Paul Dolan Organic Wines at Spec's Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods

Paul Dolan Organic Vineyards

Spec’sology Blog, Wine
The farming at Paul Dolan Vineyards is 100% organic and is done without the use of pesticides, herbicides or synthetic fertilizers. By treating the soil as a living, life-giving organism and nature as their guide, Paul Dolan crafts organic wines of character and purity. “After tasting the real difference between organic and conventionally farmed grapes, side by side in a sun-drenched vineyard in 1987, my entire way of thinking about grape growing changed. The organic grapes were expressive, in... Read More

Best Organic Wines – Sommelier Tested, Mother Earth Approved

What makes a wine organic? An organic wine is made from grapes that are grown under the rules of organic farming, which usually means they don’t use artificial or chemical fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides, or fungicides. It also has to do with added preservatives in the wine itself. The only effective preservatives that make the wine last longer are ‘non-organic’. The most widely used preservative is sulfur dioxide. The regulation of this varies by country. For example, wi... Read More