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Why isn't there more demand for organic wine?

Monday 21 May 2018
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Inspired by this Long Read on natural wine in last Tuesday's Guardian, Saussignac winemaker Caro Feely of Château Feely* wrings her hands. 

With the evidence piled up about why you should choose organic wine, why do people continue to drink chemically farmed wine? It's a question that has perplexed me for a while. 

Evidence clearly shows that systemic pesticides are linked to: 

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