Natural Wines - The inside line...

The flow on the conversation we had at our Natural wines event.

Traditional Wine Making	In Reality - High Volume Production
Artisan - Savoir Faire - Small Batch - Trusted Producers	Fermentation Tanks & Settling Tanks - Slate - Produced for the modern palate
​Scaling in Wine Making	Wine Making Process
Crushed black grapes at scale - industrial process require chemical support to preserve	end to end process - from vineyard to winery
The wine making process	Appellation Controllee for Consumer Trust
Common additives used in wine - support the process - protect the grapes	Consumer assistance from PDO & IGP - provide drinker with confidence in production & quality
​Organic	Organic Certification
No artificial fertilisers or pest control - sustainable farming practices - organic management plan US: 'certified organically grown grapes' or 'organic wine' EU: limits on sulphur dioxide and other additives/preservatives.	Global certifications - EU certifications - local certifications - well recognised
Natural Wines	Vegan & Vegetarian Wines
Expression of the grapes & terroir - nothing added - not crazy or funky - sulphur not used	white/rose use isinglass (fish byproduct) - red uses egg white or casein (milk) - non animal filtration possible with clay based filters
Biodynamic Farming	Biodynamic Field Preparations
cow horns - buried in compost - energises the soil - follows lunar cycles - activities in line with astrological calendar	field preparations - re-charge in the fallow season
500-508 Field Preparations	The Dynamic bit of Biodynamics
9 preparations - 500, 501 & 508 (ground) 502-507 (sprays)	Preparation of the treatments in natural water - stirring for hours - spritualising the preparation - providing energy & force
Biodynamic Accreditations	​The differences
Demeter - The Greek Goddess of Agriculture