Dr. Vino calculates the carbon footprint of wine:
There’s a “green line” that runs down the middle of Ohio. For points to the West of that line, it is more carbon efficient to consume wine trucked from California. To the East of that line, it’s more efficient to consume the same sized bottle of wine from Bordeaux, which has had benefited from the efficiencies of container shipping, followed by a shorter truck trip.
Living in the heart of the Niagara Wine Region I suppose the ecologically correct tipple would be wines from local wineries (to which I would cycle). I have to admit that I mostly drink French reds but if I'm drinking white wine I choose the off-dry Riesling from Cave Spring Cellars in Jordan, an excellent local winery. After reading this article I'll endeavour to drink more Niagara reds. Yeah, lots more!
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