Like Mark Tarlov who just recently left us used to say, pinot noir is like a ballerina. "A well-balanced pinot noir should entice you aromatically, enter gracefully onto your palate, and leave a long, beautiful finish. Top 8 Dry Farm Wines Worth TryingĪll of our Dry Farm Wines are available at fine retailers and restaurants nationwide."Every great pinot noir requires balance," says Ian Burch, winemaker at Archery Summit in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. The amount of precipitation and the natural ability of the soil (clay mixed with sand) to hold water provides adequate moisture for a successful and healthy harvest for the Dry Farm Wine Chianti of Fattoria di Romignano. Tuscany receives an average of 8 inches (200 mm) of rainfall during the months of April through June the period that includes flowering and fruit set, when the water is most crucial. In particular, during the growth season, the climate is sunny with adequate rainfall and cool northerly winds, thereby contributing to the absence of insects and the reduced diseases, without the need for irrigation. The climate in Klimenti is semi-continental with heavy winters and cool summers which favors the application of organic farming. Situated in the province of Corinth, close to the valley of Nemea on the Peloponnese peninsula, Domaine Gioulis produces Sofos Greek wines. The different properties of the domaine benefit from specific conditions: special orientation of the vineyards, composition of the soil, humidity, age of the vines. In France, natural rainfall is considered the only source of water and has been irrigation historically banned in order to maintain the terroir expression. The classic maritime climate of Maison Raymond in the heart of the Entre-Deux-Mers region of Bordeaux lends itself perfectly to produce organic Dry Farm Wines. Biokult explains that they have only had to use irrigation 2 or 3 times in the past ten years, with the last 3 vintages using absolutely no irrigation for their Dry Farm Wine. Our European winery partners who are dedicated to producing Dry Farm Wine include Biokult in Austria, Maison Raymond in France, Domaine Gioulis in Greece, and Fattoria di Romignano in Tuscany.īiokult practices non-irrigation, with only rescue irrigation when absolutely required. In the meantime, we have four winery partners who regularly produce Dry Farm Wine. There is much experimentation being conducted by our partners in both Europe and South America, and the resulting innovative wines will eventually come to market. In many, more arid regions of Europe and South America, our winery partners have found it to be impossible to farm without irrigation. These regions naturally receive enough moisture through rain and snow throughout the year. Some regions of the world lend themselves to dry farm wine more than others. Dry Farm Wine Not Possible in All Regions When vines have to struggle for moisture, they often grow much deeper and stronger roots, which many believe results in superior grapes, especially when combined with organic production methods. Some believe that irrigation prevents the best expression of the grape. Proponents of dry farm wines believe that it’s the soil’s job to provide adequate moisture to sustain the vines and allow grapes to thrive in a non-irrigated vineyard.
Dry farming techniques can result in lower overall yield, but grapes that have less concentrated sugar and produce “drier” wines. The definition of a “dry farmer” is one who never irrigates his vines, no matter the conditions. The term Dry Farm Wine has gotten a lot of buzz lately, and we’ve got several producers in climates where dry farming is both feasible and desirable.
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