What is biodynamic wines mean?

It’s a wine grown following biodynamic agriculture to provide pesticide & fertilizer free wines.  Using only natural yeast with following preparations

• Preparation 500 - Cow manure is buried in cow horns in the soil. The manure is then spread over the fields.
• Preparation 501 - Ground quartz is buried in cow horns in the soil. The quartz is sprayed over the vines.
• Preparation 502 - Yarrow flowers are fermented in a deer’s bladder, then applied to the compost.
• Preparation 503 - Chamomille flowers are fermented in the soil, then applied to the compost.
• Preparation 504 - Stinging nettle tea is applied to the compost.
• Preparation 505 - Oak bark fermented in the skull of a domestic animal is applied to the compost.
• Preparation 506 - Dandelion flowers fermented in cow mesentery is applied to the compost.
• Preparation 507 - Valerian flower juice is applied to the compost.
• Preparation 508 - Horsetail tea is applied to the vines.

(Wikipedia-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodynamic_wine)

Still not convinced?  Come join us at  the Nose Wine bar and enjoy our new Biodynamic Wine flights

Domaine Didier Montchovet “Bourgogne Grand Ordianaire” Burgundy, France 2008

Palate shows light and strawberries with peppery aromas on the nose with rose pedals.  This is 100% Gamay Noir grown in clay limestone soil and vines are about 50 years old.  Ready to drink.

Domaine de la Patience Merlot Vin De Pays de Gard 2008

This dark red colored wine have a rich bouquet with all nuances of ripe grapes : spices, liquorice and subtle nuances of grilled hazelnut. With a riche palate and well-structured with a good persistence returning.  Alice Feiring described as “A Merlot that is woodsy with a nice dollop of tar and edge, reminds me of a great 1970’s Zinfandel.”

Alice Feiring is the author of  The Battle for Wine and Love: or How I Saved the World from Parkerization

Domaine Rimbert Les Travers de Marceau Saint-Chinian 2007

In the current vintage, more Syrah than in years past. 40%. Perhaps it’s the Syrah, perhaps the character of the vintage, but this year’s Marceau is edging toward the blacker fruit flavor profile with more prune, earth and leather.