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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The Vaona family of Novaia winery standing in their Valpolicella vineyards
Amarone 3 min read
Novaia
Fourth-generation Vaona family estate in Marano di Valpolicella, organically certified since 2014, making Corvina-based Valpolicella, Ripasso, and Amarone with native yeasts and minimal sulfur at 250-400m elevation.
Matilde Poggi standing in her winery among stainless steel fermentation tanks, smiling at the camera
Bardolino 3 min read
Le Fraghe
Matilde Poggi has spent more than 40 years proving that Bardolino, long overlooked, can produce wines of genuine elegance and depth, farming 28 certified-organic hectares on the eastern shores of Lake Garda with complete independence.