What's your verdict on organic wine and beer?

Answer 1

Its is wonderfull and i try and buy it when available;)

Answer 2

Most things organic seem to be of better quality, I think that this is down to the natural processes and perhaps that the producers care more for their products and therefore do a better job. However, many quality products are available that are not organic, it is about low intensity and good quality methods.

I can heartily recommend 2 organic beers that I have sampled. St Peter's Organic Ale, which is from suffolk I believe really is tasty, however the best is Fuller's Honeydew. Honeydew is the up there with the best ales available and I'd be surprised if this ale hasn't won prizes.

As for wine, I've not found any discernable difference and I think that this is reflective of my first point about the consideration and skill used to make products. Most wine is produced to high standards and are only as good as the raw materials i.e. good grapes, so they look after this process.

Answer 3

I think that organic beer really works - as grain and hops are intrinsic to the manufacture of beers, I think it is really important to ensure that what we drink is as chemical-free and GM free as possible. Especially as it is so hard to guarantee with mainstream products. Also the breweries are smaller and use more traditional techniques. So another bonus for ale lovers. I particularly like the St Peter's Organic Bitter - and am lucky enough to work near the only central pub the brewery has.

With wine it is a harder call. The main organic wines available tend to be niche market and few if any of the major name vineyards produce them. As many people like to splash out on a fine wine to mark an occasion it means that they have to either go for an inferior organic or select an excellent fine wine that is not certified as organic. The organic wines I have tried have not been special so I think that the organic wine producers still have a long way to go before they really impact the market. So go on Sainsburys influence the big boys!

Answer 4

Organic wine is delicious! All wine has some sulfites (trace amounts), but the organic wines are not only made with organically grown grapes, they have no sulfites added as preservatives. Sulfites are the natural occurance that the yeast in fermentation produces, so to find a wine with NONE is virtually impossible.
All organically grown food is better for you because the growers use no artificial herbicides or pesticides.
As far as I know, the jury is still out on the complete effects of these chemicals on the human body, but why take a chance?
Organics rock!!

Answer 5

Well if your definition of organic beer and wine is just that it's natural then organic beverages are awesome. Personally I make homebrewed beer which is far better than any domestic such as Miller or Budweiser. The ingredients I use are grains such as Cara-Mils Malts, 2 row, hop leafs such as cascades or kent goldings and real yeast. Homebrew is actually more nutricious as well. Recently I've brewed several IPA's and Pale Ales, and Blueberry/Raspberry wheat beers. I've only had a homebrewed wine one time but tons of people do it. All you need is lots of grape, sugar, and yeast.

Once you try an organic beer you'll never want the macro-brewed beer again.

Answer 6

Though I've never had organic beer, I can attest to organic wine tasting better. I also found this article in a magazine that discusses organic vs. nonorganic products in general and here is what it says about wine: "There's little research on the safety of organic versus nonorganic wine, but most critics say organic wine tastes better (Rumors taht it leaves you with less of a hangover are completely unsubstantiated)." And the extra average cost of only 11% might be worth it to you - it is to me whenever I can get my hands on it.

Answer 7

There are a lot of organic wines but many of them aren't labelled as such. The most traditionally made wines in France, for example, will often be organic but it makes sense for them to trade on their superior taste rather than their organic nature.

Try Domaine Guillot-Broux LES PERRIERES Macon Cruzille for size. It costs a fortune because its a prize winner, not because its organic (though it is)

People who say all organic wines are nasty just don't know their wine

Answer 8

Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd. was established as a separate subsidiary of the group in March 1997 and remains the most significant part of J Sainsbury plc, despite diversification over the group's history.

Sainsbury's was for decades the premier supermarket in the UK, it lost this position however in 1995 to Tesco, further slipping to No.3 in 2003 behind Walmart-owned Asda. In 2004 new chief executive Justin King launched a new strategy focused on supply-chain overhaul to tackle stock availability, increased competitiveness on price and improving customer service. In early 2005 Sainsbury's share of the UK grocery market began to increase slightly according to TNS Superpanel. When the company's results were announced in May 2005 King claimed, "We are on track but still in the very early stages of a long-term recovery programme. "[2].
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In 2003 Wm Morrison Supermarkets made an offer for the Safeway group, prompting a bidding war between the major supermarkets. The Trade and Industry Secretary, Patricia Hewitt, referred the various bids to the Competition Commission which reported its findings on September 26th. The Commission found that all bids, with the exception of Morrisons, would "operate against the public interest". As part of the approval Morrisons was to dispose of 53 of the combined group's stores. In May 2004 Sainsbury's announced that it would acquire 14 of these stores, 13 Safeway stores and 1 Morrison outlet located primarily in the Midlands and the north of England. The first of these new stores opened in August 2004.

Sainsbury's use NCR checkout or Point of Sale equipment operating Retalix "Storeline" software. This replaces their previous Fujitsu-ICL POS equipment that Sainsbury's used during the 1990s. Sainsbury's is a founding member of the Nectar loyalty card scheme, which was launched in autumn 2002 in conjunction with Debenhams, Barclaycard and BP. The Nectar scheme replaced the Sainsbury's Reward Card; accrued points were transferred over.

Answer 9

There's quite a variety of Organic beer; like any selection - there're some good and some not so good.

Being organic does not affect the taste at all - and some are on my favourites list. Fullers Honey Dew being one of them.

Answer 10

I've never tried organic beer but I only drink organic wine and so far I have not been disappointed. Lovely Jubbly!!!

Answer 11

So far there aren't any good organic wines. Beer - maybe ok