Biodynamic viticulture is based on the work of which individuals?

Biodynamic viticulture is based on the work of which individuals?

• A. Rudolf Steiner & Maria Thun
• B. Albert Howard
• C. Carl Linnaeus
• D. Louis Pasteur

Answer: (A)

Biodynamic viticulture traces its roots to Rudolf Steiner’s biodynamic farming concepts and Maria Thun’s planting calendar that aligns agricultural work with celestial cycles. This pairing—the spiritual-ecological ideas from Steiner and the lunar/planetary timing from Thun—defines how biodynamic vineyards are tended. Albert Howard is known for early organic farming ideas but not biodynamics, Carl Linnaeus for taxonomy, and Louis Pasteur for germ theory; none of them establish the biodynamic approach used in winemaking.

Biodynamic viticulture traces its roots to Rudolf Steiner’s biodynamic farming concepts and Maria Thun’s planting calendar that aligns agricultural work with celestial cycles. This pairing—the spiritual-ecological ideas from Steiner and the lunar/planetary timing from Thun—defines how biodynamic vineyards are tended. Albert Howard is known for early organic farming ideas but not biodynamics, Carl Linnaeus for taxonomy, and Louis Pasteur for germ theory; none of them establish the biodynamic approach used in winemaking.