Rangiroa's vineyard displays a certain number of unique and original features.
From its location, to the weather, to the soil type, to the viticulture techniques, all the ingredients are gathered for this vineyard to deliver unique products. It took special and unique techniques that needed be tested to successfully grow this one of a kind crop in the Tuamotu archipelago of French Polynesia.

The soil
The vineyard is physically established on a "motu", a name used to designate small coral islands naturally made from thousand-year-old continual coral growth. The soil is mainly limestone and a result of what is left once the madrepores skeletons (organic matter the coral reef is made from) deteriorate. To compensate for the soil's relative poverty in organic matter, local compost has been added to each vine plant. And in order to limit the effects of the salty air on the vines, sea breeze shields trees and plants have been inserted at the end of each vine row. In addition, one shall unfortunately not forget that French Polynesia does get typhoons sometimes… This salty air is also a barrier to the whole cryptogamic diseases which occur on the relief islands.This good natured soil allows an easy work on the vines.

Soil preparation
Once the area has been cleared from all surface vegetation, including roots and its largest stones, the soil has to be dug over several times for homogenization.The removed vegetation is ground up and then used as compost when planting.

Nursery
With the use of greenhouse tunnels, especially made to cope with the tropical climate, a nursery has been created.
The imported grapevine cuttings or those collected from pruning grow there in small bags filled with sifted soil and compost.