Biodynamic Viticulture
Biodynamics is to organic as vegan is to vegitarian. When it comes to wine, according to morethanorganic.com, there are two main things that distinguish biodynamic techniques from other forms of organic farming.
- The use of a complex system of herbal sprays and composting techniques, known as 'preparations'.
- The timing of the operations on the land, which is strictly regulated by the movements of the spheres.
The practice was created and based on the ideas of Rudolph Steiner who apparantly was fully aware that parts of his practice would be criticized as a little kooky.
Basically, biodynamic farmers use organic techniques such as allowing animals to graze and roam around the vines to fertilize the area and introducing insect predators (such as lady bugs) as pest control and then they throw the hammer by planning all of their work and schedules according to planetary movement believing that it influences the vine growth. The thinking being that if something is wrong, then something is out of balance. It is like yoga for vineyards.
We are going to give it a try and see if we can get aligned. GQ suggests M. Chapoutier Crozes Hermitage,"Les Meysonniers" Red 2006, $30.
Also, if you haven't played Long Hot Summer Night by Jimi Hendrix in a while, today would be a good day to throw it on.
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I am sure you are going to be fascinated by my research that shows the science behind biodynamic wine making, finally proving how the methodology works scientifically. It will now be possible to dispense with all of the mysticism surrounding this process so that it can be taken up by more and more farmers who will be shown that the process follows very simple scientific principles.
I have spent the past two years researching a book that looks at science from a slightly different angle, using existing peer reviewed double blind studies. The conclusions I have made will, I hope, be of great interest to the wine community.
I am surprisingly giving away the book for free as I am very keen to get the message out to as many people as possible. You can download the book for free at www.blindedbyscience.co.uk . The chapters that are most relevant to biodynamic farming are the second chapter on the properties of water and the third chapter on the moon and the sun. Although to understand it fully you have to read the first chapter on vibrations as well.
If you read also the chapters on magnetism and plants you will be amazed to discover that it is possible to improve a crops output by 50% by using electromagnetic fields on seeds.
If you would like to chat about any of the points that I raise in my book, then please feel free to contact me.
Best wishes,
Matthew Silverstone
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