Biggest Little Farm

The Regenerative Viticulture Foundation has produced an RV Guide to help growers to implement regenerative practices and to help people find growers near them

Andres et al., 2022 Comparison of soil quality at three vineyards managed under intensive, regenerative and minimum impact strategies using physical, chemical and biological indicators. Soil carbon stocks were 2.3 and 3.4 times greater in the regenerative and the minimal impact vineyards than in the intensive vineyard, respectively. Soil biota was particularly favoured by regenerative […]

International Organisation of Vine and Wine OIV ‘collective expertise document’ (2018) presents an overview of functional biodiversity in vineyards: • Why, and to what extent, is enhancement of biodiversity beneficial?• The different ecological infrastructures that exist;• The key mechanisms of interactions between species or groups of species;• How these interactions can be used for the […]

Raul Ochoa-Hueso et al., 2023 Overview of nature-based management strategies that may be used for the regeneration of the functioning and biodiversity of vineyards and that may also lead to improved plant nutrition, grape berry quality and the suppression of pathogens and pests. Focus on microbial and nonmicrobial biostimulants, fertilisation with organic amendments, foliar fertilisation […]

This month we bring something different. We come cap in hand, asking for your help 💚Help to grow our network 💚Help to fill our map 💚Help to spread the word So we can go further and faster Please take a look to see how you can help. And for all the usual news, jobs, events […]

Bringing lots of French activity, plus some great ‘firsts’: first Savory Institute regen certified vineyard, first Australian ROC vineyard, first French regen certified vineyard. Plus cool vineyard helpers including pigs and barn owls

Sequel to the Netflix documentary Kiss the Ground

Visconti et al., 2024 Review into soil health as it relates to vineyards, including soil degradation factors and processes that threaten winegrowing regions, successful soil enhancement practices and future research trends. The authors state that conventional viticulture has harsh impacts on the soil, degrading the soil, jeopardising its sustainability and the very nature of ‘terroir’. […]

Grower Q&A with Wilhelm Joubert, the hugely respected vineyard manager at Hartenberg Wine Estate in Stellenbosch. Inspired by Alan Savory’s holistic management, he is most well-known for introducing cattle grazing to the vines.

Regenerative Viticulture Q&A with Dudley Brown of Inkwell Wine, Australia’s first regeneratively certified vineyard