what others are saying about Biodynamics
San Francisco Chronicle (Download the .pdf)
July 1, 2004 - Cutting-edge vintners put their wines to a taste test
by Thom Elkjer
"Biodynamics is the aikido or ashtanga yoga of winegrowing -- a way to focus energy and awareness for peak performance and exceptional health. Sick vineyards need homeopathy; biodynamic vineyards radiate a vigor that can be felt. Like Barry Bonds turning a 100-mph fastball into a soaring arc headed for McCovey Cove, biodynamic vineyards are completely aligned with their purpose, and therefore able to channel all the forces of the moment into a powerful result."
New York Times (Download the .pdf)
June 16, 2004 - Trying to Bottle Moonlight and Magic
By ERIC ASIMOV
"Biodynamics, its advocates assert, maximizes the personality of a given plot of earth. Like a homeopathic doctor, a Biodynamic farmer analyzes the land and determines what is out of balance. The aim is to turn the land into a self-sustaining, self-regulating habitat."
The Press Democrat (Download the .pdf)
June 30, 2004 - Eco-friendly, high quality and tasty, too: Benziger releases Tribute, a wine made from biodynamic grapes
by Peg Melnik
"Making a wine from biodynamic grapes is even more of a commitment than making wine from organic grapes, but it looks like wineries are willing to band together and speak out today. And they're laying the ground work for a philosophical shift toward environmental friendly practices...it's refreshing to see some wineries show the world they're proud stewards of vineyards and they have great wine to show for it."
Wine critic Robert M. Parker Jr. says he is
"certain of the quality of the products emanating from several of the domaines practicing Biodynamic viticulture."
International Biodynamics expert and winemaker Nicolas Joly states,
"The taste of wine can only be original and inimitable if it is the full expression of its terroir and climate. Everywhere on earth, the relationship between the four elements - fire, air, water and earth - is different. This unique combination represents the subtlety of a specific site whose characteristics are immediately captured by all growing things, especially vineyards. It is from this understanding that the superior concept of appellation was born, as a guarantee that consumers will find the unique characters of a specific place in the wine they purchase."
Anne-Claude Laflaive, manager of the prestigious Domaine Leflaive's Burgundy vineyards, maintains that
"Biodynamics has improved the quality of her vines and wines."
Renowned winemaker Michel Rolland declares:
"The future will be Biodynamic."