Crescendo, 2016

My introduction to Biodynamics happened by chance in 2005. After graduating in veterinary medicine I found myself suddenly responsible for the family farming business without having any of the necessary skills. So, I enrolled for a course in biodynamic horticulture which was being organized in a small town in the Langhe region. I had no idea at all what Biodynamics was, but the name excited my curiosity. Amongst the various courses on offer by this association, there was a couple on the subject of Biodynamic Viticulture. Since our family farm included a lovely vineyard which we had never made use of ourselves, I decided to sign up for these: even though till then I had never been interested in the world of wine, being a non-drinker in a family of non-drinkers! Little did I know that the seminars I attended in that out-of-the-way place would be conducted by some of the most famous figures in French Biodynamics. I returned home with a unique conviction: that Selvadolce would become a biodynamic wine-producer.