The producers of our foods have gotten the message from us. As our intolerance of poisons in our food grows, we get listened to. It takes a while for the larger producers to clue in to what the public wants, but now it's become clear. We don't want poisons in our food supply any longer. The most valuable benefit of this trend toward organic farming is that the environment is respected and nurtured.
Rivers become cleaner, fish and wildlife return and are healthy, and our air quality is improved.
This trend of stewardship of the land is ever increasing, and you, the consumer is the reason why this is happening. Organic wines are a product of this movement. These growers use methods much like the ones we discuss in my columns regarding the soil as well. Mulching and composting are practiced by organic viticulturists for weed control and to conserve water. Runoff of irrigation water into streams, oceans, and other bodies of water are eliminated as well.