producing countries that are held to the highest ethical standards.

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Wine Regions: Precious Lands
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Wine Regions: Precious Lands

The diversity of microclimates and other factors such as soil, latitude and altitude, are responsible for having the best vineyards and generating a qualitative production in an area. However, only a few nations in the world can be proud of gathering the necessary conditions.

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Mindful Cooking
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Mindful Cooking

Cooking doesn’t have to be a rushed experience, or something we do on auto-pilot, distracted by thoughts, feelings, and inner-dialogue. In fact, of all the tasks we do in our daily lives, cooking offers a wonderful opportunity for us to train the mind to be present.

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Blind Tasting
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Blind Tasting

The practice of blind tasting wines seeks to eliminate the arbitrariness that may arise from knowing the price or the producer of a wine prior to tasting it. The aim of this technique is to neutralize the influence of possible pre-existing relationships and imaginary references based on prejudices or rooted social beliefs.

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How is a Wine Rated?
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How is a Wine Rated?

Editorial on the 100-point rating scale. Standardized wine rating systems began as a simple way for critics to express their opinion to the public.

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RGI: Sustainability at the Core of Business Operations
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RGI: Sustainability at the Core of Business Operations

RGI’s value system is based on ethics as the guiding principle of all business; focuses on addressing environmental issues, promoting labor recognition and respect for human rights. From a philosophical point of view, our work is framed within the Conscious Capitalism concept, as we are fully convinced that businesses are powerful changemakers, and not only platforms for commercial success sustained over time, but also bastions of social and environmental care.

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What are tannins?
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What are tannins?

In the wine industry, the presence of tannins in grape skins, pips and stems allows the production of infinite varieties of wines. In them, the tannins in combination with all their components give rise to products with unique organoleptic characteristics, reflecting the past of the grape, human work and the unique flavor and aroma.

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