Natural Wine Producers: Working With Nature

Portraits and interviews with the world's finest natural wine producers — farmers and winemakers who work in harmony with terroir, minimal intervention, and a deep respect for the land.

Nino Barraco, natural wine producer, tending the vines in his vineyard in Marsala, western Sicily, Italy
Catarratto 2 min read
Nino Barraco
From 20 hectares of alberello-trained vines near Marsala in western Sicily, Nino Barraco produces uncertified organic wines of bracing maritime character using indigenous varieties and zero fining or filtration since his first vintage in 2004.
Luigi Stalteri, natural wine producer of Longarico, smelling a glass of wine in his cellar in Alcamo, western Sicily, Italy
Catarratto 3 min read
Longarico
Luigi Stalteri and Alessandro Viola launched Longarico in 2015 on the slopes of Mount Bonifato above Alcamo, bringing organic Catarratto and red grapes from 350-meter clay-calcareous soils back to life as pure, unfiltered Sicilian naturals.
Agricola Virà - natural wine producer profile | Primal Wine illustration
Catarratto 2 min read
Agricola Virà
Inside a regional natural park between Cefalu and Gratteri, this Sicilian farm grows vines and olive trees side by side, fermenting Catarratto on its skins with nothing added.
Porta del Vento — natural wine producer
Catarratto 2 min read
Porta del Vento
Founded by Marco Sferlazzo in 2005, this high-altitude Camporeale estate champions old-vine alberello Catarratto and rare Perricone, farmed biodynamically.