FOREST GROVE, Ore. — The journey to biodynamic farming at Montinore Estate began with a tiny soil-dwelling insect. Rudy Marchesi, former president of the 200-acre vineyard and winery west of Portland, ...

There are plenty of agriculture buzzwords floating around the news these days (Agroforestry! Vertical farming! Sustainable intensification!), and it can be challenging to keep all these different ...

In biodynamic farming, horses are encouraged for plowing and aerating the soil instead of tractors. (Philippe Desmazes/AFP/Getty Images) Perspective by Dave McIntyre In 1924, a group of farmers in ...

SAN JUAN BAUTISTA, Calif. — When vintner Randall Grahm chose the softly sloping hillside and time to plant his new pinot noir vines, he weighed all the things farmers usually consider: drainage, soil ...

The world of wine is jam-packed with nuanced classifications, quixotic descriptors, and complex distinctions that aim to package nearly every step of the wine-making process into simple terms for the ...