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Biodynamic Wine Growing: Understanding the Vine and Its Rhythms
Many wine growers have converted to biodynamic viniculture, often to combat the overuse of chemicals and help vulnerable vines. The quality of biodynamic wine is increasingly recognised around the world.

In this fascinating book, Jean-Michel Florin, coordinator of the French biodynamic movement, offers practical advice for both biodynamic wine growers and anyone considering converting to biodynamic methods. Beautifully illustrated with color photographs throughout, this unique resource explores the nature of the vine, reveals the conditions required for healthy vine cultivation and looks to the future of vine research.

It includes:

  • an introduction to the theory of biodynamic viniculture and the Goethean method of observation in relation to vines;
  • practical articles on all aspects of wine growing, including biodiversity, pruning, treating and preventing disease;
  • case studies of biodynamic vineyards from around the world, from the USA to France to New Zealand.
  • US vineyards featured include Eco Terreno, Sonoma County, California and Littorai Wines, Sonoma County, California

    • Drawing on contributions from worldwide biodynamic viniculture experts, this presents a positive global vision for the future of vine cultivation.

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    Biodynamic Wine Growing: Understanding the Vine and Its Rhythms
    Many wine growers have converted to biodynamic viniculture, often to combat the overuse of chemicals and help vulnerable vines. The quality of biodynamic wine is increasingly recognised around the world.

    In this fascinating book, Jean-Michel Florin, coordinator of the French biodynamic movement, offers practical advice for both biodynamic wine growers and anyone considering converting to biodynamic methods. Beautifully illustrated with color photographs throughout, this unique resource explores the nature of the vine, reveals the conditions required for healthy vine cultivation and looks to the future of vine research.

    It includes:

  • an introduction to the theory of biodynamic viniculture and the Goethean method of observation in relation to vines;
  • practical articles on all aspects of wine growing, including biodiversity, pruning, treating and preventing disease;
  • case studies of biodynamic vineyards from around the world, from the USA to France to New Zealand.
  • US vineyards featured include Eco Terreno, Sonoma County, California and Littorai Wines, Sonoma County, California

    • Drawing on contributions from worldwide biodynamic viniculture experts, this presents a positive global vision for the future of vine cultivation.

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    Biodynamic Wine Growing: Understanding the Vine and Its Rhythms

    Biodynamic Wine Growing: Understanding the Vine and Its Rhythms

    Biodynamic Wine Growing: Understanding the Vine and Its Rhythms

    Biodynamic Wine Growing: Understanding the Vine and Its Rhythms

    Overview

    Many wine growers have converted to biodynamic viniculture, often to combat the overuse of chemicals and help vulnerable vines. The quality of biodynamic wine is increasingly recognised around the world.

    In this fascinating book, Jean-Michel Florin, coordinator of the French biodynamic movement, offers practical advice for both biodynamic wine growers and anyone considering converting to biodynamic methods. Beautifully illustrated with color photographs throughout, this unique resource explores the nature of the vine, reveals the conditions required for healthy vine cultivation and looks to the future of vine research.

    It includes:

  • an introduction to the theory of biodynamic viniculture and the Goethean method of observation in relation to vines;
  • practical articles on all aspects of wine growing, including biodiversity, pruning, treating and preventing disease;
  • case studies of biodynamic vineyards from around the world, from the USA to France to New Zealand.
  • US vineyards featured include Eco Terreno, Sonoma County, California and Littorai Wines, Sonoma County, California

    • Drawing on contributions from worldwide biodynamic viniculture experts, this presents a positive global vision for the future of vine cultivation.

    Product Details

    ISBN-13: 9781782506690
    Publisher: Floris Books
    Publication date: 09/07/2021
    Pages: 240
    Product dimensions: 8.20(w) x 9.40(h) x (d)

    About the Author

    Jean-Michel Florin was born in 1961 in Alsace, France. He has been the coordinator of the French biodynamic movement (Mouvement d'Agriculture Bio-Dynamique) since 1988 and co-leader of the Biodynamic Section at the Goetheanum in Switzerland since 2010. He lectures and runs training courses in biodynamics and Goethean science in many countries and is the author of numerous articles on biodynamics and related subjects.

    Table of Contents

    Introduction 9

    Part 1 A Goethe an Approach

    1 The Archetypal Plant Jean-Michel Florin 13

    Four steps of plant observation 16

    Plant growth: point, line and plane 18

    The three types of metamorphosis 21

    The root 28

    The creation of substance 30

    Fruit formation 31

    Woody plants 32

    2 The Vine Jean-Michel Florin 37

    A woody climber 37

    The grape louse plague 40

    The vine's gesture 57

    Cultivation and habitat 60

    A paradigm change: from controlling to accompanying the vine 63

    Part 2 A New Impulse

    3 Pathogenesis: The Grape Louse Plague Georg Meissner 69

    4 Salutogenesis: Restoring the Vine to Health Georg Meissner 75

    Part 3 A Viticulture that Respects the Vine's True Nature

    5 The Agricultural Organism Jean-Michel Florin 87

    6 From Grapevine Monoculture to a Diverse Vineyard Werner Michlits 95

    7 Undersowing Vines in Organic Viticulture Matthias Wolff 105

    8 Biodynamic Vineyards at Work 117

    The Zusslin Estate, Alsace, France Jean-Michel Florin 117

    Château d'Esther, St Loubès, Bordeaux, France Jean-Michel Florin 120

    Eco Terreno, Sonoma County California USA Robert Izzo Daphne Amory 124

    Littoral Wines, Sonoma County, California, USA Ted Lemon 128

    Seresin Estate, Marlborough, New Zealand Colin Ross 132

    Part 4 How to Make the Vine Stronger

    9 Manure Jean-Michel Florin 141

    The biodynamic preparations 144

    10 Esca: a Grapevine Trunk Disease Florian Bassini 149

    11 Fungal Diseases Jean-Michel Florin 153

    Field horsetail (Equisetum arvense) 156

    Willow 161

    The stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) 165

    12 The Nature of Sulfur Marc Follmer 171

    13 The Nature of Copper Marc Follmer 179

    14 Pruning to Reflect the Vine's Nature Hans-Christian Zehnter 185

    15 Gentle Pruning to Prevent Wood Disease François Dal 189

    16 The Vine Nursery: Training the Breeder's Eye Jean-Michel Florin 197

    17 Regenerative Grafting François Dal 203

    18 Growing Points Jean-Michel Florin 209

    Part 5 The Future of the Vine

    19 Wine Gold Hans-Christian Zehnter 213

    20 Developments in Apple Breeding: a Possibility for the Vine Nikolaus Bolliger 217

    21 The Future of Wine: Working with a Creative Tension Jean-Michel Florin 223

    Acknowledgements 227

    Picture Credits 229

    Contributors 231

    Biodynamic Associations 235

    Notes 237

    Further Reading 242

    Index 243

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