Biodynamics

working with nature 

ORGANIC FARMING SINCE 1998

When François Schneider set eyes on Tenuta la Novella, his wish was to keep the estate’s wild and natural state of intact. After twenty years of abandonment, the choice of organic farming seemed inevitable, as the estate had never been treated with synthetic products. The cultivated lands are isolated by thick forests and are therefore protected from any external contamination. The altitude allows us to limit the different antagonists that can attack our crops, without using insecticides, pesticides and synthetic products. The management of spontaneous grassing, the practice of green manure and tillage provide fertile and vital soils. Fertilization is based on organic products and cow manure. The result is a more fertile land, a healthier environment to live and work in. The goal is to make the most authentic and natural products possible for the final consumer. The estate obtained organic certification for its products and cultivation in 1998.

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ORGANIC SINCE 1998 - BIODYNAMIC SINCE 2018

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The SEARCH FOR A NATURAL BALANCE

Biodynamics

Philosopher Rudolf Steiner laid the foundations for Biodynamics during a conference on agriculture in 1924. It consists above all of considering the farm in a holistic manner; that is, as an organism with various productions that cannot be separated from each other. Plant and mineral preparations (500p, 501, Maria Thun, nettle, valerian...) are used to maintain the soil’s fertility and vitality and stimulate the plants' defenses. The lunar cycles are observed for the work in the vineyard and the cellar. Manual work is preferred to mechanization. On a living soil, healthy and naturally balanced grapes are harvested by hand and vinified with the utmost respect and without additives, with the aim of producing wines that reflect the terroir of the altitude from which they come. In 2009, the first biodynamic practices were introduced; in 2018 we joined the SIVCB (Syndicat International des Vignerons en Culture Biodynamique). 

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The first certified biodynamic vintage with the BIODYVIN label is the 2019 vintage.