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What To Drink With A Remake: Parducci's True Grit Wine

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Parducci Winery in Mendocino county has been making True Grit Petite Sirah wine for a while but the wine is getting new attention because of the upcoming Ethan and Joel Coen remake of the John Wayne classic Western, True Grit. The wine got its Hollywood turn last week. Wine Spectator reports that Parducci partner Tim Thornhill poured the wine at the cast screening of the movie and that Paramount purchased 100 extra bottles for distribution to their media contacts.

The wine got its name before the new movie but does takes its name from the original. As the story goes, several years ago a publicist dubbed the wine a "John Wayne among reds." The True Grit label shows a worn pair of boots with spurs. The latest vintage (2007) is available on the winery website for $19.99 a bottle. It's described as having aromas of ripe fruit, white pepper and vanilla with blackberry, dark chocolate, pepper and caramel flavors.

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Parducci Winery Goes Carbon Neutral

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Parducci winery, part of the Mendocino Wine Company has announced that they are the first U.S. winery to achieve "carbon neutral status." Wine Business News reports that the winery partnered with the California Climate Action Registry to determine their carbon emissions and then took measures to both lessen and offset them. Mendocino Wine Company has had "mitigation" practices such as solar installation, switching to biodiesel in company vehicles and farm equipment, converting from incandescent to fluorescent lighting, and a local tree-planting program. The winery has also purchased carbon credits, supporting projects that focus on methane and biogas capture, wind power and forest projects within its own bioregion. Mendocino Wine Company's vineyards are also certified Biodynamic, Organic, or Fish Friendly Farming and the company's packaging uses tree-free and recycled papers printed with soy-based inks. The winery also participates in reduce-reuse programs including on-site vineyard composting, water conservation and water recycling projects. Want to celebrate Parducci's carbon neutral status, I recommend the 2004 True Grit, a fiesty Petite Sirah-based summer red that goes great with grilled foods. It sells for $24.99.

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