Biodynamic Winemaking vs. Traditional Winemaking

WINEMAKING VIvino BIODYNAMIC TRADITIONAL Vs What makes a wine truly Biodynamic? And how does it compare to a traditional winemaking process? Find out below. STAGE 1 Cultivation Traditional: Tractors Biodynamic: Animals to till cover crops in the winter to till the cover crops Biodynamic: Use compost that is acquired from the farm and animals, natural fertilizer Traditional: Chemical fertilizer STAGE 2 Crop management Biodynamic: Makes use of natural predators (good bugs) to get rid of the tasty prey (bad bugs) that are damaging the crop. Traditional: Practices standard pest control methods. STAGE 3 Biodynamic: Hand-picking during the cooler hours after sundown Traditional: Mechanical crop thinning is used to achieve yield and quality goals. Harvesting can be gentler on the grape's skin. STAGE 4 Traditional: Sources yeast from outside the vineyard. Biodynamic: Uses native yeast Winemaking cultivated on their own farm. o-P-o o--oo-P-o o- OH o-P-o o-P-o o-P-o o-P-oo-P-o o-P-oo- OH OH OH OH Он OH OH OH OH o-P-o o-P OH OH o--oo--o o--o o--oo--o o- OH OH OH OH