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The Spirit of Wine-Growing at Millton Vineyards
‘It’s not about being far-out and groovy, and not using any chemicals’, says James Millton, a man who has been practising biodynamic agriculture in New Zealand since 1986, ‘there are a whole lot of...
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Licking Molten Lava with Mike Bennie
Natural wines are, apparently, the most divisive topic in the wine world right now. Well, if that is the case, then someone forgot to tell that to the fifteen or so curious people that showed up to...
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Biodynamics 101 – The Soil = The Soul
If you trek out between the vine rows in any vineyard that practices biodynamics you will soon notice how your feet are welcomed into the soil underfoot with each progressive step. Your shoes sink ever...
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Impressionist Winegrowers – Si Vintners, WA
Moving closer towards artistic expression by “feeling our way to taste and flavour”, is the object of desire for Margaret River’s natural wine creators, Si Vintners. Owner/Winegrower’s, Sarah Morris...
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BD is BS but the Soil is Still the Soul – Mike De Iuliis
“I’m too much of a scientist to get my head around biodynamics”, says Mike De Iuliis (De-u-lee-iss) when I interview him at his cellar door on Broke Rd, Poklobin, in the Hunter Valley. The fruit for...
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Biodynamics 101 – Prep 501 – Use The Light Force
Preparation 501 is not the main ingredient used in a pair of button zipped Levi’s. Instead, it is one of the most important and most powerful elements of biodynamic agriculture. Made from crushed...
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New Ways of Thinking – Krinklewood Biodynamic Workshop
The moon had reached the descending phase of it’s orbit around the earth and at Krinklwood biodynamic vineyard out at Broke, in the Hunter Valley, a diverse group of people began to arrive as the first...
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Practical Integrity – Lark Hill Biodynamic Wines
“Integrity”, the one word chief winemaker Chris Carpenter uses to describe his entire philosophy for wine growing at Lark Hill biodynamic winery, in the cool climate of Australia’s Capital. Lark Hill...
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Making Small Moves – Cloudburst Wines, Western Australia
Spring loaded kangaroos bound between the vine rows towards a rainbow that falls neatly behind some ancient eucalyptus trees. The wind moves fast, and Will Berliner is walking barefoot through his...
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On The Frontline – The Sommeliers Story of Natural, Organic and Biodynamic...
The story of a more sustainable approach to food production and, consequently, consumption, is played out every weekend at an increasing number of farmer’s markets right across Australia and New...
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The Rugged Beauty of The Barossa Valley – Ruggabellus Wines
Abel Gibson grew up surrounded by wine but was never really interested in it. His father, Rob Gibson, was senior viticulturist and winemaker at Penfolds, where Abel spent his days running through...
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