Cramoisi and vineyards around are still in the winter dormancy, soon will be pruning season. For now, we allow the vines to keep resting and will be pruning on February 28th under a Biodynamic day. Following the moon cycles and alignment of the planers for the well being of Mother Nature.
Cramoisi Vineyard follows ancient practices aimed at working together with the rhythms of Mother Nature. Our philosophy empathizes with the writings of Rudolph Steiner. We believe that creating a healthy ecosystem in the vineyard will translate to a better place for our family, vineyard stewards, neighbors, and clientele that select our premium boutique wines. Our priority is to create a place free of chemicals such as pesticides and herbicides that damage the soil and the living ecosystem it supports.
Learning about biodynamic practices has added to our philosophy and continues to fuel our passion for creating a better place to live. This learning process has shown us the more we begin understand this complex web of nature, the greater and more complex it becomes which fuels us to continue learning. Nowadays we are more conscious about the food we eat and inspired in the way farm the soils in our vineyard to create ultra-premium wines.
We are spreading the word about living in harmony with nature and following ancient practices not only for viticulture but for agriculture in general.
Our children are getting involved with these natural methods striving for harmony and balance, so they learn from an early age how to treat their world and respect their environment. We believe these changes, while requiring a great deal more effort and attention to detail, will help us leave a better world for our kids and future generations.
We will be posting videos about ancient preparations and what we do in Cramoisi Vineyard through the year.
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Long horn BD 500 preparation in process
Biodynamic pruning paste, providing life enhancing stimulus to our vines.
BD 500 preparation ready to be spray in the soil
Compost pile include cow manure, pig manure from local farms, pruning wood, grape stems and straw and we add different biodynamic preparation 502 (Yarrow), 503 (Chamomile), 504 (Stinging nettle), 505(Oak bark), 506 (Dandelion), 507 (Valerian), 508 (Equisetum). We integrate the preparations in the pile and let them do their natural job for few months and then apply in the vineyard.
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