Wine for Thought
Hi, I'm Veronique Raskin and I am the founder & CEO of The Organic Wine Company. My blog is mostly about organic wine & self-development, as well as anything else that interests and inspires me!
Pesticides in conventional wines are not a legend
I’ll invite you to take 30 seconds to read this very interesting article about the last studies on pesticides in conventional wines. If you already eat organic, you should seriously … Continue reading
We are in the business of caring
This month we would like to confess something to you. We are not in the wine business: we are in the business of caring. We do more than just sell … Continue reading
Real Food SF
Real Foods was my very, very, very first Health Food store in SF. The wine department was held at the time by a delightful young man called Michael, who actually … Continue reading
Other Avenues – Humor, Ethics & Wine!
Other Avenues is a completely worker-owned cooperative which has been in operation since 1974. Workers manage the business democratically by making business decisions using the consensus model. They are some … Continue reading
Rosé is up and coming
Well, I can never see a Rose wine in my life again without remembering my grand father. He was the maverick of his time and had the audacity at the … Continue reading
Portrait of a role model : Andrew Weil
In a world where so much of the time the prevailing view and behavior is ” if you cant put it in one tweet then shut up ” and ” if … Continue reading
Our Friends at Nabila’s Health Food – Hayes Valley (SF)
Nabila is a small family-owned grocery store that carries many vegan staple, organic foods and natural snacks. A very cool little store in the middle of a one of my … Continue reading
And this year’s Oscars go to…
To entice you to join us, I thought I would point out three of the many seeds that the OWC team has planted over the last few months and have been carefully, patiently (?!) nurturing, on behalf of … Continue reading
Cultivating a rock-solid team, and inviting kindred spirits (that’s you!) into our mission
Dear friends, bonjour to you! I woke up this morning with a song in my head, by Nina Simone famed American blues singer, “It’s a new dawn, It’s a new … Continue reading
Tasting Wine Visually
Those intriguing Microscopic images of our wines are art, but also symbolic or visual clues to taste. Author Sondra Barett woul say you’re looking at the spirit, personality and stylistic … Continue reading
