Fred –
Yeah man. In the words of SNL Stuart Smalley, “I am good enough, I am smart enough, and doggone it, people like me”

Dawn – Thank you for that nice note. It is a process to be organic, but we agree, very worthwhile. And just to be somewhat contrarian, I have never had it happen to me in 20 years, but when the day comes that an infestation of one kind or another hits hard, I won’t hesitate to jump to conventional products, and jump right back to organic when the patient recovers. Sometimes a couple of Advil will do the trick, and sometimes only strong antibiotics will save you!

Ms. Benedict – Thank you for your comment. Glad to know we have you as a loyal organic-oriented wine customer. Many Sonoma wineries are, in fact, organic, but have chosen not to liberally ‘broadcast’ that information on their labels and promotional materials – fearing being seen as too hippie-dippie and not high-tech. Of course, we can be both environmental and cutting edge.

Mr. Berg – No direct difference in yield per se. However, sometimes organic pesticides (not being as effective) require more leaf removal in the fruit zone to get sun and air into the canopy; so in that way yields might be slightly lower and the fruit more complex, but that is a significant generalization.

Mr. Locke – Thank you for the compliment. We welcome you to the organic fold!