Champagne region, Organic & Biodynamic wine data: See organics, Biodynamics, Champagne region, Champagne AOC, France

2020: ‘Champagne is the French vineyard with the lowest proportion of organics. In 2020 organic conversions were up 60% according to ACB figures. “We doubled the surface areas in conversion compared to previous years, there is a real effect, especially with the training courses we have been offering for years … and in addition, we had a fairly easy year in terms of climate”, Pascal Doquet, organic winemaker at Vertus since the 2000s and president of the Association of organic champagnes is quoted as saying ,’ (Sophie Constanzer 2020). 137 new estates with 685 hectares began conversion from January to the end of August 2020, a record for the region. In 2020 ‘3.5% of the surface area of the Champagne appellation was organically grown, i.e. a little over 1,100 hectares. And 2% of the surfaces were in conversion in 2020 according to the latest figures from the CIVC,’ (Sophie Constanzer 2020).

2019: The production of organic and Biodynamic Champagne concerned 260 growers (4% of growers) whose 1,148 hectares of vines included 618 hectares in conversion. The organic vineyard represents 3.4% of the Champagne appellation area, a figure which remains significantly lower than that of other French appellations (14% of the French vineyard was organic or Biodynamic 2019) but is a promising 24% increase in surface area compared to 2018. (Source: ORAB Bio en Grand Est, Agence  Bio).

2015: In 2015 Champagne had 523 hectares (1,292 acres) of organic and Biodynamic vines of which 380 hectares (939 acres) had full certification and 143 hectares (353 acres) was in conversion from a total of 127 Champagne producers (Source: Agence Bio).

2009: Marina Galy from FRAB (source below) was quoted as saying that ‘in 2009 there were 49 organic wine-growers in Champagne with 217 hectares (536 acres) of vines, or 0.55% of France’s national organic vine total. Between 2009-2010 Champagne saw a 32% increase in its number of organic wine-growers (from 49 to 65) and a 20% increase in its organic surface area–from the aforementioned 217 hectares to 260 hectares (642 acres) of vines with either full organic certification or in conversion.’

Bibliography

Sophie Constanzer, ‘Champagne biologique: quand des grandes maisons de champagne s’y mettent aussi en 2021’ France Bleu Champagne-Ardenne (03 Jan 2021).