Biodynamic Wine Is The Future

Wineries are seeking to connect back with nature—and make world-class vintages in the process.

- Jake Emen

JUST WHEN YOU START FEELING COMFORTABLE ordering a bottle at the trendy natural wine bar in town, here come biodynamic wines. They’re actually nothing new, but their popularity is soaring and proponents claim they may be key to wine’s long-term future. So what the hell are they?

“Biodynamic is beyond organic,” explains Alina D’Amelia, a guide with Podere Còncori, a biodynamic winery beautifully situated among the mountains in Gallicano, a town in the northwest of Tuscany that I visited not long ago. “You also try to stay in balance and harmony with nature.”