State of knowledge of soil biodiversity

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

Full of news, including: Justin’s presentation on RV to the Wine Scholars Guild; Johan Reyneke talking about the ‘many routes up the regenerative mountain’ in a podcast from Vinimark; New documentaries worth seeking out: Common Ground (sequel to Kiss the Ground) and Six Inches of Ground; Excellent French panel discussion on vineyard soil health and […]

Six inches of soil the film and companion book is the inspiring story of British farmers standing up to the industrial food syste

Mark Neal is the owner and founder of Neal Family Vineyards, a boutique winery focused on crafting wines from 100% Biodynamic® vineyards and the first Napa winery to become Regenerative Organic Certified®. Known as one of the first pioneers of organic farming in Napa, Mark and his father started the vineyard management company Jack Neal […]

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 […]

The reference book from the highly experienced and respected French vineyard consultant Alain Malard.

Lots of RVF news including: the launch of our RV Guide at London Wine Fair; Stephen Cronk’s first ever regenerative Domaine Day at Mirabeau; UK growers visit to Everflyth vineyard; new Trustee Caine Thompson. Also awesome video of mycorrhizal fungi as underground astronauts; biocontrol wiki; bats; integrating animals and much more

Rooted in the Earth by Francesc Font Rovira, a personal story where Francesc explains the entire process that led him to practise regenerative agriculture and a guide to understand the benefits and principles of this methodology. Francesc’s family farm Can Font is one of the founding members of the Regenerative Viticulture Association.

Review of 345 soil carbon sequestration measures across seven regen practices: agroforestry, cover cropping, legume cover cropping, animal integration, non-chemical fertiliser, non-chemical pest management and no tillage.

All practices increased carbon sequestration rate. Combining the practices may further enhance soil carbon sequestration