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.

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Rachel Silkowski DeAscentiis seated near a window holding a glass of red wine
Central coast 3 min read
Say When
Rachel and Michel DeAscentiis founded Say When in 2013 from a single barrel of Pinot Noir, building a Lompoc-based label that sources from California's finest organic and biodynamic Central Coast vineyards.
Brij Wines — natural wine producer
California 2 min read
Brij Wines
Named for sommelier Rajat Parr's father, Brij is his negociant label, buying from organically farmed Central Coast vineyards and bottling them with almost no intervention.
Scott Sampler leaning over a table with six bottles of his Scotty Boy and CCGP wines, wearing glasses and a printed t-shirt
Central coast 3 min read
Scotty Boy!
Former Hollywood director Scott Sampler makes zero-addition, zero-sulfur country wines in Buellton, California -- joyful, chuggy, and alive with the wild character of organically farmed Central Coast fruit.