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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Filippo Rizzo of Lamoresca standing in a field in central Sicily
Frappato 2 min read
Lamoresca
Filippo Rizzo returned to his remote patch of central Sicily in the early 2000s after running a natural-wine restaurant in Belgium, and now farms 11 hectares of organic Frappato, Nero d'Avola and Nerello Mascalese at 450 metres between Etna and Vittoria.
Cantina Marilina — natural wine producer
Italy 2 min read
Cantina Marilina
Two sisters farm 60 organic hectares on a Pachino hilltop in southeast Sicily, hand-harvesting native grapes and fermenting in concrete with the lightest touch in the cellar.
Gueli - natural wine producer profile | Primal Wine illustration
Italy 1 min read
Gueli
Near Agrigento in southern Sicily, the Gueli family farms organic Nero d'Avola on chalky and limestone soils within sight of the Valley of the Temples.
Gaetano Gargano, natural wine producer, inspecting Catarratto grapes in his vineyard at Il Censo in Palazzo Adriano, Sicily
Italy 2 min read
Il Censo
A 200-year-old Sicilian family estate near Palazzo Adriano, revived for wine by Gaetano and Nicoletta Gargano under the guidance of Umbria's Giampiero Bea.
Pierpaolo Messina working in the cellar at Marabino, Noto, Sicily
Biodynamic 3 min read
Marabino
Pierpaolo Messina farms 30 hectares of biodynamic vineyards in Noto's Contrada Buonivini, producing parcel-by-parcel Nero d'Avola and Moscato Bianco that redefine southeastern Sicily.
Agricola Marino — natural wine producer
Italy 3 min read
Agricola Marino
A one-man farm in Sicily's far southeast where Salvatore Marino works a single hectare entirely by hand, guided by the lunar calendar and five generations of family tradition.