Chloe Dewe Mathews, The Door to Hell, Turkmenistan 2012, from the series Caspian: the Elements
We live in an era in which we are becoming increasingly aware that we can?t get something out of our planet without affecting something else ? usually negatively. Farming is affected, as are many other sectors, and wine (and champagne) is a product of farming. Pesticides poison the ecosystem and threaten biodiversity, as does overcropping, exhausting the soil.
For more than 20 years the redoubtable Champagne house Louis Roederer has been engaged in a “renaissance viticulture?. This allows all the nuances of the Champagne terroir to be fully expressed, through massal selection, gentle pruning, and daily practices that respect the living environment. It also uses virtuous practices inspired by the permaculture model, which allow the ecosystem to self-regulate. These include the use of biodynamic composts, allowing the land to lie fallow for long periods, maintaining hedgerows and low stone walls, growing fruit trees and installing beehives. Akosua Viktoria Adu-Sanyah, Point In Time [Santa Inés Glacier, Seno Ballena]Cristal, the House?s famed flagship label, has been produced biodynamically since 2012. And, in fact, Louis Roederer is considered a pioneer of sustainability in the region. However, they haven?t shouted about it: there?s no biodynamic label on Cristal.
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Meanwhile, the family?s Louis Roederer Foundation in Paris has, since it...