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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The Dibenedetto family of L'Archetipo winery in Castellaneta, Puglia
Aglianico 3 min read
L'Archetipo
Francesco Valentino Dibenedetto and his family farm 30 hectares in Castellaneta, Puglia using synergistic agriculture inspired by Fukuoka and Steiner, producing unfiltered, zero-sulfur wines from rare indigenous Apulian varieties.
Winemaker Cristiano Guttarolo standing in his vineyard near Gioia del Colle in Puglia
Italy 2 min read
Cristiano Guttarolo
On the Murge plateau above Gioia del Colle, Cristiano Guttarolo coaxes a rare lightness and minerality from Primitivo, fermenting some of it in beeswax-sealed Umbrian amphorae.
Natalino del Prete, organic wine producer, San Donaci, Salento, Puglia
Italy 2 min read
Natalino del Prete
Certified organic since 1994, Natalino del Prete farms 10 hectares of Primitivo, Negroamaro, and Malvasia Nera in San Donaci without irrigation, without chemicals, and without sulfur — making honest, rustic Salento wines built for the table.
The seven-member La Cattiva collective standing outside their masseria in Sammichele di Bari, Puglia
Italy 2 min read
La Cattiva
A collective of seven friends from Puglia who revived a dairy farm in Sammichele di Bari and began making spontaneously fermented, zero-sulfur wines from Primitivo and Trebbiano in 2019.