Llano and
Marble Falls renewed their lease, which increases access to one of the best swimming holes in Central Texas. These leases provide alternative entrée to navigable streams and are paid for by a combination of sources including the
Texas Rivers Conservation License Plates. W.C. Clark plays at Hays City Store on Monday nights. (Photo by Gerald E. McLeod)
Blues in the hills. A short distance from South Austin between Driftwood and Wimberley, the Hays City Store is home to W.C. Clark on Monday evenings. Known as the “
Godfather of Austin Blues,” Clark plays with his band on some nights, but it is the solo evenings that are truly special. The 81-year-old plays a litany of blues and soul standards on the outdoor stage that is magical. If you haven’t been to the
Do Organic and Biodynamic Wines Get Higher Scores? That Isn’t What the Evidence Says.
Updated: Mar 1
In issue 183 (2021) of
Ecological Economics Magali A. Delmas and Oliver Gergaud purport to
present results that show that externally certified organic and biodynamic wines score 6.2 and 5.6 percentage points respectively higher in blind tastings by expert wine reviewers than wines without these certifications.
In fact, their paper does not show this. Rather, it shows, if anything, that more expensive wines get higher scores, an intuitive result that is already well established.
THE TERMINOLOGY AND HYPOTHESES
Delmas and Gergaud (henceforth, D&G) divide wine into flour categories by whether and what type of ‘eco-label’ they carry: externally certified organic, externally certified biodynamic, self-certified sustainable (including organic and biodynamic), and conventional agriculture.