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One of the most important relationships is that between residual sugar and acidity and there is no formula for getting this right. Another issue which confronts red wines has to do with the balance between tannins and acid. Emile Peynaud points out that the less tannic a wine is, the more acidity it can support. For a familiar example, Barbera is not particularly tannic, so its comparatively elevated acid levels provide less of a distraction, particularly in food-matches involving protein. Another important issue, and a very tricky one, is whether the ...

Biodynamics is a method of organic farming—including but not limited to viticulture—that treats farms as unified and individual organisms. It seeks a sense of balance in emphasizing the holistic development and interrelatedness of soil, plants and animals as a closed and interdependent system, which flourishes as much as possible without external inputs. Biodynamics is regarded as one of the more sustainable organic farming systems, and shares some techniques with other organic approaches—the use of manures and composts, along with the exclusion of artificial ...

Proprietor Kurt Feiler, of the Feiler-Artinger estate in Rust, Neusiedlersee Huegelland, Burgenland, has just launched a newsletter, BIO-TOP, wherein he documents his recent engagement with Biodynamic viticulture From Rust, Kurt writes: Honored Friends of Good Wine, You’ve got here in your hand the first edition of our new newsletter, BIO-TOP. We’d like to share with you the very latest about issues and topics that interest us. One major focus will be Biodynamic viticulture. In this first issue, I’ll tell you how we decided to make ...