“It’s the Nitrogen, Stupid!”: On Agrochemistry, Biodynamics and Wine

“It’s the Nitrogen, Stupid!”: On Agrochemistry, Biodynamics and Wine

ByRomana Echensperger

Above, a postcard from the German fertilizer industry of the 1920s. At the time, perspectives on soil were changing:  Until then, people had spoken of plant growth…...

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In the Sign of Subtlety
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In the Sign of Subtlety

ByDavid Schildknecht

Pinot Blanc is neither a distinctive cépage nor a particular grape variety – at least, not from the viewpoint of ampelography or genetics. And what there is of pure Pinot Blanc worldwide is nearly all rendered in German-speaking growing regions where it is typically known as Weissburgunder.

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Konni + Evi: Rewriting Possibility in Saale-Unstrut
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Konni + Evi: Rewriting Possibility in Saale-Unstrut

ByEva Biringer

It’s hard to believe now, but Germany was once a divided country, and the East was a strange microcosm of icons of that era: Sandmännchen, Jungpioniere, and FKK-Kultur…....

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