Author name: Linda Whipple, CSW

Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW). WSET 3 Advanced with merit. Grateful for the grape and all things growing.

What’s in a label? Separating the certified Biodynamic wine from the wannabees (#WinePW)

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I’m standing in a Pennsylvania state liquor store staring at the one stack of shelves devoted exclusively to sustainably grown wine – organic, biodynamic, clean and green. My mission is to write about a biodynamic wine, preferably certified, for this month’s Wine Pairing Weekend (#WinePW) theme of “Biodynamic Wines of the World.” Several labels boast […]

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From Sardegna to Sicilia by Sea – Two Pairings (#ItalianFWT)

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Only one ferry line crosses the Mediterranean Sea between Sardegna (Sardinia) and Sicilia (Sicily). The twice-daily trip takes 12 hours! By plane, you can hop from one island to the other in just over an hour. But with these indigenous wines and classic Italian food, I wouldn’t mind the leisurely route. This month, the Italian

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Sustainable 412 City Cider showcases ‘terroir’ of urban apples

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What is sustainable agriculture, and who are the innovators among the many people who label their practices “sustainable”? These were the questions that motivated me to attend the 28th annual Pennsylvania Sustainable Agriculture (PASA) Conference in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in early February, the same day as Leah Lizarondo presented the keynote address, “Waste Not: The Moral

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Think Spring! Cabernet Franc Rosé Paired with Pasta e Piselli (#WinePW)

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Four inches of snow fell in Central Pennsylvania this first full week of March 2019, and temperatures dipped into the teens overnight. Now, I’m not here to report on the weather or invite a pity party (unless there’s wine, of course). Elsewhere in the country, people will be singing the winter blues much louder and

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Oregon wine through a Permaculture lens

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Nature and nurture join forces at Forest Edge Vineyard, a micro-sized winery on a 45-acre site in the foothills of Oregon’s Cascade Mountains where Ron Webb and Jan Wallinder churn out “extraordinary everyday wine.” I was intrigued by this phrase and by the couple’s commitment to farming by the principles of Permaculture, a design system

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