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Seeking an Optimum and Never a Maximum – Slow Wine Manifesto

March 25, 2021 Posted by Mimi

Last October I was honored to be invited to join several winemakers from around the world who participated by video in the introduction of the Slow Wine Manifesto in Italy on October 11, 2020. My part was nice and short, but it gave me the opportunity to appreciate one of the brilliantly stated key principals […]

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The Regenerate Forum: Regenerative Methods in Viticulture

January 20, 2021 Posted by Mimi

Dear Friends, Last year I had the great pleasure of being interviewed by Andrew Keen on his new webcast, Regenerate Forum. Mr. Keen fears no controversy, having made a career of tackling the great political dilemmas of our time, and his experience makes this a fun spin on my usual topics:   https://www.regenerateforum.org/interviews I highly recommend Mr. Keen’s […]

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Outcasts

January 4, 2021 Posted by Mimi

I have few more pungent olfactory memories than those from the late summers of my childhood. The grapes growing softer and sweeter, the smell of the grasses changing from green and sappy to spicy, sweet and dry, the crackling of insect noises in the fields and forests. But nothing could compare to the purple-black, heady […]

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“Controversial and even Incendiary” Interview with Organic Wine Podcast

October 12, 2020 Posted by Mimi

Dear Friends, Here is an interview I did with Adam Huss about a month ago on his Organic Wine Podcast. This was an interview I totally enjoyed because Adam asked me the kind of “controversial and even incendiary” questions I really like to talk about. ~Mimi

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Vendange 2020: The Hardest Lessons Yet

September 7, 2020 Posted by Mimi

Dear Friends, Outside of my field notes, I rarely write in the growing season or near the harvest. Keeping up with the work takes 110% physical and mental presence, but this year I have decided that some things should not be looked at in the rearview. I have wanted to maintain a spirit of both […]

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NYT: “From Good Wine, a Direct Path to the Wonders of Nature”

July 23, 2020 Posted by Mimi

In this beautiful and heartfelt piece, Eric Asimov perfectly captures how our interactions with food, especially wine, can inspire and move us toward a new relationship with the natural world. Read in the New York Times (Subscription Required) Graphic: Brian Britigan

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Mimi interviewed by Levi Dalton on “I’ll Drink to That!”

February 6, 2020 Posted by Mimi

LISTEN NOW – Airdate: July 10, 2019 The latest episode of Levi Dalton’s “I’ll Drink to That!” podcast was released this week, and it features owner and winegrower Mimi Casteel.  “Mimi sees a through line between viticulture as agriculture, and agriculture as an engagement with the natural world. How do you see that line? After listening […]

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Tractor Time Podcast: Mimi Casteel on Regenerative Wine

February 5, 2020 Posted by Mimi

Dear Friends,  A long time ago my dear friend Mark Sturges introduced me to the Acres Conference, and ever since it has been a yearly pilgrimage to connect with and be inspired by others working in holistic farming systems. I had the great honor of sitting down with the delightful host of the Acres podcast, Tractor Time, at the […]

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  • Seeking an Optimum and Never a Maximum – Slow Wine Manifesto March 25, 2021
  • The Regenerate Forum: Regenerative Methods in Viticulture January 20, 2021
  • Outcasts January 4, 2021
  • “Controversial and even Incendiary” Interview with Organic Wine Podcast October 12, 2020
  • Vendange 2020: The Hardest Lessons Yet September 7, 2020
  • NYT: “From Good Wine, a Direct Path to the Wonders of Nature” July 23, 2020
  • Mimi interviewed by Levi Dalton on “I’ll Drink to That!” February 6, 2020
  • Tractor Time Podcast: Mimi Casteel on Regenerative Wine February 5, 2020
  • Mimi Casteel: Imbibe 75 2020 Wine Person of the Year January 22, 2020
  • Who’s Really Trampling out the Vintage? November 27, 2019
  • In Oregon Wine Country, One Farmer’s Battle to Save the Soil October 30, 2019
  • Mimi Casteel Is Betting the Farm August 23, 2019
  • An urgent conversation about the power of regenerative agriculture June 18, 2019
  • An Earth Day Letter to my Friends, for my Friends April 22, 2019
  • Over the Moon: Contemporary Biodynamics & Beyond April 10, 2019
  • New Year’s – Letters from the Edge January 24, 2019
  • A Lively Conversation about Soil Health August 29, 2018
  • Complexity is Stability June 13, 2018
  • Invitation to join the Willamette Valley Oak Accord December 14, 2017
  • On Stewardship December 14, 2017
  • Glyphosate, Chronic Use and Chronic Toxicity, a Global Pandemic and Matter of Immediate National Security December 14, 2017
  • Glyphosate in Vineyard Systems [Video] April 20, 2016

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