Vignoble Pigeon Hill
15 acres395 chemin des erables, St-Armand, QC, J0J 1T0Kevin Shufelt, Manon Rousseau
Every year, our understanding of the complex natural systems occurring around us grows. We know that if we work to conserve our soil and our ecosystem, our land will thrive for many generations to come. The only way to produce great wine is by working with nature, not against it, that we know for sure.
Products
- Wine
Regenerative Practices
- Minimize soil disturbance
- No-till (direct seeding, zero-tillage)
- Minimum-till
- Permanent grassland
- Keep the soil covered and maintain living roots year-round
- Cover crops
- Protect and enhance biodiversity
- Pollinator buffers
- Maintain living roots year-round (agroforestry and perennials)
- Alley cropping
- Perennial crops (grasslands)
- Riparian buffers
- Native perennial vegetation conservation
- Improve water cycles
- Water conservation
- Preserve and restore natural ecosystems
- Optimize input use
- Compost
- Compost tea
- Biostimulants
- Minimal to no use of synthetic pesticides
- Minimal to no use of synthetic fertilizers
- Integrate animals on the lands and ensure their welfare
- Integrated crop and livestock
- Pastured pigs or poultry
Observations
- Our vineyard has a large diversity of insects and birds. We are always amazed by the swarms of sparrows over our vineyard on summer nights.
- We have also noticed a great amount of earth worms in our soils from animal integration, composting, and minimum/no-till practices.
- There are large amounts of predator insects (such as the parasitic fly that helps us control Japanese beetle populations).
Certifications
- Organic (Certified organic by Pro-Cert since 2008)
How to buy
- At the winery, in various quebec (Montreal especially) restaurants and specialty grocery stores.
