I spent a good part of the afternoon nosing around the Curious Grape today. Although it's winter and the more likely choice for wine is a nice heart-warming red, we still like to drink the occassional white, especially on nights where I serve light seafood dishes. And, sadly, we have almost run the course of white wines purchased on our Sonoma trip. I ended up purchasing seven bottles for around $78, not a bad deal. They range from $6.99 to $21.99 and all but one were purchased in my pursuit of everyday wine.
Additionally, I was searching for my entry for WBW #29. Keeping in mind my indecisiveness over which bottle of sparkling wine to review for the previous WBW, I didn't want to get caught in the same trap this time. So I figured I would poke around the wine shop and see if I could find anything on my own before asking the salespeople for a recommendation. Sadly, it appears that vineyards don't seem to proclaim on their bottles that they are biodynamically produced, at least none of the bottles I looked at did. I found myself cursing the fact that I hadn't thought to print out the list of producers over at Fork and Bottle. If you have yet to purchase your bottle and you are unfamiliar with biodynamic wine like me, I definetly suggest bringing a list!
When I asked the clerk for help, she couldn't immediately point me to one. She showed me a few she thought were biodynamic wines, but couldn't confirm for sure. Even though she was incredibly busy (they were setting up for a champagne tasting in light of the impending arrival of New Year's Eve) she took the time to look at their inventory log on the computer and point me to some that most definetly were biodynamic wines. And so I am now the owner of what I think is my first ever bottle of biodynamic wine.
I must admit I am still a little skeptical. Plus, it was a little pricier than I am normally willing to spend on something I haven't tested. But, I'll try anything once. So come January 17th, we shall see!
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I've only seen the Demeter label on two Muscadets - the only thing to indicate a wine is biodynamic. The better wines stores tend to have someone who knows which ones are and aren't.
One thing that's very obvious is that the biodynamic guys don't promote the fact that they're biodynamic, even if they are certified (such as by Demeter).
Sorry you had no luck.
12/28/06, 9:47 PM
Thanks for the info Jack. I'm looking forward to participating this month. Though it seems kind of curious to me that vineyards that use this practice don't promote that they do. I've certainly seen vineyards certified organic promoting it all over their bottles!
12/29/06, 12:43 AM
They don't promote it, in general, because: 1) consumers wouldn't know what it means and 2) they're simply doing it for the health of the vineyard.
1/12/07, 11:51 AM