Le Vigneron Services
Expert Vineyard Consulting for Sustainable and High-Quality Wine Production
Most vineyard owners struggle with contradictory advice, rising input costs, and unclear scientific guidance that rarely translates into real-world results. At Le Vigneron Viticulture Consulting, we cut through the confusion to deliver practical, evidence-based vineyard solutions tailored to your site, variety, and goals.
With more than 35 years of hands-on experience across France and Australia, we specialise in helping growers improve grape quality, vine balance, and soil health while reducing wasteful practices and unnecessary expenses.
Le Vigneron Offer:
Vineyard assessments, pruning systems, vineyard management/advisory, organic and sustainability certification.
Every service offering is designed to make your vineyard more productive, sustainable, and profitable. Our approach is grounded in observation, collaboration, and education. We walk the rows with you, analysing every factor influencing performance, and translate complex viticultural science into clear, actionable steps. The outcomes you achieve with us: Vineyards that thrive in harmony with their environment, produce premium grapes that reflect their terroir, and meet the modern wine market’s demand for sustainability and quality.
If you’re a grower ready to improve vineyard performance, pursue organic certification, or plan your next expansion with confidence, Le Vigneron Consulting provides the trusted expertise and one-on-one support you need to succeed.
Vineyard Advisory and Managment
Get expert guidance from pruning to harvest with our complete year-round vineyard management advisory service designed for new and developing growers. Ideal for those beginning their viticulture journey, this service provides hands-on support to help you maximise your vineyard’s potential while minimising costly mistakes and unnecessary risks.
Through regular fortnightly or monthly site visits, we assess vineyard performance, hold collaborative meetings, and follow up with tailored written recommendations based on real-time observations specific to your vineyard. Every decision is made with your site’s unique conditions and goals in mind.
OUTCOME:
You’ll receive a comprehensive step-by-step management plan detailing seasonal, monthly, and task-specific actions. This structured approach ensures your vineyard operates efficiently, using time and resources effectively to achieve consistent, high-quality outcomes. Your vineyard will always be on track, never overworked, or under-managed and consistently performs at full production and economic potential.
Need to avoide those costly mistakes?
Organic and/or Sustainable Wine Certification
Achieve recognised organic and/or sustainable certification with expert guidance through every step of the compliance process. This on-going service ensures your vineyard meets all requirements for Organic Certification and/or Sustainable Wine Australia standards after a vineyard audit and compliance implementations.
Certification can feel overwhelming, but it’s a vital step toward greater market access, verified sustainability credentials, and improved soil health and fertility. We simplify the process by completing and lodging all required paperwork, helping you gather and organise necessary records, and establishing easy-to-manage record-keeping systems for ongoing compliance.
OUTCOME:
You’ll be in the postion to receive full certification with your chosen body, supported by clear systems that make maintaining compliance simple. The result is a vineyard that’s environmentally responsible, market-ready and stands out with trusted green credentials that back your sustainability claims.
Wanting to increase your vineyards creditability?
Pruning Development and Training
Increase your vineyard’s performance through expert pruning implementation and hands-on training designed for vine longevity and yield. Conducted during winter, from post-harvest dormancy through to early budburst, this service helps vineyards refine or rebuild their pruning approach for optimal vine health.
Many vineyards overlook how variety, terroir, and sap flow dynamics should shape pruning decisions. This leads to uneven budburst, reduced fertility, and restricted sap flow. Our tailored pruning system assessment combines on-site evaluations, theoretical research, and collaborative planning sessions with property owners to align pruning techniques to site-specific goals.
Outcome:
You’ll receive a clear, step-by-step pruning methodology tailored to your vineyard, supported by in-person 1-on-1, or group workshops to ensure confident implementation. This practical, evidence-based system removes all barriers to success enabling your vineyard to make consistent, high-quality cuts that protect vine structure, promote balanced growth, and enhance long-term productivity.
Want to improve your yield this season?
Vineyard Expansion and Planning Strategy
Plan your vineyard’s growth with confidence. This service helps growers make informed strategic and technical decisions when developing new vineyard projects or redeveloping existing blocks. By combining practical viticultural insight with market awareness, we take the guesswork out of expansion and ensure your investment is sustainable, profitable, and future-ready.
Through detailed site studies, we evaluate topography, soil composition, and climate, identifying what’s currently working and what isn’t. From there, we provide data-driven recommendations based on your goals and market opportunities, helping you make decisions rooted in evidence, not assumptions.
Outcome:
You’ll receive comprehensive maps, plans, budgets, and necessary diagrams that clearly outline projected vineyard achievements. This eliminates uncertainty around costs, timelines, and processes for planting, grafting, or reworking programs, protecting growers from costly missteps and under-resourced developments.
Want to Ensure Successful That Expansion?