Champagne Wishes Meet Earthy Peachy: Yellow + Blue 2009 Rose Recommended by Whom You Know
Champagne Wishes Meet Earthy Peachy! We love wine, and we do our best to be environmentally friendly citizens, but certainly not at the sacrifice of good wine. Thanks to our new find, Yellow + Blue, we can enjoy fabulous wine and be good to the earth. Recently at Christie's green auction, covered by Whom You Know last week:
Yellow + Blue was served. If it's good enough for Christie's, it is usually good enough for Peachy Deegan and it certainly is in this case! We tested it to find out. It is in a container that will remind you of a juice box, but we assure you what is inside is far better than what you will find in a juice box.
We tried the 2009 Rose and found it a wonderfully crisp, fresh, clear PINK wine for spring in Manhattan! Very approachable, the 2009 Yellow + Blue Rose from Alicante, Spain will delight you too. The 2009 harvest took place at the end of August in Alicante. Rainfall at the beginning of the growing season, along with a warm summer, resulted in full and uniform ripeness of the Monastrell and Syrah grapes. We recommend this elegant Rose by Yellow + Blue!
Wine details:
80% Syrah and 20% Monastrell
100% Certified Organic Fruit
Vineyard work and winemaking:
All work is done by hand, including the harvest
A strict triage is performed at reception, before de-stemming and crushing
Pressing is done in a pneumatic press
Fermentation is in cement tank with indigenous yeast
A slight ltration is done before “bottling”
Wine impressions:
Color: Coral with warm pink undertones
Bouquet:Elusive aromas of ripe strawberries, tangerines and melons
Palate: Medium body, with fine acidity and a long mineral lade nish
Technical information:
Alcohol 13.2%
PH 3.50
TA 5.30
VA .28
RS 3.60
Alcohol 13.2%
PH 3.50
TA 5.30
VA .28
RS 3.60
YELLOW+BLUE WINES GO A SHADE GREENER
Company Ups Good Global Karma and Reduces Environmental Impact
Wine importer J. Soif, Inc. announced two significant partnerships it has established through its certified organic wine brand, Yellow+Blue, making it the only carbon-neutral wine importer in the U.S and the only wine importer in the world to put a portion of its sales towards global microloans.
Due to its eco-friendly Tetra Pak packaging, the carbon footprint of Yellow+Blue wines is 46% less than that of wine in traditional glass bottles1. In order to offset the remaining 54%, the company has purchased 472 metric tons of verified carbon offsets to take responsibility for one hundred percent of the emissions generated by moving its wine from the vineyards to its packaging plants and warehouses. The carbon credits, which were purchased from Boulder, CO based Renewable Choice Energy, support a landfill gas-to-energy carbon reduction project in the United States.
"Yellow+Blue’s commitment to analyzing its environmental footprint and supporting carbon reduction shows leadership and demonstrates a best practice for environmental responsibility,” said Quayle Hodek, CEO of Renewable Choice Energy. “This organization is creating awareness for voluntary carbon reductions and the importance of investing in clean technology solutions.”
"Keeping in the spirit of our Drink Well Do Good mantra, oenophiles can not only enjoy our wine, they can feel good about buying it,” said W. Matthew Cain, founder of Yellow+Blue. “I’m proud to say that Yellow+Blue’s investment has the collective environmental impact to help avoid the same amount of CO2 emissions produced by driving nearly 1.1 million miles in an average passenger vehicle.”
Yellow+Blue has also devoted itself to strengthening the global community by becoming an official partner of Kiva (www.kiva.org), the world's first person-to-person micro-lending website. Yellow+Blue is giving 1 percent of each sale to Kiva, which empowers unique entrepreneurs around the globe and strives to alleviate poverty. Currently, Yellow+Blue is the only wine brand in the world to join the Kiva community of over 662,000 individuals who have loaned more than $117 million to 290,000 entrepreneurs in 51 countries.
"Yellow+Blue’s decision to work with Kiva is an important milestone for both of our organizations," said Premal Shah, President of Kiva.org. "We’re looking forward to all the positive things to come from this partnership and admire its dedication in helping to make Kiva the world's hub for alleviating poverty."
“Our commitment to Kiva strives to enable entrepreneurs throughout the world to realize their dreams of creating a company and giving back to their communities,” said W. Matthew Cain, founder of Yellow+Blue. “As the only wine company affiliated with the organization, we hope that with each glass of Yellow+Blue poured, an entrepreneur somewhere in the world is a step closer achieving his or her goal.”
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About Yellow+Blue
Imported by J. Soif, Inc., Yellow+Blue is proof that exceptional imported wine can travel the world without damaging the planet. Certified organic, Yellow+Blue wine takes advantage of earth-friendly lightweight Tetra Pak cartons that cost significantly less to ship and leave a smaller carbon footprint than glass bottles. For more information and where to purchase Yellow+Blue wines, please visit www.ybwines.com.
Renewable Choice Energy (http://www.reneawblechoice.
About Kiva.org
Kiva.org is the world's first person-to-person micro-lending website, empowering individuals to lend to an entrepreneur across the globe. Founded in 2005, Kiva.org's mission is to connect people, through lending, to alleviate poverty. Over 585,000 people have loaned more than $117 million to 290,000 entrepreneurs in 51 countries. Currently, loans made through Kiva.org have a 98% repayment rate. Kiva.org is headquartered in San Francisco.
