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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Winemaker Danilo Marcucci standing among the vines at Ceppaiolo in Umbria
Italy 2 min read
Ceppaiolo
On a tiny Umbrian plot of 70-year-old vines, Danilo Marcucci makes wine with 1950s gear and no recipe, deciding each vintage by tasting the grapes.
La Clarine Farm - natural wine producer profile | Primal Wine illustration
California 2 min read
La Clarine Farm
Hank Beckmeyer and Caroline Hoel farm ten organic acres at 2,600 feet in California's Sierra Foothills, making small-batch natural wines guided by the do-nothing philosophy of Masanobu Fukuoka.
Black and white portrait of Maurizio Ferraro, Italian natural winemaker from Piedmont, featured in "Vinocinghialo" article.
Italian wine 5 min read
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”…
Gareth and Rainbo Belton of Gentle Folk standing with their child in their Basket Range vineyard
Adelaide hills 2 min read
Gentle Folk
Two marine scientists traded the study of seaweed for the soils of Basket Range, building one of the Adelaide Hills' most beloved natural wine labels.
Leon Gold - natural wine producer profile | Primal Wine illustration
Biodynamic 2 min read
Leon Gold
First-generation vigneron Leon Gold farms 18 biodynamic hectares in the steep Gundelsbach valley of Württemberg, making zippy, mineral-driven wines from Trollinger, Riesling, and Sauvignon Blanc on ancient keuper soils.
Marco Barba in the vineyard at Gambellara, Veneto, harvesting white grapes
Biodynamic 3 min read
Marco Barba
Marco Barba tends forgotten parcels of biodynamic vines in Gambellara and Lonigo, bottling vivid, low-intervention Veneto wines under the Marcobarba label with his partner Stefano.
Etteilla - natural wine producer profile | Primal Wine illustration
California 2 min read
Etteilla
Two best friends who trained under natural-wine pioneer Tony Coturri make hand-crafted zero-zero wines and ciders named for the metaphysics of the tarot.
Matteo Stoppini of I Cangianti by Stoppini
Italy 2 min read
I Cangianti
Brothers Matteo and Luca Stoppini make chemical-free natural wines from vines near Montepulciano and Corciano, putting their own faces on every label.
Adrien de Mello of Domaine de la Petite Soeur tasting wine from a barrel in his cellar
France 2 min read
Domaine de la Petite Soeur
A tiny, horse-ploughed Anjou estate where Adrien de Mello farms schist vineyards biodynamically and makes wild-fermented natural wines with no added inputs.
Les Valseuses - natural wine producer profile | Primal Wine illustration
France 2 min read
Les Valseuses
Antoine Le Court-Chedevergne and Julia Naar make additive-free wines in a 250-year-old Jura cellar, naming each cuvée after music that guided them from Australia to Brazil and back to France.
Black and white portrait of Angiolino Maule, Italian natural wine pioneer, showcasing his passion for winemaking.
Italy 7 min read
Angiolino Maule – The 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…
Broc Cellars — natural wine producer
California 2 min read
Broc Cellars
A pioneering urban winery in Berkeley's Gilman District that helped define California natural wine, fermenting organically farmed fruit with nothing added and little or no sulfur.