Tuesday, April 22, 2014 / Categories: Wine Quotes The Winery Celebrates Earth Day Every Day... Visit Us on the Web – Click Here At InVINtions, A Creative Winery, we believe that every day is Earth Day, and just one small example of this is our sustainable oaking process. That's right, we use oak chips (much like a large percentage of all winery nowadays)... It is just a simple fact that oak chips are more sustainable in winemaking and, in fact, oak chipping has been widely used and accepted in Europe for decades. While oak chips are not as romantic as a room full of oak barrels, they are better for forests and utilize less natural resources and are cheaper to transport. After all, "We have not inherited this earth from our parents to do with it what we will. We have borrowed it from our children and we must be careful to use it in their interests as well as our own." -Native American Proverb Share this Post on Facebook by Clicking Below: “http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=http://makingwineindenver.wordpress.com/2012/04/22/Preservative-Free-Wine-The-Winery-Celebrates-Earth-Day-Every-Day" Easter is a Wine Pairing Field Day! The 4th Annual Furry Scurry Silent Auction ENDS IN ONE WEEK Tags: Making Your Own WineMonthly WinePersonalize WinePersonalized Wedding WinePreservative Free WineWine Club Month