The Fontavin estate currently has 45 hectares of vines in 8 municipalities: Vacqueyras, Gigondas, Beaumes de venise, Châteauneuf du Pape and Courthézon. The milestone of conversion to organic farming was crossed in 2008. The idea had already been rooted in people's minds for a long time.
And what about biodynamics? Last experimentation of the domain, in 2021, a few hectares are worked in biodynamics. The principle is to work according to an astrological rhythm, but also to consider the soils, the vines, the environmental and climatic elements as "a whole". We use decoctions, or "preparations" which promote in particular the renewal of the soil, the leaf balance, and help to improve the natural defenses. These techniques also make it possible to preserve soils and their living organisms in the case of monocultures.