Any story about Pym-Rae should be sure to mention its founding team - consultant Jean-Michel Comme who worked with the Tesseron family in Bordeaux at Pontet-Canet, where he was the estate director (and where he famously introduced and successfully persisted in certified biodynamic farming at a time when this was rare in Bordeaux and non-existent in the Medoc) and Jean-Michel's son Thomas who was the estate director at Pym-Rae from 2016 to 2020. They made many valuable contributions to establishing and building the estate and should be recognized for those contributions. The Comme family today continues to consult for others to help them learn how to employ best practices in viticulture. They are internationally acclaimed.
Good article, Virginie. The poll question about Biodynamics and wine quality is a bit misleading. just as with other farming techniques, from my tasting experience, biodynamic wine quality ranges from wonderful to undrinkable. But I would rather take a risk and buy a wine made so intentionally crafted than much of the mass produced stuff. The important thing, I think, is that transitioning from the "green" revolution of post world war II chemical agriculture to any of the myriad of terms being used leads to more thoughtfulness, sensitivity, and intimacy with our environment. And hopefully a more sustainable "green" revolution.
Any story about Pym-Rae should be sure to mention its founding team - consultant Jean-Michel Comme who worked with the Tesseron family in Bordeaux at Pontet-Canet, where he was the estate director (and where he famously introduced and successfully persisted in certified biodynamic farming at a time when this was rare in Bordeaux and non-existent in the Medoc) and Jean-Michel's son Thomas who was the estate director at Pym-Rae from 2016 to 2020. They made many valuable contributions to establishing and building the estate and should be recognized for those contributions. The Comme family today continues to consult for others to help them learn how to employ best practices in viticulture. They are internationally acclaimed.
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Good article, Virginie. The poll question about Biodynamics and wine quality is a bit misleading. just as with other farming techniques, from my tasting experience, biodynamic wine quality ranges from wonderful to undrinkable. But I would rather take a risk and buy a wine made so intentionally crafted than much of the mass produced stuff. The important thing, I think, is that transitioning from the "green" revolution of post world war II chemical agriculture to any of the myriad of terms being used leads to more thoughtfulness, sensitivity, and intimacy with our environment. And hopefully a more sustainable "green" revolution.