This Nonprofit Is Using Bolivian Wine To Save Endangered Rainforests
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Five years ago, Klaus Peter Keller led a tasting of his Spatbürgunder, or Pinot Noir, from Germany. He was showing off how the cold climate created beautiful expressions of the variety and, at some point, made an offhand comment that stood out long after the fact.
“I planted a vineyard in Norway.”
Fast-forward to today, and Keller’s vines there have yielded several vintages of Riesling. Wines from Norway, along with those from Japan, Bolivia and ever-growing swathes of British Columbia, Canada, testify to transition afoot. As the climate changes, so does the number of winegrowing areas. These four regions represent new frontiers of viticulture and, in many ways, prove that the future is now.
To court socially minded millennials, some wineries are investing in more than grapes Dave McIntyre © The Washington Post/TWP When Bill Sweat and Donna Morris founded Winderlea Vineyard and Winery in Dundee, Ore., in 2005, they wanted their small artisanal winery to reflect their personal values. That meant being as environmentally friendly as possible in their farming, socially responsible in their charity, and doing right by their employees. That meant farming biodynamically, supporting Salud a charity that benefits Oregon vineyard workers and handling the business themselves until 2010, when they felt able to hire their first employees with a salary and full benefits. Sweat and Morris have five employees, and almost apologetically confess they hire two high school students part-time to polish wine glasses in the tasting room. In 2015, they became a certified B Corporation, joining more than 3,000 companies worldwide in pledging to meet high standards of