At Mutineer, we take water very seriously. Whether it be through our charity partner A Child’s Right providing clean drinking water to children in underdeveloped regions, having clean water to brew our favorite beers such as Mutinous Battle Chai, or the conservation of rivers flowing through our most magnificent ecosystems, clean water is something that we strongly support … and it looks like we’re not alone.
Laurelwood Brewing Co., Portland’s first certified organic brewery, has signed a three-year contract with Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF) to support its Water Restoration Certificate program. The result? The result will be one million gallons of restored water of Oregon’s beautiful Deschutes River. “The BEF’s Water Restoration Certificate is the first national-level, market-based solution that enables businesses to take responsibility for water consumption by helping restore water flow to critically de-watered creeks and rivers” cited the press release. Continue Reading »
Sedlescombe Organic Vineyard – Inga Keck energising the biodynamic cow manure preparation
England’s first organic wine producer Roy Cook, owner and wine maker at Sedlescombe Organic Vineyard, has made the conscientious decision to take his winery to the next level of sustainability by adopting the biodynamic cultivation method and philosophy. Through the introduction of additional procedures above and beyond the normal organic rules, Cook has become the first producer of biodynamic wines in England’s history. Continue Reading »
It’s a notebook, made out of a beer box. Apparently it’s a stellar idea; these were introduced on October 9, 2009, and they are now sold out, elevating the beer box notebook to an elite level of products-so-popular-they-sell-out-fast including: bandwidth on Apple’s 3G Network, U2 tickets, Tickle Me Elmo and Mutineer Issue 7.
The beer box notebooks are recycled, stuffed with sustainable and wrapped in green karma awesomeness, with all parts being reused from other projects and bound together with thread.
Yahoo News reporting on Coca-Cola and PepsiCo’s environmental impact on China: “among the top 12 factories causing major water pollution in China’s capital, the city government has announced.”
Both PepsiCo and Coca-Cola have been aggressively expanding into Asia, and apparently their presence is being felt on the environmental front. Continue Reading »
(Or How My Trip to Lemelson Turned Into a Religious Experience)
I’ve been meaning to go to Lemelson Vineyards for some time now. I poured the Lemelson wines at both the Beverly Hills Hotel and Gordon Ramsay in Los Angeles with great success, and I’ve heard stories that the winery itself is amazing, the stories proved correct. Continue Reading »
…And they have the postcard to prove it.
The “Honig Rocks” postcard is the latest in a long tradition of postcards, including spinoffs of the Apple iPod advertisements, Calvin Klein, and a kind of psychedelic vision of Godzilla taking on the Honig Staff. A video explaining the scientific processes used to create a “Honig Postcard” can be seen by going to http://www.honigwine.com/rockvideo. The postcard was developed to stay in touch with winery customers in a way that is fun and creative. Continue Reading »
