If you cannot remember the last time you had a glass of organic wine, you are hardly alone. Overall, less than 5 percent of the world’s vineyards are organic. In the United States, the world’s largest consumer of wine, only 1 percent of wine sold by volume was organic. The paltry market for organic wine around the world belies the fact that over the past half century, countless organic winegrowers and vintners have dedicated great effort to creating a larger market for the category, without much success. Meanwhile, plenty of other organic products, including vegetables, milk, and tea, have become widely consumed, at least by affluent, health-conscious city dwellers. Why the difference?
How organic wine finally caught on
More of Today's Solutions
A new law in Zambia makes free education much harder for future governments t...
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM There’s a particular kind of law that changes nothing overnight. The classrooms look the same the morning after ...
Read MoreA surprising look at how Father’s Day came to be
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Unlike Mother's Day, which was swiftly embraced and made official in 1914, Father’s Day spent decades in limbo. ...
Read MoreUnderstanding feline faces: cats communicate with 300 facial expressions
Many cat owners are used to interpreting their pet's feelings through meows and purrs, but the mysterious realm of feline communication is much deeper. A ...
Read MorePoland protects 10 of its most ancient forests by proclaiming ban on logging
In a significant step toward environmental conservation, Poland's newly appointed climate and environment minister, Paulina Hennig-Kloska, declared a half-year halt on logging in ten ...
Read More
