What is Regenerative viniculture?

Following The 2021 Vintage of Two California Wineries becoming Regenerative Organic Certified.

Release: 2022

Jeff Bradford: I feel the wine industry has made it extremely confusing for wine drinkers who are confronted with dozens of stickers, logos and labels on wine bottles about ethical and sustainability practices Such as SIP, biodynamic, Organic, etc. etc.

I thought I would assist the industry and fellow wine consumers out by filming episodes about these certifications starting with regenerative organic certification (ROC) and help answer the question of what is Regenerative Viniculture? For starters it’s all about rebuilding soil organic matter and restoring degraded soil biodiversity which results in both carbon drawdown and improving the water cycle. But I wanted to see first hand.

Fortunately, I got to follow the first Regenerative Organic Certified Winery in America, Tablas Creek winery & document Villa Creek Cellars journey to becoming ROC certified for their 2021 Vintage, showing first hand the regenerative applications applied through winter all the way through harvest.

 

Watch Episode 1: This Episode covers what happens during the winter months of a regenerative organic certified vineyard.

 

Watch Episode 2: This Episode covers what happens during the spring months of a regenerative organic certified vineyard.

 

Watch Episode 3: This Episode covers what happens during the summer months of a regenerative organic certified vineyard.

 

Director: Jeff Bradford

Cast:
Oliver Mikkelsen
Chris Cherry
Joann Cherry
Jordan Lonborg
Nathan Stuart
Jason Haas