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One world-class expert in the wine trade told me that he favoured vineyards that were careful about pesticide use rather than fully organic ones. The reason as
by jimnotgym 9y ago
One world-class expert in the wine trade told me that he favoured vineyards that were careful about pesticide use rather than fully organic ones. The reason as I recall was that some of the nasty things that can damage grapes/ vines and must-be-killed are stopped by a low dose of a specific pesticide if there is an infection, whereas organic growth requires heavy pro-active doses of copper. He felt that was more damaging.
- phyzome 9y agoIntegrated Pest Management (IPM) is a great approach that I'd like to see more of. I don't think there are any (useful) labeling standards, though, which makes it harder to promote as an alternative to organic. It really comes down to trusting the farmer...