Natural Buzz:
The Philosophy Behind Biodynamic Wine

This past April, I moderated a tasting of natural and biodynamics at VinItaly. Over the coming weeks, every Wednesday and Friday, we will post notes on the wines, with background on biodynamic practices at each of these vineyards. —Joshua Greene

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VinItaly 2008:
Young Wines on Show

Despite the recent Montalcino scandal, there was the usual swarm of tasters at the massive stand set up for winery members of the Consorzio del Vino Brunello di Montalcino. One winery, however, acknowledged recent events with the t-shirt pictured in this photo. Self-proclaimed "Brunello militante", Le Presi is a winery located near Castelnuovo dell'Abate in the Montalcino appellation.

The current round of Italian wine scandals notwithstanding, the buzz on the exhibition floor at this year's VinItaly surrounded the young wines from the exciting 2007 vintage.

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Does dry farming make better wine?

David Darlington reports from California where winemakers are wrestling with fundamental choices about how they grow their grapes.

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