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http://www.mainstreetgourmetonline.com |
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42 Main Street, Orleans, Cape Cod, MA 02653 |
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~ Be Good To Your Food ~ |
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A Boutique Kitchen and Wine Shop |
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What do you get when you mix Yellow with Blue? GREEN!
April 24th Wine Tasting of Yellow and Blue Wines. Argentina Malbec and Chilean Sauvignon Blanc.
Founded in 2007, the wines from Yellow and Blue became the United State’s ONLY Carbon Neutral Wine!
What does this mean?
The Wine industry has a huge Carbon Footprint created by the glass, labels, pesticides, chemicals and transportation. Transportation being the greatest contributor. A traditional case of wine weighs about 40lbs and holds 9 liters of wine. A ratio of 50% wine to 50% packaging. Yellow and Blue’s Tetra Pack wine weighs 26lbs and holds 12 liters of wine. A ratio of 93% wine and 7% packaging.
An actual calculation was done, and it was found that Yellow and Blue wines reduce the carbon foot print by 46%. The other 54% of Carbon emitted is offset with credits from Renewable Choice Energy
http://www.renewablechoice.com
Other Facts:
· The wines of Yellow and Blue are single estate grown grapes from family’s that pride themselves on making wine traditionally · The wines are certified organic throughout the whole wine making process: grape growing, wine making, and packaging. · Malbec is certified BioDynamic · Yellow and Blue returns 1% off sales to Kiva.org where the money directly supports entrepreneurs in the world’s poorest countries. · The tetra pack is like a juice box, organic milk container, or soup stock container and keeps the wine just as fresh as glass. · Tetra packs are used through out Europe, Australia, and South America for bottling wine.
2008 Malbec: San Juan, Argentina
Purple in color with hints of persimmon. Strong and heady aromas of black cherries and chocolate. Medium to full body with fine tannins and a lingering, complex finish.
2009 Sauvignon Blanc: Central Valley, Chile
Nice golden color with hints of green, and the nose gives a prominent grapefruit smell. It is a crisp, bright wine with plenty of grapefruit flavor.
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