Decanter released an article earlier this week regarding the threats lobbied against biodynamic wine producer Emmanuel Giboulot, for his refusal to cooperate with the Agricultural Ministry (DRAAF-SRAL) of the Côte-d’Or in France. You can read the original article written by Jane Anson here. In short Giboulot is being threatened with fines and jail time for not applying insecticides against a voracious leaf-hopper known as scaphoideus titanus, which is a vector of flavescence dorée disease.