BIODYNAMICS… WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH THE HORN?

I was at a wine trade tasting this week and heard the man next to me ask, "Biodynamic wine?  So is it really true?  They use a cow horn to make wine?"  

This is an expected comment whenever people talk about biodynamics.  I've heard "the horn comment" dozens of times.  ​I just finished an internship at a biodynamic vineyard so I have hands-on horn experience.  At the tasting, I chimed in to explain it the horn mystery, and now he doesn't think biodynamics is so crazy.  #myworkhereisdone

 I'm going to explain why the horn isn't such a crazy idea.

The Horn Sounds Like a Weird Idea

First, I'm going to confirm the rampant skepticism.  It's a little strange to hear that a cow horn has a role in the vineyard.  It sounds like voodoo.  We are used to buying gardening supplies at big box stores, and using commercially-made fertilizers.  Farming and gardening is a hard science that you learn about at the university.  All you need is a big, red tractor and a machine harvester and you can get the job done, right?  How on earth does a horn make sense, compared to these solid options? ​

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