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Is Pierce's Disease the New Phylloxera?

June 19, 2026

What I want to say in this piece is urgent. It’s urgent because of the recent discovery of sharpshooters on grapevines at several Costco locations in Northern California, where most of California wine is grow. It’s also urgent because Pierce’s Disease is a very serious plant disease that affects grapevines, perhaps as serious as Phylloxera, and I’ll get more into that. And it’s also urgent because the response to this situation is already proving to be as short-sighted and destructive as the ...

Farming Something More Than Grapes

June 15, 2026

My guest for this episode is Shannon Mayhew, Estate Sustainability Director for Brooks Winery in Oregon. Brooks is a B-corp, Demeter certified biodynamic, and regenerative winery with some of Oregon’s oldest own-rooted vinifera vines. This conversation focuses on how we might think about our wine farms as opportunities to grow something more than grapes, and how we can grow and farm the contexts, and support the communities, that make our grapes and wine more delicious and sustainable. Xerces...

Sangiovese Vs. Marquette

June 06, 2026

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit beyondorganicwine.substack.comSince there is very little knowledge about growing hybrid grapes in places where a majority of the wine on earth is grown, like California where I live, I want to provide really practical and useful information when I think I have it to share. I have grown and made wine from dozens of varieties of vinifera and hybrid grapes, and I currently grow multipl…