Old Vine Registry vineyard registrations double in year to 9,400
The Old Vine Registry, the world’s largest database of historic vine plantings, has announced that it has reached 9,393 registered vineyards across 42 countries to date. The figure represents an impressive surge in registrations, with 4,000 total entries this time last year by comparison.
Also announced was the fresh eligibility of vines planted in 1991 to sign up for the registry, having reached the 35-year age threshold for inclusion.
The Registry believes the recent growth is thanks to volunteer researchers and the contribution of vineyard data from wine importers including Skurnik Wines and Becky Wasserman & Co. This contribution has extended coverage in a number of Europe’s most well-known regions including Bordeaux, Burgundy and the Rhône Valley.
The upsurge has also been aided by the Heritage Vine Hunt Contest, an ongoing global initiative. The project seeks to encourage the public to identify and document historic vineyards, with those participating eligible for prizes.
Wine writer Alder Yarrow who manages the Registry’s day-to-day operation is buoyed by the uptick in registrations.
He commented: “The Registry was built on the idea that preservation starts with visibility. What’s been most encouraging is seeing how producers, importers, and volunteers have all stepped in to help make that visibility real.”
The Old Vine Registry aligns with the OIV’s resolution OIV-VITI 703-2024 which makes explicit its encouragement of wine regions to catalogue and document their old vines.
The organisation is hosting its annual update webinar 5pm 30 June this year, during which prize winners for the Heritage Vine Hunt contest will be unveiled as well as the announcement of a new initiative.
Image credit – Alder Yarrow; Bechthold Vineyard vine planted in 1886 in the Mokelumne River, Lodi, California
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