Hebron Vineyard in Whitland is the first vineyard in Wales - and the UK - to be Certified Regenerative by leading farm certifier A Greener World (AGW).

Jemma Vickers and Paul Rolt established and planted the Carmarthenshire vineyard nestled beneath the Preseli Hills in 2010, after spending nine years converting an established vineyard into an award-winning, non intervention organic vineyard in Andalucia, Spain.

Hebron Vineyard produces high-quality natural wines of Wales (Certified Regenerative by AGW), as well as offering holiday accommodation and tours, tasting and tapas events.

Using regenerative viticulture and agroforestry practices, Jemma and Paul manage the vineyard without artificial insecticides, herbicides, fungicides or fertiliser, focusing instead on working in harmony with the local ecosystem, nurturing and protecting the soil’s health.

Hebron Vineyard has the UK’s only commercial arbustrum, an innovation on the Roman art of arbusta. This means growing vines through a living willow trellis, a zero carbon footprint support that yields health benefits for the vines. All of the vines are maintained by hand from prune to training to harvest.

Jemma said, “At Hebron Vineyard, our goal is a natural wine of Wales with zero intervention in the vineyard and with zero intervention in the winery. Our Certified Regenerative by AGW logo means a great deal to us, both as custodians of the land and as a business.

“Our wines are the result of a natural fermentation, spontaneously created by the yeasts picked up by the grapes in the vineyard. No sulphur washes, no added sugar or any of the 60 other additions that a modern wine can have in it and not to be found listed on the label. It’s about farming well and honouring the land by promoting healthy soils and biodiversity to create and enhance a lively ecosystem.”

The Certified Regenerative by AGW programme is a whole-farm assurance of regeneration and sustainability, measuring benefits for soil, water, air, biodiversity, infrastructure, animal welfare, and social responsibility. International Director Wayne Copp said:

“We are delighted that Jemma and Paul chose us as the logo their customers can trust to deliver genuinely positive outcomes on the farm, at the table, and for the planet. We can’t wait for more customers to taste a wine that truly reflects the fruits of their labour and their love for their land.”

Certified Regenerative by AGW wine from Hebron can be purchased via the vineyard’s website, and select independent wine shops.