Is there a difference between biodynamic wine and wine made from biodynamically grown grapes?
Yes. As with the organic wine, strictly speaking the difference depends on what happens during the winemaking process and what additions are allowed to be made and when. Biodynamic winemaking aims to be as natural as possible, minimising any additions and using the lunar calendar to dictate when to rack wine off its lees for example. In practice, it is difficult to have hard and fast rules which work for all wines in all regions. In our view, what is important is that the winegrower produces the best quality wine that he or she can given the soil, microclimate and vintage conditions, and in as natural a way as possible. Biodynamics can definitely enhance quality, for example the most expensive burgundy in the world, Romanée-Conti, uses biodynamic principles, but we must let each winegrower decide what is best for his or her own situation and what is sustainable long term.
