New Fairtrade Wines For Summer
May 2006
Wine lovers will be able to benefit from the rapid growth of Fairtrade wines this summer with an exciting range of brand new wines to carry the FAIRTRADE Mark. New for summer 2006, look out for delicious varieties like Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Shiraz, Riesling, sweet wines and fashionable rosés.
The perfect accompaniment to a summer party, a sizzling barbeque or al fresco dining, wine connoisseurs can enjoy their favourite tipple reassured that the growers have received a fair price and premium.
"Since we have joined the Fairtrade system, we receive on a periodical basis part of the profit of the farm. My life and those of my fellow workers has changed. After Stellar Organics became a Fairtrade certified farm, the possibilities were there to improve our lifestyles and securities," says Maria Malan, Farm Manager at Stellar Winery, South Africa.
At Stellar Winery the Fairtrade price and social premium have made a real difference to employees’ quality of life. Money from the Fairtrade premium fund has been ploughed back into community projects considered a priority by the worker-elected committee. These include fencing for workers’ housing, free housing and electricity for permanent farm workers, a trained health care committee on the farm for workers, and a Community Watch program to combat crime and antisocial behavior, staffed and run by the community.
Also new for summer are rosé wines, dessert wines and a bag-in-the-box Los Robles Fairtrade Carmenere. Fairtrade certified wine is available from producers in Chile and South Africa.
There are now over 1,500 Fairtrade certified products. For a complete list see www.fairtrade.org.uk/products.htm.
New for Summer 2006
- Los Robles Fairtrade Carmenere (bag in box), 3L
- Stellar Organics - Colombard Sauvignon Blanc, 750ml
- Stellar Organics - Colombard Sauvignon Blanc Single Serve, 187ml
- Stellar Organics - Heaven On Earth - Sweet Wine, 375ml
- Stellar Organics - Shiraz, 750ml
- Stellar Organics - Shiraz Rose Single Serve, 187ml
- Stellar Organics - Shiraz Single Serve, 187ml
- Dos Hermanos Fairtrade Merlot, 750ml
- Equality by Las Lomas Cabernet Carignan Carmenere, 750ml
- Equality by Las Lomas Cabernet Sauvignon, 750ml
- Equality by Las Lomas Chardonnay Viognier, 750ml
- Equality by Las Lomas Sauvignon Blanc, 750ml
- Las Lomas Cabernet- Carignan- Carmenere, 750ml
- Las Lomas Cabernet Sauvignon, 75ml
- Las Lomas Carignan-Cabernet, 750ml
- Las Lomas Carmenere, 750ml
- Las Lomas Chardonnay, 750ml
- Las Lomas Chardonnay Viognier, 750ml
- Las Lomas Merlot, 750ml
- Las Lomas Organic Cabernet Sauvignon, 750ml
- Las Lomas Organic Chardonnay, 750ml
- Las Lomas Organic Mission, 750ml
- Las Lomas Organic Mission/ Cabernet Sauvignon, 750ml
- Las Lomas Organic Pais/Cabernet Sauvignon, 750ml
- Las Lomas Organic Sauvignon Blanc, 750ml
- Las Lomas Organic Viognier, 750ml
- Las Lomas Riesling, 750ml
- Las Lomas Sauvignon Blanc, 750ml
- Traidcraft Chilean Cabarnet Merlot, 750ml
- Traidcraft Chilean Chardonnay, 750ml
- Live a Little – Really Ravishing Red, 750ml
- Live a Little – Rather Revealing Rose, 750ml
- Live a Little – Wildly Wicked White, 750ml
For further information, phone 020 7440 7695 /7686 or mobile 07770 957 451, or email martine.julseth@fairtrade.org.uk or eileen.maybin@fairtrade.org.uk
Notes to Editors
- The FAIRTRADE Mark is a certification mark and a registered trademark of Fairtrade Labelling Organisations International (FLO) of which the Fairtrade Foundation is the UK member. This independent consumer label appears on products as a guarantee that disadvantaged producers are getting a better deal. Today, more than five million people - farmers, workers and their families - across 58 developing countries benefit from the international Fairtrade system.
- The range of Fairtrade products now includes coffee, tea, chocolate, cocoa, sugar, bananas, apples, pears, grapes, plums, lemons, oranges, satsumas, clementines, lychees, avocados, pineapples, mangoes, fruit juices, quinoa, peppers, green beans, coconut, dried fruit, rooibos tea, green tea, cakes and biscuits, honey, muesli, cereal bars, jams, chutney and sauces, herbs and spices, nuts and nut oil, wine, beer, rum, flowers, sports balls, rice, yoghurt, babyfood, sugar body scrub, cotton wool and cotton products.
- The first Fairtrade certified wine was launched in 2004 and the range has expanded to around 70 varieties of Fairtrade certified wines. Wines are available from Co-op, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose as well as from select independent stores, wholesalers and on online.
White Sangria with NEW Fairtrade Wine
By Fiona Becket
Makes 6-8 glasses
1 bottle Fairtrade dry white wine
3 tbsp (or 5cl miniature bottle) Cointreau or Grand Marnier
2 tbsp Fairtrade caster sugar
1/2 Fairtrade orange and 1/2 Fairtrade lemon, finely sliced
1/4 honeydew melon, cut into cubes or balls
Chilled soda water to taste
Tip the wine into a large bowl with the Cointreau or Grand Marnier and sugar and stir to dissolve the sugar.
Add the Fairtrade orange and lemon slices and leave in the fridge to infuse for several hours (or overnight).
Add the melon. Just before serving add a trayful of ice cubes and a good dash of soda.
The Fairtrade Foundation,
Room 204, 16 Baldwin’s Gardens,
London EC1N 7RJ.
Tel: 020 7405 5942
Fax: 020 7405 5943
Web: www.fairtrade.org.uk