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What is Biodynamic Wine?

Biodynamic Wine is Truly the Hallmark of Natural Flavor in Wine!

The proof is on your palate! For those who have tasted biodynamic wines, you know what we mean. For those who have yet to taste them, you're in for a treat.

Comparatively speaking, biodynamic is like "ultra" organic, and is actually the oldest system of organic agriculture known, dating back to 1924. Most people are aware of the superior quality, nutritional value and flavor of organic foods. With respect to wine, the theory is that better-tasting wine is the result of better-tasting grapes, which result from healthier vines and healthier soil - seems rather logical.

Conventional - Organic - Biodynamic: What's the Difference?

. Conventional viticulture tends to ignore the "nature" aspect of the soil and plants, and relies on feeding them large doses of synthetic chemicals to increase their short term yield (a true commercial mentality). What goes into the soil and onto the plants will be absorbed by the fruit, transferred to the wine and consumed by those drinking the wine. As the soil is further damaged, it takes more and more chemicals to boost the yield.

. Organic vintners shun synthetic chemicals in favor of nurturing soil and plants in an ecologically sound manner. They follow nature's lead in combating plant and soil adversities with natural remedies - No synthetics for us to digest.

. Biodynamic viticulture adheres to the same natural practices as organic viticulture, but places even more emphasis on nourishing the soil while caring for the vines - using natural remedies and stringent vinification processes. The biodynamic grape grower carries organic to the next level by supporting and intensifying nature's processes to heal vineyards damaged by decades of previous pollution.

Biodynamic viticulture is in tune with the totality of forces affecting the growth of the vines and their fruit. Believing that plants respond to all the various forces of nature, biodynamic vintners conduct their farming practices on strict schedules in accordance with the cycles of the moon, planets and stars. They have been able to us that total harmony with nature to optimize the taste that you experience with biodynamic wines.

Gradually, more vintners are moving toward biodynamic viticulture because they know it works, and wine critics are finding more and more that biodynamic wines have cleaner taste, better aroma and a longer finish.

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