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“Working on and off for various vineyards over the years - cleaning Chardonnay barrels in California's Carneros, scrubbing buckets in Bordeaux - helped make me a better informed wine writer.
It also made me determined that one day I'd make my own wine. And all that hands-on experience had absolutely convinced me of one thing: going to war on your vineyard every morning with a bunch of man-made chemicals was the surest way of producing artificial wines.
Instead I'd use a type of organic winegrowing called Biodynamics. This uses natural forces - like those provided by the moon - as well as medicinal plants (chamomile, stinging nettle, dandelion...), minerals and natural cow manure composts to make stronger vines and healthier, more vital, more real-tasting wines.”
This is the story of my first wine:MONTY'S FRENCH RED
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