Healthy soils maintain the natural ecosystem in a vineyard, nurturing the vines to express their true nature. Viñedos Organicos Veramonte develops self-sustaining vineyards to stimulate and regenerate the life and biodiversity of the soil by using natural compost and cover crops in between vineyard rows to improve soil structure, reduce erosion and fix nutrients.

As head winemaker Sofia Araya says, “We need to look at our existence in a more holistic way. We as human beings are not isolated—we live within an ecosystem that is absolutely connected. We are not only influenced by it but we have also been modified by it.”

Make a full sustainable happy hour by pairing the herbally Veramonte Organic Sauvignon Blanc 2022 ($14) with tinned fish and crackers from Patagonia Provisions (yes, the people who make outdoorsy clothes also make food now — their founder figured people buy a jacket every few years but eat multiple times a day, so saving the earth starts with food and agriculture). 

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