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What I Learned On My California Wine Trip
Organic and biodynamic wine growers don’t feed plants, they feed the soil through the use of compost, cover crops, compost teas, and in biodynamics with biodyanimic preparations (the term biodynamic preparation is intimidating, but they are simply chamomile blossoms, oak bark, dandelion flowers, valerian flowers, yarrow blossoms, stinging nettle and silica.) [...]
Continue reading...Wine quality, organic viticulture and vine systemic acquired resistance to pests.
By Don Lotter, Ph.D. - Nov 11, 2008
In 2004 a watershed event occurred in organic viticulture that may prove to be similar in its effect on organic viticulture as was the effect of the now-legendary 1976 Paris tasting on California wines, in which California wines roundly trounced the favored French. The 2004 event(1) was a tasting carried out by wine professionals [...]
Continue reading...Terroir And Biodynamics In The Cellar
By Adam Morganstern - Mar 17, 2008
After the first roundtable discussion concerning terroir and biodynamics in the vineyards, Return To Terroir’s Los Angeles Tasting featured a second distinguished group of winemakers to talk about terroir and biodynamics in the cellar. Moderator Anthony Dias Blue introduced the audience to “party guy of all time” Ales Kristancic of Slovenia’s Movia Winery, Julian Castagna [...]
Continue reading...Demeter Demystified
By Jonathan Russo - Mar 17, 2008
Jim Fullner of Demeter details what goes into biodynamic certification. What is Demeter? Where and when was it founded? Demeter dates back to 1928 in Europe. An experimental circle of farmers and scientists formed to implement Rudolf Steiner’s agricultural teachings into actual practice. Today, Demeter is an international assembly of member nations. We are Demeter USA. There [...]
Continue reading...Biodynamics In The Vineyard
By Adam Morganstern - Mar 17, 2008
Return To Terroir’s Los Angeles Tasting featured a roundtable discussion with four distinguished winemakers concerning “Terroir and biodynamics in the vineyards.” Moderator Anthony Dias Blue introduced the audience to “good looking guy” Mike Benziger of Benziger Sonoma Mountain Estate, “even better looking guy” Telmo Rodriguez of Spain’s Compañia de Vinos Telmo Rodriguez, Australia’s Ron Laughton [...]
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By Deborah Gavito - Jan 15, 2009
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