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Article: A top wine tip straight ...
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- Belfast Telegraph
- Article date:
- September 26, 2009
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A top wine tip straight
from the horse's mouth
Wild horses and Latino consciousness have helped to make
Caliterra winery the sustainable superstar of Chile. Fifty hungry
horses roam the beautiful Caliterra Estate in the Colchagua Valley,
where winemaker Sergio Cuadra has set a protocol for eco-friendly
production.
The animals graze on the upper slopes in summer, and the
vineyards in winter -- their insatiable appetite keeps the grass
very short, controls forest fires and has put machinery out to
pasture.
In true green style, compost is produced on the farm and
Caliterra's wine labels are made out of recycled paper.
Even the bottle weight on its Reserva line has been reduced by
10% -- and the ...