Christian Venier makes a clear statement that hard and honest vineyard and cellar work are essential to creating healthy natural wine, and implies going further than the standards required by certain certifying labels. He operates, therefore, under the “conventional” farming category. but his practices are purely artisanal and not at all conventional or industrial. The Domaine is truly family run: 3 generations work the land and run the business today. The Domaine works with a number of authentic and almost forgotten grape varieties unique to the Loire Valley, including Pineau d’aunis, Orbois and Romorantin.