Biodynamic Wine Growing

Jean-Michel Florin was born in 1961 in Alsace, France. He has been the coordinator of the French biodynamic movement (Mouvement d'Agriculture Bio-Dynamique) since 1988 and co-leader of the Biodynamic Section at the Goetheanum in Switzerland since 2010. He lectures and runs training courses in biodynamics and Goethean science in many countries and is the author of numerous articles on biodynamics and related subjects.

Introduction Part 1 - A Goethean Approach 1. The Archetypal Plant Jean-Michel Florin Four steps of plant observation Plant growth: point, line and plane The three types of metamorphosis The root The creation of substance Fruit formation Woody plants 2. The Vine Jean-Michel Florin A woody climber The grape louse plague The vine’s gesture Cultivation and habitat A paradigm change: from controlling to accompanying the vine Part 2 - A New Impulse 3. Pathogenesis: The Grape Louse Plague Georg Meissner 4. Salutogenesis: Restoring the Vine to Health Georg Meissner Part 3 - A Viticulture that Respects the Vine’s True Nature 5. The Agricultural Organism Jean-Michel Florin 6. From Grapevine Monoculture to a Diverse Vineyard Werner Michlits 7. Undersowing Vines in Organic Viticulture Matthias Wolff 8. Biodynamic Vineyards at Work The Zusslin Estate, Alsace, France Jean-Michel Florin Chteau d’Esther, St Loubs, Bordeaux, France Jean-Michel Florin Eco Terreno, Sonoma County, California, USA Robert Izzo and Daphne Amory Littorai Wines, Sonoma County, California, USA Ted Lemon Seresin Estate, Marlborough, New Zealand Colin Ross Part 4 - How to Make the Vine Stronger 9.Manure Jean-Michel Florin The biodynamic preparations 10.Esca: a Grapevine Trunk Disease Florian Bassini 11.Fungal Diseases Jean-Michel Florin Field horsetail (Equisetum arvense) Willow The stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) 12. The Nature of Sulfur Marc Follmer 13. The Nature of Copper Marc Follmer 14. Pruning to Reflect the Vine’s Nature Hans-Christian Zehnter 15. Gentle Pruning to Prevent Wood Disease Franois Dal 16. The Vine Nursery: Training the Breeder’s Eye Jean-Michel Florin 17. Regenerative Grafting Franois Dal 18.Growing Points Jean-Michel Florin Part 5 - The Future of the Vine 19. Wine Gold Hans-Christian Zehnter 20. Developments in Apple Breeding: a Possibility for the Vine Nikolaus Bolliger 21.The Future of Wine: Working with a Creative Tension Jean-Michel Florin Acknowledgements Picture Credits Contributors Biodynamic Associations Notes Further Reading Index