Chateau Maris

Farm name
Château Maris

Farm type
Viticulture

Location
Herault, France

Farm size
90 hectares

Primary soil type
Calc clay limestone soil

Temperature range
-5 ° – 38° Celsius, USDA 8b

Average precipitation
200 – 650mm/ year

Social structure
Limited liability company

Sales channels
Via professional distribution network in the whole world

Produce
Wines

Contact

chateaumaris.com

@chateaumaris

@chateaumaris

Château Maristransition to regenerative farming

Climate Farmer since
2025

Previous practices

EMS (environmental management systems)
Integrate other parts (such as olives) into the farm
Biodiversity setting in 2020
Organic viticulture
Manure to revitalise the soil
Less till
Hedgerows and trees

Investment costs

Hedgerows and trees
Speed up the hedgerow plantings
We have already built an eco-friendly, biodegradable cellar out of hemp and lime, which houses all our activities.
More rainfall capture spaces
Water caption, earthworks, water cycle restoration

New practices

Hedgerows and bushes❍ Agroforestry

Intercropping
❍ Minimal Soil Disturbance

Cover crops
❍ Cover Cropping

Ponds & water system
❍ Water Cycle Restoration

Challenges we want to address with the transition

Integrating bats to reduce pest pressure
Self-seeding cover crops: do not put labour into seeding cover crops
Get a good wage for the work we are doing, even though we are doing the right thing, getting compensation for ecosystem services is unfortunately not provided

“The anagram of earth is heart: we are nothing without Mother Earth. We live from her, and we die from her. This is the most natural process. Regenerative practices connect us more deeply with our source Mother Earth.”

— The reason why Château Maris decided to transition to regenerative agriculture

Future ambitions

Transition from sowing cover crops to having self-seeding cover crops

Intercropping in the strips

Maintain organic matter levels (around 3,5%)

Become less dependent on wine, also go into olive production