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.
Domaine du Temps
On a former 18th-century priory north of Carcassonne, Lauranne Plegat and Jeremy Gobert farm thirteen biodynamic hectares ringed by sixty hectares of protective garrigue.
Domaine Roland Schmitt
Bergbieten's only winemaking family, the Schmitts farm the Altenberg Grand Cru biodynamically, with Julien leading the estate his mother saved after tragedy.
Face B
In the limestone village of Calce, Lyon transplant Severin Barioz farms a few biodynamic hectares of Roussillon schist and marl into pure, saline natural wines.
André & Michel Quenard
On the steep limestone scree of Chignin's Coteau de Torméry, the Quenards farm 22 terraced hectares of Jacquère, Bergeron, Mondeuse and Altesse, with Guillaume now at the helm.
Romain Chamiot
Third-generation vigneron Romain Chamiot tends seven hectares of Jacquere across 30 parcels in Savoie's Apremont appellation, crafting Alpine whites of crisp mineral precision.
Claire and Florent Bejon
Two former amateurs turned vignerons farm tiny Cabernet Franc and Chenin parcels on the banks of the Vienne, bottling Chinon-area wines with no additives at all.
Colline de l'Hirondelle
A Franco-American couple makes organic Corbieres wines on a bird-refuge hillside in the Aude, including a Grenache-Mourvedre bottled with no added sulfites.
Vini Viti Vinci
Paris wine-bar veteran who moved to northern Burgundy to ferment overlooked appellations with zero inputs and unflinching natural conviction.
Sarnin-Berrux
Jean-Pascal Sarnin and Jean-Marie Berrux launched their natural Burgundy négociant in Saint-Romain in 2007, sourcing organic grapes across Chablis, Meursault, Volnay, and beyond to craft additive-free wines of genuine appellation character.
Julie Karsten
A psychologist turned vigneronne who inherited a Southern Rhone estate near the Pont du Gard and makes pure, organic, low-sulfur Cotes du Rhone.
Baptiste Ramboz
An Arbois native who trained from Bordeaux to Sonoma before returning to the Jura, Ramboz farms a tiny holding of Savagnin, Chardonnay and Trousseau.
Jeremy Quastana
A history student turned Loire vigneron, trained by Marcel Lapierre and Olivier Lemasson, who makes vivid, low-sulfur Gamay, Cot and Pineau d'Aunis from two hectares near Cheverny.