At Il Poggione, we believe in "mixed" or "promiscuous" farming ("promiscuo" in Italian). We feel that it is important for different types of crops to co-exist side-by-side with our vineyards and that livestock should also be bred on the estate. In our opinion, this is a very important element in the "terroir" of Brunello di Montalcino. Many producers plant vines wherever they can but we feel...

... weeding options. True organic farming is certainly an aspiration of ours (though we aren’t concerned...

Posted by TomHill: Picked up on this farming technique from my visit w/ EmilioCastelli a couple of weeks ago. Anybody know of any adherents of it for grape farming in Calif other than Emilio??? Looks kinda interesting. Got more reading to do on it. Tom...

Forum: Wine Talk Posted By: Paul Galli Post Time: 11-15-2007 at 03:51 PM

Forum: Wine Talk Posted By: Tom Hill Post Time: 08-31-2008 at 02:09 AM

How leading vineyards are applying new practices With the move to sustainable viticulture gaining strength, the question of vineyard equipment comes up.

Posted by TomHill: Thanks, Emilio....I need to do some further reading on the subject. No buried horns or stag's bladders in your vnyd!! :-) Tom

Rory continues his trip to Walla Walla and Cayuse Vineyards. In this video he learns how Christophe Baron grew to embrace biodynamic wine making.Save This Page

... are a practitioner of Biodynamic Farming. This latest craze in vineyard management goes beyond ... , as it would later be called, is a farming technique that chiefly relies on good sense sustainable ... to farming practices, and those who adhere to biodynamics pay more attention than anyone else ... as they can be. It is a good thing to think about the future when making farming decisions now...

As water levels fall, irrigation goes out of fashion.