Dan Nelson Hoberg's Club & Resort on Why Wine Is Good For Your Heart and the Land

Once again, the new owners and management of Hoberg’s Club Resort (Dan Nelson) have focused their energy and resources on getting things done right the first time; being Green from the start.

Being a “Green” business isn’t simply defined by having environmentally friendly power sources, but also by demonstrating responsibility in all practices of the organization. With this in mind, we have turned our sights onto our winery, and how it too can be maximized in terms of being ecologically friendly.

Organic Wine

Organic wine is wine made from grapes that are grown in accordance with principles of organic farming, which typically excludes the use of artificial chemical fertilizers, pesticides, fungicides and herbicides.

Because of theses regulated growing procedures, the process of making Organic Wine has a greatly reduced environmental impact. At Hoberg’s, we are happy to say that our Green Agenda for preserving the natural and pristine environment of Cobb  Mountain even goes as far as growing our grapes in a sustainable and eco-friendly way.

Organic wines are not only delicious, they are popular amongst wine connoisseurs because of the added health benefit of knowing that harmful chemicals are not being consumed. Statistics showed that in 2009, the rate of organic wine consumption surpassed the rate of traditionally manufactured wines by almost double!

Sustainable Wines

At Hoberg’s, we will take additional steps beyond standard organic winemaking to apply sustainable farming practices. Our vineyard handlers will use composts and the cultivate plants that attract insects, beneficial to the health of the vines.

Sustainable practices in these vineyards will also extend to other areas of the environment, outside of the vineyard, as a positive side effect.  Our sustainable practices will provide areas for wildlife to flourish near the grape growing site so that they will not be tempted to eat the grapes; the vegetation grown in these areas will be the natural plants found in the mountains which are the familiar food source for the indigenous animals.

Here’s an interesting fact. Did you know that allowing weeds and wildflowers to grow between the vines stresses the vines and forces them to produce fewer bunches of grapes, but with a greater concentration of flavor? With this knowledge, we can reduce the amount of land needed to grow our grapes and reduce the impact on the environment even further.

Our plans to have bio-diesel fueled tractors in the vineyards is another concept we are working towards achieving  in the name of reducing harmful emissions among our vines.