tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287585119513058786.post3140872847777127349..comments2023-10-14T06:44:00.218-07:00Comments on Vinsanity: Codswallop!Vinogirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10145696108646897751noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287585119513058786.post-32177219560741336392012-06-26T07:39:52.680-07:002012-06-26T07:39:52.680-07:00Nicolas, welcome to Vinsanity.
I have no doubt tha...Nicolas, welcome to Vinsanity.<br />I have no doubt that biodynamic adherents, due to the amount of attention they pay and the effort they put into soil health, effectuate the growing of great quality produce - in this case wine grapes. But where is the conclusive scientific evidence that wines made from BD grapes are superior to wines that are say merely organically farmed? BD totally discounts the skill, artistry and individuality of the winemaker - wine does not make itself. <br />A truly comparative tasting is impossible to facilitate as there would have to be a non-BD wine produced from the very same variety, block, vineyard, winemaker etc. (and if it's already BD farmed...)<br />In Vinoland the vines are as happy as they can be (petiole analysis proves this), but still there are some vines in the vineyard that struggle and produce inferior fruit because of what is under their roots...the infamous Napa clay (just ask any Master Gardener in the valley). No amount of yarrow stuffed deer bladders will alter the soil composition that was millennia in the making...and that is a scientific fact.Vinogirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10145696108646897751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287585119513058786.post-23943127469705647212012-06-25T00:59:59.202-07:002012-06-25T00:59:59.202-07:00Whilst I understand the reserves you have about th...Whilst I understand the reserves you have about that kind of fantasy farming, many French winemakers have adopted this technique and whilst they cannot scientifically explain the result, they do pretty much all confirm the vines and the wine are healthier. Doubting and questioning is healthy but I wouldn't discard what has been acknowledged by chevroned winemakers across the world. I do take your point about tractors and diesel, bit of a dilemma.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01514273498116296268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287585119513058786.post-75608928835575831642012-06-22T21:42:25.388-07:002012-06-22T21:42:25.388-07:00Thud: Sun would be helpful!
ALW: Ooh, 'Song...Thud: Sun would be helpful!<br /><br />ALW: Ooh, 'Song of Bernadette' was one of my favorite films when I was little. Have a great time and look out for small miracles :)Vinogirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10145696108646897751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287585119513058786.post-31573140984781115232012-06-22T18:01:48.763-07:002012-06-22T18:01:48.763-07:00Well we will be visiting the scene that is Lourdes...Well we will be visiting the scene that is Lourdes on our bike trip in France next week and I'm sure its very similar to the revelationary (word? spelling?) miracle that was performed by the lavender...About Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287585119513058786.post-47995419321551377702012-06-22T12:39:18.454-07:002012-06-22T12:39:18.454-07:00Our dear old mother is going to do about a hundred...Our dear old mother is going to do about a hundred lavender cuttings for me from that giant bush by the front door in Huyton...now we just need to see the sun.Thudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320037763190473684noreply@blogger.com