tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053780638267491912.post5128556373313440764..comments2024-03-28T02:36:57.726-07:00Comments on Good Wine Under $20: Wine Blogging Wednesday #29: Biodynamic WineDr. Debshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02892131332003571463noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053780638267491912.post-22076426749071200682006-12-30T10:46:00.000-08:002006-12-30T10:46:00.000-08:00Welcome, and thanks for the comment. He's very muc...Welcome, and thanks for the comment. He's very much a man of his times, with his interest in both science and the more spiritual side of human experience. I've been impressed with every biodynamic wine I've had (only had 3 different ones, so I'm on a steep learning curve), and really encourage everyone to go out and try one before they dismiss it!Dr. Debshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02892131332003571463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053780638267491912.post-22832579988139250522006-12-28T20:30:00.000-08:002006-12-28T20:30:00.000-08:00Nice reports on the biodynamic wines. I can add a ...Nice reports on the biodynamic wines. I can add a bit on Rudolf Steiner, a nominal theosophist whose own unique approach he finally dubbed "anthroposophy", because it aims to restore a full sense of how the human being fits into the cosmos. Technically trained, like an 1870s MIT student, Steiner had "seen ghosts" as a child and wanted to find a scientific path to that experience. He developed a rigorous training of "imagination, inspiration, and intuition" on which all his work is based.<br /><br />In his last year of life, 1924-5, already seriously ill, he agreed to meet for a week with German farmers devastated by artificial methods intensified during the world war. What he elaborated with them corresponds with many traditional practices, but was developed out of his own research. His other work that has gone mainstream includes Waldorf schools, Camphill Villages built around special needs, and an organic social activism generally called "threefolding". If you take "holistic" seriously, Steiner's work is totally aligned with that ideal. Judging by the comments, it even seems to come through in the wines.jhbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01798878582695445936noreply@blogger.com