Biodynamic, Organic, Lutte Raisonnée Conventional

I feel frustrated and worried.
The words above written all feel very loaded in the wine industry at the moment, and not in a good way.
I keep finding myself repeating the same phrase every time there's a debate or discussion between the different advocates: "Why are we looking at this subject in black and white, when surely most issues in the world range over different shades of grey?"
If you were to translate the war between different faiths in wine making and vine growing - to the war between different faiths in our human world. You'd be on very dangerous territory. So why is it acceptable to be so close minded and fearful in regards to some cosmic practises?

First of all I am in no way knowledgeable enough to take any stand scientifically or academically. But then again very few is. The reason for BD being a faith is because it has not yet been proven, let alone, disproved. Surely those who practises this labour intensive, long term and often low yielding practise are doing it because they feel it works? What part of the philosophy, preparations and moon fixation, that does or does not work is another question altogether.
In my view so far the most important thing in producing good quality wine, is through growing good quality grapes. Good quality grapes tends to grow on a well balanced healthy vine. Soil health and balance seem to be of vital importance and acts as base to the rest of the alchemy.
So saying that aren't one of the most important parts of the wine production the decision on how you treat you soil? Whether that is through biodynamic, organic or lutte raisonnée shouldn't really matter as long as the vigneron spends time in his/her vineyard in order to intimately know what it needs to thrive.
In humanity it seems we know so much about everything and if it's not scientifically proven it stands no ground. With all due respect we should all remind our selves of how little time we have graced this planet and this universe to dare to claim we got all the answers.

My aim in life is to keep open minded, always listen and learn.
As I understand it the Natural and BD movements are a response to the really badly conventionally grown vines out there. There seems to be a real fear and anger towards these movements, when there really should be none. Is it fear of lowering sales if the general public catches on?
At yesterdays "Great Grape Debate' between Monty Waldin and Richard Smart, none really got to the meat of things. It was more a rambling of different opinions. Such a shame. I hope there will be other organisations organising similar debates in the future.

Monty argued for the obvious sustainability focus in BD.
Richard Smart often agreed to these statements while at the same time expressing his concern that: "Biodynamics are only PR. Someone needs to take a stand for conventionalism."

Through my wine/vine studies at Plumpton College I will learn about the conventional way. I need to read Rudolf Steiner, Monty Waldin, Nicolas Joly and Olivier Humbrecht MW  in my spare time. Then I can take a stand. Till then I choose to be openminded towards both directions.

x Charlotte