(Decanter) - The Supermoon could affect the taste of wines and development of vines around the world, but it's coming at a good time for vineyards, according to proponents of biodynamics.

The so-called ‘Supermoon’ will appear 14 times larger and 30 times brighter in the sky tonight (14 November), the biggest of its kind for 48 years.

What effect could this natural phenomenon have on the wines being made this year? Followers of biodynamic principles offer some insight below.

‘Wines most likely to show any kind of lunar effect will be those farmed biodynamically, because this is the only farming system which actively considers the the vines as part of a wider celestial sphere,’ said Monty Waldin, a biodynamic wine consultant and writer.

Waldin suggested two ways in which the Supermoon could change this year’s wines:

• The Moon’s closeness to the Earth brings a ‘winter mood’ to plants, as plant sap is said to concentrate in the vine roots. This could make white wines taste less fruity and smell less aromatic, and could make reds taste more tannic than usual.

• The Moon being full brings a ‘summer mood’ to plants by reflecting sunlight back to Earth which otherwise would be ‘lost’. This could make wines taste more fruity and small more aromatic and could make reds taste rounder, plumper.

‘The Supermoon could be beneficial for the living force of our 2016s, which are going through malolactic fermentation. It may also help bacteria become particularly active,’ said Thomas Duroux CEO of Château Palmer, which follows biodynamic practices in its vineyards.