There’s sustainable winemaking and then there’s Chateau Maris. Purchased by British ex-pat Robert (Bertie) Eden in 1997, the 50ha domaine in Minervois’ La Liviniere (cru classe) is 100% organic and biodynamic – but it doesn’t stop there. Bertie is an advocate of the importance of taking steps to reduce the impact on the environment in the wine industry and their efforts range from using only natural pesticides and fertilisers, to building a gravity-fed winery from hemp bricks to absorb excess CO₂ and naturally regulate the temperature.

Chateau Maris produce exciting, terroir-driven wines, including a white, rosé and various reds from grapes like Grenache Gris, Carignan, Syrah and Grenache Noir.