What is Biodynamic Wine? – Joie De Vin

Biodynamic wine is made with a set of farming practices that views the farm or vineyard as one solid organism. The ecosystem functions, with each portion of the farm or vineyard contributing to the next. The idea is to create a self-sustaining system. The wine grower uses natural materials, soils, and composts to sustain the vineyard.

This approach to farming prohibits chemical fertilizers and pesticides for the sake of soil fertility. A range of animals from ducks to horses to sheep live on the soil and fertilize it, creating a rich, fertile environment for the vines to grow in.

Biodynamic farming also seeks sustainability or leaving the land in as good or better shape as they found it for future generations.

Studies show that biodynamic farming does have an impact on yield, soil quality, and biodiversity. Biodynamic preparations also express a “positive environmental impact in terms of energy use and efficiency.”