Biodynamic Wines

What is Biodynamic Wines

Logo for Canada Organic Farms

Last week I touched on Red Stone Wineries and how they were a biodynamic winery. This week I want to explore what that actually means.  What does it mean for a winery to be 100 % organic and is it even possible in the modern era.  Well, it's very possible as you will discover today.  

Sheep hard at work at Southbrook

Southbrook Winery in Niagara-on-the-Lake proudly claims to be Canada's first organic winery.  This means every drop they produce is 100 % organic.  Their winemaker, Ann Sperling, has gone to unprecedented lengths to prove that you can be biodynamic certified even in a cold climate.  All materials for farm are produced by the farm.  That means even the manure for the soil is produced there.  Instead of using machinery to trim grapevines they use sheep.

Biodynamics was started in 1924 from the lectures of a philosopher named Rudolf Steiner.   Before Steiner's death a group of farmers were concerned with the amount of chemicals being used in agriculture.  These farmers got together with Steiner and the term biodynamic was born.   So a philosopher impacted science and agriculture.  

Southbrook's Wine selection

Southbrook has created some of Niagara's best wines from using this method of farming.  It is important to note that it's not just working with nature, it is relating to nature to certified biodynamic.  Winemaking is an art form to Southbrook.  Honestly, you can drink all their wines because they made them with so much pride in mind.