No, you can’t legally label your Pinot as “Biodynamic”.
The word Biodynamic is owned by the non-profit group Demeter-USA and use of the word Biodynamic on wine labels requires that both the farmer (vineyard) and producer (winery) are certified biodynamic by Demeter.
In the case of our 2018 Chehalem Mountain Pinot Noir, the grapes were grown by a certified biodynamic vineyard, but were crushed at a non certified winery so the term “biodynamic” cannot legally be used on a label.
If you’re not interested in official certification, but want to make the wine in the spirit of biodynamic winemaking then you should rely on native yeasts, make no additions or adjustments to the must and only add only up 100 ppm S02 to the wine.
For more information on biodynamic certification, check out https://www.demeter-usa.org/
Each pail includes five gallons of grape must. Product will arrive partially frozen.
Chehalem Mountains, Oregon
Brix: 24.7, pH:3.57, TA: .78
Harvested September 25th, 2018
“Oregon’s specialty is Pinot Noir, a delicate and temperamental grape considered by many to make the most sensual red wine in the world”. – Karen MacNeil, The Wine Bible
Like Burgundy in France, the Willlamette Valley in Oregon is located on the 45th parallel. Both areas experience approximately the same number of degree days and an average rainfall of around 40 inches a year. Unlike Burgundy, however, Oregon receives almost all of its precipitation during the winter. This reduces the disease pressure Oregon growers face and also extends the growing season.
“From Parrett Mountain to the south, and running northwest across Bald Peak and Ribbon Ridge, the Chehalem Mountains were formed by uplifted sedimentary seabeds, lava flows, and wind-blown silt to create the highest elevations and most diverse soils in wine country. These distinctions make our winegrowing region famous for rich, elegant and complex wines including benchmark pinot noir.”