The Vivan Cooperative Journal

Sunrise over Malia's vineyard with trees in the background
Regenerative wine: soil-first farming that transforms taste
Regenerative wine goes beyond organic — rebuilding soil health season by season. What separates genuine practice from marketing claims, with a look at how Tomasso farms at Malia Read more...
Hand-worked cellar practices at Karma Village, Rhône
How to Find Organic & Biodynamic Wines Online in the UK
After more than a decade sourcing certified wines for Vivan Wine Cooperative, here's what every buyer should know: the language around organic and biodynamic wines online is genuinely confusing —... Read more...
Rainbow over Domain Lachat
What Is Blouge?
Blouge is France's hottest natural wine trend — a chilled red-white co-ferment that's almost impossible to find in the UK. Here's what it is, its history, and how Beaujolais winemaker... Read more...
Two harvest workers hand-picking grapes between vine rows in an English vineyard, early morning, 2026
The Earliest Harvest We've Ever Known
Nobody we work with has seen anything like it. 2026's harvest is already underway across Europe — weeks early, in some places the earliest in five centuries. Here's what's driving... Read more...
Is Vivan Wine Cooperative worth it? An honest answer
Is Vivan Wine Cooperative worth it? An honest answer
Is Vivan Wine Cooperative worth it? That's a fair question, and here's something you probably weren't expecting at the top of a product review: this piece was written on behalf... Read more...
Family cycling in the vineyards
From Bicycles to Wine: Sustainability in Motion
From cycling charity founder to natural wine cooperative — Gregory Kinsman-Chauvet shares how two wheels and a glass of wine led him to build Vivan, Europe's first marketplace dedicated to... Read more...