Report from: Montes Dry Farming Initiative Tasting
09 Mar 2015- Details
- Category: On the Road with the Grape Guy
(March 2, 2015) ... Aurelio Montes Jr. came to town, do da do da ... to promote Montes' newest initiative: Dry Farming, plus an introduction to one of Montes' newest wines "Taita", which is in such limited production (200-250 cases) that only 36 bottles are being made available in Canada - not cases ... bottles.
Aurelio stressed that a winery has to still be on the cutting edge, even if they have been around awhile (Montes recently celebrated 25 years); "must be aware of what's new, what's happening and trends," he said, to remain relevant in these fast and ever-changing times.
Montes has moved to a different level of sustainability in their winery practices, which looks at 4 major components: environmental, energy, workers and community - for example, Montes reduced 60% of its energy usage.
To read more about this initiative and about the new wines, click here.
