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Biodynamics: A Vocab Lesson On The Latest Trend In Wines

Where: Los Angeles, CA
February 4, 2009 at 2:41 PM | by | Comments (2)

Whether you’re a wine buff or an amateur, chances are you’ve been hearing a new wine term being thrown around lately: biodynamics. Some claim it’s viticultural voodoo, while others swear by it. Here’s exactly what it means.

Biodynamics is a rigorous form of organic agriculture that envisions a vineyard as a single organism—soil, plants, livestock, insects, everything combines to produce a healthy, self-sustaining environment without the use of artificial chemicals.

So the next time you head out to Napa Valley for some wine-tasting fun, here's what you should know about biodynamic wines. That is, if you actually care about wine-tasting rather than getting wasted while a hired limo takes you from winery to winery.

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