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When a winemaker counsels others to bury dung-filled cow horns on the autumnal equinox and takes cues from the lunar calendar for everything from vineyard treatments to bottling, it's easy to dismiss his advice as hocus-pocus...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Moonshine | 6/12/2005 | See Source »

...gardener, Steiner set forth guidelines for farming timed to the season as well as the zodiac. Close to homeopathy, biodynamics is hyper-organic stuff. The technique includes eight different steps, using materials from cow dung to chamomile flowers, and is difficult to learn without someone like Armenier coaching. The vineyard worker must watch the calendar and the sun and moonrise for the precise times to add various supplements to the soil...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Moonshine | 6/12/2005 | See Source »

Another client is Steve Beckmen, who uses the techniques in his Santa Barbara vineyard. "Biodynamics emphasizes balance," he says. "Ideally, vines naturally become resistant to pests and disease...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Moonshine | 6/12/2005 | See Source »

...death of her younger brother, John F. Kennedy Jr.—with whom she was extremely close—in 1999 after his plane went down off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard, devastated Caroline...

Author: By Robin M. Peguero, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Kennedy Content to Stay in the Shadows | 6/8/2005 | See Source »

...R?desheimer Schloss is an 18th century hotel in the middle of the oldest part of town and features excellent cuisine and a first-rate wine list. The oldest vintage dates from 1704 (a mere $3,227). More reasonable was a $36 bottle of 1989 Breuer Riesling from the Bischofberg vineyard. Often oompah bands can be heard in the distance?a perfect German winery experience...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Raising Riesling | 5/23/2005 | See Source »

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