Organic wine is rising in popularity and consumers are expressing an increasing interest in what is in the wine they are drinking and how it is produced.
The Soil Association’s Organic Market Report 2022 revealed that 71% of consumers have become more concerned about the environment since the pandemic with 86% wanting food produced in more natural ways. It also revealed that total organic sales across all foods is set to grow by 5.2% – with the strongest growth segment being organic wine, representing 16.9% of total organic sales.
It is not only thought that organic wines are better for the environment, but they are also better for one’s health. To put it simply, organic wines are those produced with organically grown grapes, excluding the use of artificial chemical fertilisers, pesticides, fungicides and herbicides. In the US, organic wines also have to be completely free of additional sulphates.
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