The summer solstice is kind of a big deal if you make biodynamic wine.

What is Biodynamic Farming?

Biodynamic wine is one of the most natural and chemical free approaches to winemaking out there. Like organic, it skips the synthetic pesticides and fertilizers. But biodynamic farmers take it a step further, using the phases of the sun and moon to guide when they prune, plant, and harvest. The vineyard isn't just a place to grow grapes. It's a living system worth paying attention to.

What does the moon have to do with your wine?

Biodynamic wine is one of the most natural and chemical free approaches to winemaking out there. Like organic, it skips the synthetic pesticides and fertilizers. But biodynamic farmers take it a step further, using the phases of the sun and moon to guide when they prune, plant, and harvest. The vineyard isn't just a place to grow grapes. It's a living system worth paying attention to.

The result tends to be wines with cleaner fruit flavors, livelier acidity, and wild floral notes you don't usually find in a conventional bottle. More like something that actually grew somewhere.

How Do You Know?

Look for the Demeter seal if you want to know a wine was made this way. Demeter International sets the global standard for biodynamic certification, and it's one of the most rigorous in agriculture. Several of the wines we're featuring carry it, and a few hold other standards that reflect the same commitment.

Why It's Worth Trying

The people behind these bottles didn't take the easy road. Biodynamic wine exists for the same reason you buy from farmers you know. How something is grown matters. These farmers chose the harder, slower, more intentional path. No synthetic shortcuts. No farming by formula. Just a deep investment in land they believe is worth protecting.

Here's what we're pouring this season. Come find a bottle worth opening in our spirits section.

Caruso E Minini - Zoli Inzolia and Frappello Red

ON SALE
Caruso & Minini has been farming the western edge of Sicily since the late 1800s, three generations deep, focused entirely on grapes native to the island. Their vineyards sit at elevation in ancient soil full of large stones that absorb the Sicilian sun and lend the wines a distinct minerality.

Zolì Inzolia

A certified organic white from an ancient Sicilian grape. Bright and crisp with lemon zest, white peach, and a salted almond finish. Light enough for a weeknight, interesting enough to remember.

Frappello

A blend of two native Sicilian grapes, Frappato and Nerello Mascalese. Tart cherry, wild berry, a touch of spice. Lighter and more aromatic than you'd expect from Sicily, somewhere in the spirit of a Pinot Noir. Can be served slightly chilled.

Two wines from a family that knows exactly what their corner of Sicily is capable of.

Illahe – Temparnillo Rose, Cap Fiz and Pinot Gris

ON SALE

Illahe has been a family owned vineyard in Oregon's Willamette Valley since 1983. No Demeter certification, but their practices speak for themselves. Every vine is hand pruned and hand harvested. They don't irrigate. They use two horses, Doc and Bea, to mow the vineyard and move grapes to the winery. They hold both LIVE and Salmon Safe certifications, two of the most rigorous sustainability standards in American wine.
Cap Fizz
Lightly sparkling, bright, and made for summer. Easy drinking without trying too hard.

Tempranillo Rosé
Whole cluster pressed and fermented in neutral oak. Dry and more complex than you'd expect from a rosé at this price.

Pinot Gris
Crisp, aromatic, and food friendly. A classic Willamette Valley white that works with almost anything.

Montinore Estate- Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir

ON SALE
Montinore Estate is one of the largest biodynamic wine producers in the country, farming 200 acres in Oregon's northern Willamette Valley, all certified organic and Demeter Biodynamic since 2008. They use on-site compost, cover crops, and natural sprays to keep the vineyard alive from the soil up. This is the real thing.

Pinot Gris

Certified organic and made from Demeter biodynamic grapes. Aromatic and textured with guava, fresh cut grass, chamomile, and white peach, with bright acidity that keeps it lively. More interesting than your average Pinot Gris.

Pinot Noir

Pinot grown in Montinore's windblown loess soils tends to run brighter and more berry forward than the cherry notes most people associate with Pinot Noir, with baking spice and a light, elegant structure. Classic Willamette Valley at a price that makes sense.

CVNE - Cune Organic Tempranillo + Rioja

ON SALE

CVNE has been making wine in Haro, in Rioja Alta, since 1879, and remains family owned and run to this day. The Cune Organic is their certified organic expression of the region, made with hand harvested grapes and fermented with indigenous yeasts to preserve the natural character of the fruit. It's also certified vegan friendly.

In the glass, expect blackberries, currants, and wild fruit on the nose with light spice from six months in oak. Tempranillo fruit dominates the palate with ripe tannins and a long, balanced finish. Easy drinking, food friendly, and a genuinely good value for what's in the bottle.

Meinklang - Orange, Red, and Frizzante Rose

Meinklang is one of Austria's most influential biodynamic estates, run by the Michlits family on the eastern shore of Lake Neusiedl in Burgenland. Vineyards, livestock, and ancient grain crops all farmed together under Demeter certification.

Burgenland Red

Tart cherry, leather, and boysenberry. Easy going and juicy with enough depth to keep it interesting.

Prosa Frizzante Rosé

Originally made by the winemaker to toast her own wedding day. Lightly sparkling, low alcohol, wild strawberry and red currant, dry and refreshing.

Mulatschak Orange

Mulatschak is Austrian slang for party. A skin contact white made from Welschriesling, Pinot Gris, and Traminer. Peach, pear, and mandarin on the nose, creamy and mineral on the palate. Unfined, unfiltered, and completely alive in the glass.

Stella Crinita - Omaggio Syrah

Stella Crinita farms a single 4.5 acre vineyard called Yin Yang in the Uco Valley of Mendoza, Argentina, at 3,600 feet elevation. Demeter certified biodynamic, hand harvested, unfiltered and unfined. This is a small production wine made with serious intention.

Omaggio Syrah

A pét nat, meaning the wine finishes its fermentation naturally in the bottle, creating a gentle, lively sparkle without any added carbonation. Raspberry jam and red apple on the nose, bright and crisp on the palate with juicy red fruit and a hint of freshly baked bread. Nine months on the lees gives it texture and depth you don't usually find in a sparkling red at this price. A genuinely fun bottle.

Chateau Laubarit Snacere - Bodeaux White & Bordeaux Superlore Red

Château Laubarit has been in the same family since 1780, farming in the Entre Deux Mers region of Bordeaux. Certified organic since 1965 and Demeter biodynamic since 2002, one of the oldest certified organic estates in Bordeaux. The estate is run today by Isabelle Simonneau, who has managed it since 1994.

Koyle Costa- la flor Savignon Blanc and RSVA Carmenere

Viña Koyle has been farming the rocky slopes of Los Lingues in Chile's Alto Colchagua for six generations, converting to biodynamic practices in 2009 and now certified by Demeter. Their vineyards sit at the foot of the Andes, and the altitude and granite soils show up clearly in the wines.

Costa La Flor Sauvignon Blanc

Grown less than six miles from the ocean in coastal granite soils. Floral and fresh on the nose with pineapple, guava, and white peach, moving into white grapefruit and a sea breeze salinity on the palate. Bright, mineral, and food friendly.

Gran Reserva Carmenere (on sale)

A blend of Carmenere, Tempranillo, and Petit Verdot from the Los Lingues Estate. Raspberry, plum, white pepper, and cedar on the nose, with bright tart cherry, cranberry, and a velvety texture on the palate. One of Chile's most interesting grapes done right.

20,000 Leguas Orange Skin Contact

The name is a nod to Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, inspired by the idea of creating something approachable but genuinely interesting and different. A blend of Chardonnay, Viura, and Verdejo with a brief skin maceration that gives it a pale orange color. Yellow apple, dried orange rind, and a nutty quality on the nose, with light tannin and a clean, refreshing finish. Certified organic, biodynamic, and vegan. A great starting point if you've never tried an orange wine before.

Lucien Reymond Snacere

Sourced from biodynamic certified vineyards across all three classic Sancerre soil types: chalky limestone with clay, stony limestone marl, and clay with flint. Each plot is vinified separately with ambient yeast, then aged on lees for 12 months before blending. White grapefruit, green melon, peach pit, and honeysuckle on the nose, balanced by sea salt, wet stones, and crushed chalk. A wine that tastes exactly like where it comes from.