Angiolino Maule natural winemaker at La Biancara in the vineyards, Primal Wine - primalwine.com
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La Biancara – The Angiolino Maule Interview

Angiolino, a quick and dirty definition of natural wine? Natural wine is simply a wine that is produced without any additives both in the vineyard and in the cellar. It’s a product and child of the land, transformed by culture, experience and wisdom. The human element is here considered a vital element and part of nature, as well as of...

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Giusto Occhipinti COS Winery, Vittoria Sicily, Natural Wine, Amphora Wine, Primal Wine - primalwine.com
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COS: A Sicilian Winery

COS winery, located on the extreme south-eastern tip of Sicily, not too far from African shores, was founded in 1980 by three lifelong friends: Gianbattista Cilia, Cirino Strano, and Giusto Occhipinti. The name of the winery is simply the acronym of their last names' initials. Their idea of wine is best expressed in their own words: “Wine is body, substance,...

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Maurizio Ferraro Natural Wine producer in Piedmont, Monferrato, Primal Wine - primalwine.com
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Maurizio Ferraro "Vinocinghialo"

Born within the impenetrable compounds where obscure vinnaturist secret societies have their quasi-mystical rendezvous, the mantra “vinocinghialo” - which can be translated as “wild boar wine” - has slowly but surely trickled down into the general vinnaturist consciousness. Well, at least in some parts of Italy. But what is vinocinghialo? Is it a state of mind? A bizarre weltanschaung? All...

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Carolina Gatti, Prosecco, Treviso, Natural Wine, Italian Wine, Sparkling Wine, Ancestral Method, Primal Wine - primalwine.com
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Carolina Gatti – The Best Natural Prosecco

Carolina Gatti is more than just one of the pioneer natural vignerons in Veneto’s prosecco area, sadly a land rich with ancient farming and vinification traditions and now sacrificed at the altar of chemical farming and production of serialized, industrialized so-called wines. She’s more of a jolly natural wine elemental spirit, her hair color changing from flamingo-pink to Incredible Hulk-green...

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Barbacan vineyard in Valtellina, natural wine, primal wine - primalwine.com
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Barbacan Wines – High-altitude Excellence

The Sega brothers, Matteo and Luca, along with their father Angelo, are the heart and soul of Barbacan. They are among the pioneers of natural winemaking in the steep slopes of the Valtellina area in northern Lombardy and true symbols of heroic winemaking. The territorial nature of this beautiful family-run winery is evident from the name itself since Barbacan in...

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