Certification is expensive and monitoring of ingredients can be difficult so it can be hard for consumers to make an informed choice about wine. Sophie Laggan takes a look at the options
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With the wedding season in full swing, hordes of stags and hens are coming out to play each weekend. Valentina Jovanovski has the low-down on how to make your prenuptial party, an eco-friendly one
… drink or two - just ask Mike Tindall. But the wine industry has a serious carbon footprint … for every bottle produced. Worse still, the wine business is one of the biggest consumers … Make drinking greener by choosing organic wine, which doesn’t require chemicals to …
From wood chips to lights that turn themselves off, Lake Garda’s Lefay Resort and Spa offers an unusually green experience to travellers. What’s more, says Ruth Styles, the views of the lake and mountains are sensational
… Glorious Garda: olives, red wine and a biomass boiler by Italy’s largest … south, Italy’s largest lake meets the fertile wine-growing plateaux of Brescia and Verona. … natural wonders and excellent line in local wine, it has attracted legions of celebrity …
Need some destination inspiration? Ruth Styles rounds up the travel blogs that are making greener getaways cool
… Line The lowdown: Written by Time magazine wine expert, Alice Feiring, the Feiring Line … in everything from where to find biodynamic wine to tips on wine tasting. In short, if the idea of …
If you haven't sorted the valentines present out yet, we've rounded up some sugary (and eco friendly) suggestions
… hearts and a bottle of Stellar Organics Rose wine at £12.50. And if you’re outside the UK, … shares his February favourites GREEN LIVING Wine: how green is your glass? Certification … consumers to make an informed choice about wine. Sophie Laggan takes a look at the …
Ros Coward reports from Murcia in southern Spain, the driest place in Europe, where tourism and intensive agriculture is draining its meagre water supplies and causing a growing environmental crisis.
… supply of fresh fruits, vegetables and wine, and as yet unspoilt by mass tourism. In … sense of Spain’s vast interior, its history, wine and the ubiquitous hanging haunches of …
The perfect country escape, Cornwall's Little White Alice is a green retreat that combines style and sustainability, says Lisa Stephens
… with a change of clothes and a bottle of red wine and needed nothing more. Rosie and Simon … tale GREEN LIVING Glorious Garda: olives, red wine and a biomass boiler by Italy’s largest …
Ever had trouble spotting your hogweed from your hemlock, or your coltsfoot from your charlock? It's a problem Andy McKee will never face again, thanks to Gail Harland's comprehensive new guide on edible weeds
… a century ago, when I started making country wines. Since then I’ve chalked up a …
It’s resolution time again so start 2012 on an eco-friendly note by cutting out food miles and eating less meat
… with it the eco-friendly way GREEN LIVING Wine: how green is your glass? Certification … consumers to make an informed choice about wine. Sophie Laggan takes a look at the …
Robert Louis Stevenson’s account of his epic 1879 journey through the Cévennes is one of the high points of travel literature but as Ruth Styles found out, there’s still plenty to be discovered
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No European country is as reliant on supermarkets for its food shopping as Britain. It is no coincidence that the UK also has the worst eating habits in Europe.
… bacon, onion, thyme, parsley, bay leaves, red wine, olive oil, meat stock, garlic, flour, … boeuf bourguignon casserole: Beef, water, red wine, baby onion, bacon lardons (pork belly, … of fatty acids), vegetable oil, white wine vinegar, salt, pork gelatine, thyme, …
The cowboys and Indians are still there but there’s more to America’s 48th state than reliving the glory days of the Wild West. Home to seven different ecosystems, it is leading the way in conservation and green tourism. Ruth Styles went to find out more
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Laura Laker discovers the joys of farmers' markets, the convenience of vegboxes, and the horror of plans for a nearby Tesco Metro that will threaten her local corner shop
… food outdoors, and tasting local, organic wine at 11am on a Saturday. Last weekend I met …
Twice as expensive as petrol, three times the price of milk, and 10,000 times more expensive than tap water. Is it worth it, and what impact is it having on our environment?
… and then sell it for more than the price of wine, milk, or for that matter, oil.” Ex …
Economist Herman E Daly argues that our future depends on a new economic model, one that needs to be defined by the dynamic balance – the steady state – of the natural world upon which it depends.
… reason why Portugal might consider trading wine for British wool even though it could …
Whether it’s rugby, cricket or football you’re into, there are ways to make your sporting pursuits a little greener. Ruth Styles and Catuxa Argibay have more
… ( www.vinceremos.co.uk ), which has organic wine, beer and spirits galore. Of course …
Boasting vibrant cities, countless historical treasures and lush rolling countryside, England has much to offer green travellers, says Green Living Editor Ruth Styles
… in the rooms, also has a completely organic wine list, uses LED lighting and is part solar …