Comments on: Biodynamic Wines and Holiday Meals: Balance for Your Palate and Planet http://carrieanddanielle.com/biodynamic-wines-with-holiday-meals-balance-for-your-palate-and-planet/ Simplify, Beautify and Prosper in all areas of your life. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:47:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: RichardA http://carrieanddanielle.com/biodynamic-wines-with-holiday-meals-balance-for-your-palate-and-planet/comment-page-1/#comment-14587 RichardA Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:34:22 +0000 http://carrieanddanielle.com/?p=7147#comment-14587 I should have read the comments too, and then I would have seen the link to the study. :)<br><br>First, they compared non-organic wines in this study. I don't consider that a fair comparison as many will concede that organic farming is better than normal farming. As I mentioned in the article on my blog, a fairer test would have been against plain organic wines.<br><br>Second, what this means means is that you cannot differentiate whether the biodynamic wines won simply because they were organic or because they were biodynamic. There is actually no way in this study to conclude that it was the biodynamic aspect and not just the organic one. <br><br>Third, there is not much info in the article about the methodology of the study, and which types of wines were compared. For example, did they compare French biodynamic wines to conventional California ones? Who were the blind tasters? I would need far more info about this study, though the fact they used non-organic wines as a comparison invalidates their results for me. I should have read the comments too, and then I would have seen the link to the study. :)

First, they compared non-organic wines in this study. I don't consider that a fair comparison as many will concede that organic farming is better than normal farming. As I mentioned in the article on my blog, a fairer test would have been against plain organic wines.

Second, what this means means is that you cannot differentiate whether the biodynamic wines won simply because they were organic or because they were biodynamic. There is actually no way in this study to conclude that it was the biodynamic aspect and not just the organic one.

Third, there is not much info in the article about the methodology of the study, and which types of wines were compared. For example, did they compare French biodynamic wines to conventional California ones? Who were the blind tasters? I would need far more info about this study, though the fact they used non-organic wines as a comparison invalidates their results for me.

]]> By: LDGourmet http://carrieanddanielle.com/biodynamic-wines-with-holiday-meals-balance-for-your-palate-and-planet/comment-page-1/#comment-13078 LDGourmet Fri, 26 Dec 2008 21:58:33 +0000 http://carrieanddanielle.com/?p=7147#comment-13078 Candylee: Try this link <a href="http://tinyurl.com/6npxj2" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/6npxj2</a> -- not sure what happened to the link in the article - but there was a blind tasting where the biodynamic wines really spanked the conventional wines. <br><br>Why not host your own blind tasting? Could be a fun idea for a dinner party! Candylee: Try this link http://tinyurl.com/6npxj2 — not sure what happened to the link in the article – but there was a blind tasting where the biodynamic wines really spanked the conventional wines.

Why not host your own blind tasting? Could be a fun idea for a dinner party!

]]> By: LDGourmet http://carrieanddanielle.com/biodynamic-wines-with-holiday-meals-balance-for-your-palate-and-planet/comment-page-1/#comment-13076 LDGourmet Fri, 26 Dec 2008 21:54:03 +0000 http://carrieanddanielle.com/?p=7147#comment-13076 Good luck MoJo! (Great name!) If you have a good wine shop they can often tell you which wines are biodynamic - many don't label themselves that way, so it takes someone in the know to tell you! Good luck MoJo! (Great name!) If you have a good wine shop they can often tell you which wines are biodynamic – many don't label themselves that way, so it takes someone in the know to tell you!

]]> By: candylee http://carrieanddanielle.com/biodynamic-wines-with-holiday-meals-balance-for-your-palate-and-planet/comment-page-1/#comment-12966 candylee Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:58:17 +0000 http://carrieanddanielle.com/?p=7147#comment-12966 Thanks for the info. Is there a taste difference, though? Thanks for the info. Is there a taste difference, though?

]]> By: MoJo http://carrieanddanielle.com/biodynamic-wines-with-holiday-meals-balance-for-your-palate-and-planet/comment-page-1/#comment-12959 MoJo Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:22:55 +0000 http://carrieanddanielle.com/?p=7147#comment-12959 Wow - great info Jacqueline! I'm going to see if I can search out some of these...thanks! Wow – great info Jacqueline! I'm going to see if I can search out some of these…thanks!

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