(Forbes) - It's definitely going that direction at one estate vineyard in Washington state wine country.

At Hedges Family Estate in the renowned Red Mountain AVA, the move to biodynamic grape growing practices in 2009 was something that just felt natural to the tight team running this ground-breaking winery.

Beyond Organic

There's no denying that organically grown crops have moved from the fringe smack into the mainstream over the past decade. The principles of biodynamic farming take the organic model a few steps beyond the traditional nixing of pesticides and chemical fertilizers.