Organically farmed vineyards have increased substantially in France: up with 20% compared with a fall in the total surface of vineyards with 2.3%. But the total of 22,000 ha organic vineyards still only represent 2.6% of the total of French vineyards. Organic farming is most popular in the Languedoc-Roussillon region, where it is also comparatively risk free thanks to the hot and dry weather. vitisphere.com