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Tawse Winery certified organic, biodynamic

May 10, 2011, Vineland,
Ont – Tawse Winery has always practiced a non-interventionist approach to
viticulture – no synthetic pesticides or fertilizers in the vineyards, and strict
adherence to the wine growing and wine making regulations of the Ecocert Canada
organic certification program. This has given the winery healthy vines and
exceptional soil fertility. But the operation decided to take its commitment to
quality a step further.

May 10, 2011, Vineland,
Ont – Tawse Winery has always practiced a non-interventionist approach to
viticulture – no synthetic pesticides or fertilizers in the vineyards, and strict
adherence to the wine growing and wine making regulations of the Ecocert Canada
organic certification program. This has given the winery healthy vines and
exceptional soil fertility. But the operation decided to take its commitment to
quality a step further.

In 2006, the vineyard
began the challenging process of converting Tawse Vineyards to International
Demeter Standards of biodynamic farming. They have since applied rigorous
biodynamic methods to soil preparation, pest and weed control, harvesting, barreling,
bottling, and every other aspect of the operation’s wine production.

After four years of hard
work, Tawse has achieved official biodynamic certification. All new 2010
vintages made from the biodynamic vineyards will now be bottled with labels
bearing Ecocert and Demeter seals.

The first of the winery’s
certified biodynamic wines – the 2010 Quarry Road Riesling and the 2010 Quarry
Road Gewurztraminer – will be released at the Somewhereness event on May 10,
2011.

Selected restaurants
across the province of Ontario will debut these wines on May 14, 2011.