Gerard Bertrand, founder & owner of his eponymous wine label, joins us today to teach us about Biodynamic principles, the Lunar Calendar, and his new orange wine, 'Orange Gold.'
What is a 'Fruit Day?'
The lunar calendar has been used in farming for centuries, but recently people have noted the moon’s effect on wine tasting.
According to the lunar calendar, every day is either a 'Fruit,' 'Root,' 'Flower,' or 'Leaf' day. 'Fruit' days are the most auspicious days to drink most wines, while white aromatic wines really seem to sing on a “flower day.” The idea behind root days, fruit days, leaf days, and flower days was inspired by Rudolf Steiner, an Austrian philosopher who defined biodynamic farming for the 20th century. Gerard Bertrand embraces biodynamic farming in his vineyards and is a huge advocate for the process.
OK, but what is 'Orange' wine?
Gerard explains it like this: "We have two kinds of grapes in the world -- we have white grapes and red grapes. When you make rosé, you use red grapes and you use the winemaking process of white wines. When you make orange wines, you use white grapes, but use the winemaking process of red wines."
'Orange' wines are white grapes left to macerate on their skins for extended times, the same way we make red wine.
What makes Orange Gold special:
- Gerard and his team are paying tribute to the first 'Orange' wine styles of Georgia, over 4,500 years ago, but with an emphasis on freshness.
- It is an exceptional blend of seven grape varieties, Chardonnay, Chenin and Viognier add volume and Roussanne, Grenache Blanc and Muscat enrich the aromatic complexity of the wine. Pairs perfectly with cheese platters.
- Gerard's Organic and Biodynamic vineyards are helping catch thousands of pounds of carbon waste per acre. If 1% of all vineyards on the planet were biodynamic, we'd catch enough carbon to slow global warming to a halt!
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