Despite being everywhere -- in every part of our bodies and our daily lives -- chemicals have got a bad rep. Pollution, allergies, additives, colorings, flavorings, you name it, if it's bad for you, then "chemicals" are blamed.
It's hardly surprising, then, that many folks are fans of "natural" products. The fervor these days for the "natural" extends to even that sublime chemical concoction, wine.
For those in Japan at the cutting edge of this trend, it's no longer enough just to seek out the word "organic" on a label. Nowadays, for truly green tipplers, the buzzword on the wine store racks is "biodynamic," or "biodynamie" as it's rendered in French and pronounced in Japanese.