Comments on: Pesticides in Wine

By: Justin

Justin — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 04:10:14 +0000

Greybeard, good read!
I agree with you that the workers and land that are in direct contact with the agrochemicals are taking the brunt of the harmful effects. I wonder if the “exotic cocktail” that produces “unknown effects” is not also a danger to the wine drinking population. While the amounts in the wine are minuscule compared to what is dumped on the vines, are we not also taking in a chemical cocktail when we look at how often we drink wine, the amount we drink and the fact that wines we drink will have varying levels of residuals in them? I’m a big proponent of wineries doing all they can to take care of their workers and the land they are stewards of but I also think it is critical that we as consumers do all we can to eliminate as many toxic stimuli (even potentially) in our lives as possible. With the growing number of organic, biodynamic and eco-friendly wines out there it is becoming ever more easy to find excellent wines that help us achieve that goal.

By: Greybeard

Greybeard — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 08:16:30 +0000

Thanks Henre, I couldn’t translate the original article in Die Burger so I had to go on your comments only, I hope my tone didn’t come across as too critical, that was not the intention – more to contrast the headline reactions to the story in the quoted wine articles; pessimistic, optimistic and matter of fact.

Keep up the good work at WineCountry!

By: Henre

Henre — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:37:09 +0000

Hi, thanks for your elaborate report on the PAN press release. My post was derived from an article in a popular local newspaper which could probably be assumed to be sensationalism at its best (much like my title). Your article however, with supporting opinion, sheds some quality light on an issue that wasn’t half as well explained.

I thank you for that.