MSNBC put together a fantastic list of eco-friendly and affordable wines! I’m so impressed, I want to share it with you!

Italy

Movia Lunar, 2005, Slovenia $25
The Movia family is well known for being pioneers in their field. Their respect for biodynamic principles extends beyond their abstention from chemical inputs; this family actually follows the cycles of the moon when harvesting and vinifying these fine wines.
Case Basse di Soldera Brunello di Montalcino Riserva, 1999, Toscana, Italy $250
This winery bases its techniques both on traditions hundreds of years old as well as innovative and rather unorthodox practices, the sum of which it calls “enlightened agriculture.” It’s tiny production scale and respect for natural ecosystems are particularly kind to the earth.

New World

Chono Carménère, 2005, Central Valley, Chile $10.99
Chono’s Alvaro Espinoza worked alongside Jim Fetzer, inspiring him to return home to his native Chile and convert his father’s vineyard using the biodynamic principles he learned while abroad.

Michel Torino Torrontes Don David Reserve, 2006, Cafayate Valley, Argentina $14.99
Since the 1990’s, the Michel Torino Estate began practicing “Zero Farming” techniques, in which organic material from the soil is used to farm the vineyards, and “zero” chemical inputs are added to the earth and it is not tilled.

France

Les Baux de Provence Rose Mas de Gourgonnier, 2006, les Baux de Provence, France $13.99
This wine is only lightly filtered out of respect for traditional and natural processes: as a result, you can actually see a deposit or sediment floating about the bottle. The label on the back of the bottle bears the phrase “Made with Organically Grown Grapes.”

Clos de la Coulée de Serrant Contrôlée, 2002, Savannières, France (Nicolas Joly, Propriétaire-Viticulteur) $79.99
This bottle is made by the father of the modern Biodynamic movement, Nicolas Joly, using organic and biodynamic methods.” On the back label, it defines “Biodynamie” as “A minimalist energy management system of strictly herbal and compost soil enhancements.”

America

Ponzi Vineyards Pinot Gris, 2006, Willamette Valley, Oregon, $18.99
This winemaker is both certified sustainable per live, which stands for low input viticulture and enology, as well as certified “Salmon safe.”

Ceago, Sauvignon Blanc, 2006, Mendocino, CA $18
Ceago, Cabernet, 2006, Mendocino, CA $32
Organic and Biodynamic winery certified by Demeter.

China Bend Proprietor’s Reserve Foch, Washington State, $35
China Bend winery approaches winemaking with the attitude that “wine is food.” These wines are also sulfite free.

I’m bringing this list with me next time I hit up the wine store and try something green and new!

source msnbc