Green is the New Red at Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar

It's a wine dinner with an earth-friendly twist when Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar declares "Green is the New Red" at its 90+ Wine Dinner this November.

The five-course dinner will feature wine selections made from grapes that are sustainably, organically and/or biodynamically farmed; and rated 90 points or above by top wine reviewers. The wines were selected from the Fleming's wines-by-the-glass list (known as the Fleming's 100(TM)) and its by-the-bottle list, which were designed by Fleming's director of wine Marian Jansen op de Haar. Fleming's executive chef Russell Skall paired them with creative dishes using seasonal ingredients.

"Many family vineyard owners have known for decades how important it is to use earth-friendly farming techniques to preserve vineyard land for future generations. We're proud to benefit from their foresight with these outstanding wines," says Jansen op de Haar.

There are different types of eco-friendly farming and all work with the goals to maintain high quality grapes for winemaking while preserving the earth's resources.

Jansen op de Haar provides a general overview of the growing techniques:
-- Sustainable - A non-certified designation referring to the
       environmentally responsible treatment of land and its produce. The goal
       is to avoid depleting the long-term health of the land for short-term
       gain.
-- Organic - Farming that emphasizes the use of renewable resources and
       works to conserve soil and water quality in order to leave a healthy
       environment for future generations. Certified Organic growing
       conditions have been inspected and meet USDA organic standards.
-- Biodynamic - Indicates winemakers who treat the vineyard and the winery
       as a self-sustaining ecosystem. Some examples include using natural
       predators instead of pesticides, and to use compost for fertilizer.
       Certified Biodynamic is a designation from Demeter, the international
       biodynamic regulating organization, and refers to a vineyard that has
       practiced these methods for at least two years.