We like being close to nature. Really close. For us, the most important thing is paying attention – watching what's happening and trying to keep up, rather than stepping in all the time. Observation comes first, intervention only when it really matters.

Biodiversity is a big deal for us. We encourage diverse, wild cover crops under the vines and we're always planting more trees whenever we can. Living ground matters. Natural ground cover helps keep the soil alive – its microbes, its structure, its ability to hold water. Undisturbed soil also stores a serious amount of carbon, which feels pretty bloody important in a warming world.

This is a region that's getting hotter year by year, and while climate change is a global issue, we believe you have to act locally too. Small steps, taken seriously, right where you stand.

Community is just as important as farming. We spend a lot of time with local winemakers and friends – cooking, drinking, talking, and doing what we can for the place we all share. Wine doesn't exist in isolation, and neither do we.

Biodynamics plays a key role in how we work, but we don't follow it blindly. Our own observations, instincts and experience matter just as much. Every site is different, every year is different, and we try to stay flexible.

In the cellar, we keep things simple. We work with old barrels and amphorae, use only the machines we truly need, and move wine by gravity whenever possible – no pumps if we can help it. Ideally, we don't add sulphur at all; if we do, it's in the smallest amount possible.

We're comfortable with calm and with a bit of chaos too.