The Rise, Fall, and Rise of the Winemaker ....
Posted: 05 Jul 2013, 09:54
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....As we’re about to leave his cellar, Jean-Marie turns quickly, his mind racing once more. This time he has a new target: biodynamics.
“So much for Jean-Marie being the leader of the counter-cultural movement,” I whisper to Rainey.
Guffens is undeterred. He is tired of what he perceives to be the ego and the bluster of biodynamic winemaking. “I hate when people put ‘biodynamic’ on their label,” he says, gesturing dramatically. “Biodynamic! It’s like the word terroir, or it’s like telling people you go to church. You are not a better person just because you to go to church.” ....
....As we’re about to leave his cellar, Jean-Marie turns quickly, his mind racing once more. This time he has a new target: biodynamics.
“So much for Jean-Marie being the leader of the counter-cultural movement,” I whisper to Rainey.
Guffens is undeterred. He is tired of what he perceives to be the ego and the bluster of biodynamic winemaking. “I hate when people put ‘biodynamic’ on their label,” he says, gesturing dramatically. “Biodynamic! It’s like the word terroir, or it’s like telling people you go to church. You are not a better person just because you to go to church.” ....