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The language of wine contains a wealth of meanings that are not all too familiar, particularly the technical interpretations. The glossary describes and offers an explanation to the most common terms.

biodynamic viticulture

Definition:a recognised form of organic viticulture

Environmentally conscious production methods

The concept of biodynamic agriculture is based on the work carried out by the Austrian anthroposophist Rudolf Steiner in the 1920s. A self-contained, self-sufficient farming cycle is considered the ultimate goal of biodynamic wineries. Within the Austrian wine industry, there are two key organisations operating under private law that provide member wineries with codes of practice: Demeter and respekt-BIODYN. An EU organic certification is a prerequisite for agriculture to be classed as biodynamic.

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