Defining and Managing for Healthy Vineyard Soils, Intersections With the Concept of Terroir

This 2020 academic review underpins fundamentally the work of those engaged with regenerative viticulture, including the work of the Regenerative Viticulture Foundation, by highlighting a demonstrable link between soil health and the soil components of terroir. It then goes a step beyond and synthesizes the literature on how cover crops and compost application affect soil health, to finally identify knowledge gaps in viticultural practices which impact terroir.

June 7th, 2021
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