Air · Good for wine
Flower days: aromatic and lifted
A flower day falls when the Moon is in an air constellation: Gemini, Libra or Aquarius. Growers time work on flowering plants for these days. For wine they are the second-best day type, especially for fragrant styles.
Next flower days
- Now until Sun 8:33 PM2h 7m left
- Mon, Oct 12 7:13 AM → Wed 3:56 AMlasts 1d 20h
- Wed, Oct 21 2:51 PM → Fri 5:25 AMlasts 1d 14h
- Fri, Oct 30 2:56 AM → Sun 1:58 AMlasts 1d 23h
- Sun, Nov 8 2:40 PM → Tue 11:32 AMlasts 1d 20h
Times are in your time zone.
How wine tastes on a flower day
Flower days are said to lift aromatics. Whites, rosés and sparkling wines can seem especially perfumed and expressive, while big reds may feel a little lighter than on a fruit day.
What to open
- Aromatic whites: Riesling, Gewürztraminer, Muscat, Viognier
- Rosé and sparkling wine
- Lighter reds with a floral side: Gamay, cool-climate Pinot Noir
Flower days in the vineyard
Flower days are used for work around the vine's flowering and for anything grown for its blossom. The idea comes from biodynamic farming, which links each of the four classical elements to one part of the plant: fire to fruit, air to flower, water to leaf and earth to root.
| Element | Constellations | Day type | For wine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire | Aries, Leo, Sagittarius | Fruit | Best for wine |
| Air | Gemini, Libra, Aquarius | Flower | Good for wine |
| Water | Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces | Leaf | Not ideal |
| Earth | Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn | Root | Poor for wine |
Because the constellations are different sizes, flower days don't come in neat blocks. The Moon returns to the same element roughly every nine days. How the calendar is calculated.
Questions
Is today a flower day?
See the live answer on the today page, or the upcoming dates above. Moonvine can alert you whenever a flower day begins.
Is a flower day good for wine?
Yes. Flower days rank second after fruit days, and many tasters prefer them for whites, rosé and bubbles.
Which constellations make a flower day?
The three air constellations of the zodiac: Gemini, Libra and Aquarius.
