At 80 years old, the world’s longtime leading evangelist for biodynamic viticulture retains the zeal of a recent convert. “Biodynamic farming is the only way to catch the life force and the originality of a place and put it in a bottle,” Joly explains emphatically. Read the rest of Wine Spectator senior editor Kristen Bieler’s profile!
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