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- Biodynamic farming promotes the individuality of a given site by minimizing outside influences and recycling all farm and wine residues back into the vineyards.
- Biodynamic farming emphasizes soil health as a means of increasing the health of the vine, and of cultivating aroma, color, and texture in the wine.
- Biodynamic farming uses no chemically synthesized fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, fumigants, hormones, antibiotics, growth regulators, or genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Reliance on these synthetics reduces the ability of the vine to absorb nutrients from the soil, leaving it susceptible to disease. Over time, these chemicals kill the soil and the environment.
- Biodynamic farming employs a series of eight herbal-based preparations applied to the soil in order to promote soil vitality through increased microbiologic activity and diversity (think of these as vitamins for the plant and soil). The more nutrient-rich and biologically diverse the soils, the more character in the wine.
- Biodynamic farming uses cover crops and companion plants to maximize the health of the vineyard environment.
- Biodynamic farming promotes pest control through soil management, through biodynamic sprays and tea, through crop rotations and diversification, and through the encouragement of diverse animal, bird, and insect populations that lead to self-regulating predator and prey relationships.
- Biodynamic farming aligns vineyard practices such as planting and pruning with the earth’s natural lunar and seasonal cycles for maximum health and development of the vines.
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