Our May newsletter is out! This month: RVF’s 2030 strategy takes shape at Domaine Mirabeau, our debut at VinExpo Asia, the Mendocino 1BC launch at Bonterra, brilliant presentations at the London Wine Fair, field days across Santa Barbara, Paso Robles, the UK and Sonoma, plus a Cannes award-winning film, a must-listen podcast, and a stack of diary dates. Read it here
3 things to find time for:
- Complete the Sustainable Wine Roundtable’s Sustainable Vineyard Practice Survey — help build a global picture of vineyard sustainability here
- Listen to Andy Cato of WildFarmed’s brilliant podcast on regenerative farming with BBC Future of Food here
- Watch Groundswell, the Cannes award-winning sequel to Kiss the Ground, when it drops on Prime on 5 June here
What’s new?
- RVF’s 2030 strategy session at Domaine Mirabeau — more 1BCs, creating demand for regen wines, and a continued focus on research, data and collaboration
- First ever RVF event at VinExpo Asia
- Mendocino 1BC launched at Bonterra
What’s ahead?
- World Living Soils Forum panels on biodiversity, water cycles, regen certifications and attracting consumers
To read and watch:
- High trellis wire sheep grazing study by Bragato Research Institute at Greystone Wines here
- Living Soils Lab updates from Piemonte (here), Loire and Beaujolais here
- Updated regen certifications — including Mullineux (South Africa) and Domaine Lazaridi (Greece) here
Add to your diary:
- 1BC Field Days — Temecula (15 June tbc), Virtual (25 June), Napa (9 July) Find out more
- NEW Symposium — Santa Barbara (8th–10th June)
- Regen interview with Tony Chapman of Donum — 16th June
- Groundswell — (1st–2nd July)
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