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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Clos Saron, natural wine producer, in the vineyard in California's Sierra Foothills
Pinot noir 2 min read
Clos Saron
A two-and-a-half acre Sierra Foothills outpost where Gideon Beinstock makes tiny lots of Pinot Noir and wild blends by feel, with a no-winemaking philosophy.
Etienne de Montille standing among the vines at Domaine de Montille in Volnay, Burgundy
Burgundy 3 min read
Maison De Montille
Founded in 2003 by siblings Alix and Etienne de Montille as a micro-negociant, Maison de Montille sources and vinifies small parcels across Burgundy with the same biodynamic rigour as the family's famed domaine in Volnay.
Winemaker Jess Miller standing in a vineyard field at golden hour
Pinot noir 2 min read
Jess Miller
An Oregon grower-winemaker who trained at Clos Roche Blanche in the Loire and farms a small Eola-Amity parcel herself, making sought-after Willamette Valley Pinot Noir and pet-nat rose.
The Bonnaire family, owners of Paul Clouet Champagne, standing in their Grand Cru vineyard in Bouzy
Blanc de noirs 3 min read
Paul Clouet
Founded in 1907 in the Grand Cru village of Bouzy, Paul Clouet is a small family Champagne house known for powerful Blanc de Noirs built on six hectares of Pinot Noir and now run by the Bonnaire family.
O2Y - natural wine producer profile | Primal Wine illustration
France 3 min read
O2Y
A three-way collaboration between Olivier Guala, Yves Roy, and Yoshinori Kuroda in Poligny, Jura, making zero-sulfur, additive-free natural wines since 2020 from organically farmed plots between Arbois and Poligny.
Etienne de Montille of Domaine de Montille in the cellar with his son, seated in front of stainless steel tanks
Burgundy 2 min read
Domaine de Montille
A storied Volnay estate where Etienne de Montille turned a famously austere, terroir-driven house fully biodynamic across roughly twenty Cote d'Or appellations.
Winemaker Holger Koch tasting wine at his estate in Bickensohl, Kaiserstuhl
Baden 2 min read
Holger Koch
On the volcanic Kaiserstuhl, Holger and Gabriele Koch craft some of Germany's most delicate Pinots from Burgundian and Alsatian mass selections, fermented wild and aged on the lees.
Mike Roth standing in a barrel room at Coquelicot Estate, smiling at the camera
California 2 min read
Le Machin
Mike Roth and Craig Winchester launched Le Machin as a focused, low-intervention project sourcing CCOF-certified organic Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Syrah from the fog-cooled hills of Santa Barbara County.
Wilfried Crochet working in his vineyard in Bulligny, Lorraine
Auxerrois 2 min read
Maison Crochet
Wilfried Crochet makes small-production organic still and sparkling wines from 3.5 hectares in the village of Bulligny in Lorraine, a historic French wine region just southwest of Nancy.
François de Nicolay (right) talking in the vineyard in Burgundy
Burgundy 2 min read
François de Nicolay
Alongside running the historic Chandon de Briailles, Francois de Nicolay sources organic and biodynamic fruit from friends across Burgundy and Beaujolais to make pure, low-sulfur wines under his own negociant label.
Anton van Klopper of Lucy Margaux holding a bottle of his wine
Adelaide hills 2 min read
Lucy Margaux
South African-born Anton van Klopper farms organically in the Basket Range of the Adelaide Hills and produces entirely sulfur-free wines that helped establish Australia's natural wine movement.
Patrick Sullivan, winemaker and viticulturist, standing in the green Gippsland hills holding a glass of white wine
Australia 3 min read
Patrick Sullivan
Patrick Sullivan farms biodynamically in the Strzelecki Ranges of Gippsland, Victoria, crafting single-site Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from volcanic and clay soils with minimal intervention and no unnecessary additions.