Biodynamic wine
/ˌbaɪ.oʊ.daɪˈnæmɪk waɪn/
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Biodynamic wine is wine made from grapes grown and vinified according to biodynamic agriculture principles, which treat the vineyard as a self-contained living organism and follow specific cosmic and lunar calendars. It relies on herbal, mineral, and compost preparations, avoids synthetic chemicals, and often involves low-intervention practices in the cellar to emphasize terroir and ecological balance.
Examples
- A Demeter-certified Burgundy estate farms its Pinot Noir biodynamically, using horn manure and horn silica preparations, timing harvest by a lunar calendar, and bottling with minimal sulfur.
- A Champagne producer converts key parcels to biodynamic viticulture, integrates sheep and compost into the vineyard, and labels a prestige cuvée as coming from biodynamically farmed vines.
- A Loire Valley grower certified by Biodyvin ferments with indigenous yeasts, avoids fining and filtration, and markets the bottles as both biodynamic and natural wines.