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

Romana Echensperger has worked in Germany’s top restaurants, including as head sommelier alongside chef Joachim Wissler at Restaurant Vendôme, a Michelin three-star establishment outside Köln. In 2015 she became a Master of Wine. Today, she works independently and is much in demand as a wine journalist, educator, and consultant. She has also been intensively involved in the topic of biodynamic viticulture. She is the author of “Von der Freiheit den Richtigen Wein zu Machen: Biodynamisches Winzerhandwerk im Portrait.”