Biodynamic Alsatian wizard Xavier Engel on his alternative approach to fermenting sparkling wine
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The most interesting discovery during our time in Alsace was learning about Xavier Engel's unique approach to making sparkling wines. We\\u2019ve long celebrated Engel's bubbles for their rich mouthfeel and fine carbonation but weren\\u2019t aware that he was doing something completely unusual to accomplish this result.\\xa0 In this clip Xavier explains his philosophy of growing on \\u201ccool\\u201d soils in order to harvest at a high enough brix level to have the ability to achieve secondary fermentation with natural grape sugars.