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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Orsi - natural wine producer profile | Primal Wine illustration
Biodynamic 3 min read
Orsi
Federico Orsi left consulting to run a biodynamic estate in the Colli Bolognesi in 2005, farming 15 hectares of Pignoletto and making unfined, native-yeast wines including a beloved sur-lie sparkler.
Jeff Coutelou, winemaker at Mas Coutelou, Puimisson
Carignan 3 min read
Mas Coutelou
Jean-François 'Jeff' Coutelou farms 14 hectares of ancient vines in Puimisson with certified-organic credentials stretching back to 1987, producing singular Languedoc wines from rare Mediterranean varieties with total commitment to non-intervention.
Meinklang — natural wine producer
Austria 2 min read
Meinklang
On the lowest land in Austria, the Michlits family runs Angus cattle, ancient grains, and vines together as one living Demeter farm spanning the Hungarian border.
Unified Ferments - natural wine producer profile | Primal Wine illustration
New york 2 min read
Unified Ferments
Brooklyn-based fermented tea studio making non-alcoholic, effervescent beverages from high-quality teas using the chemistry and craft of natural fermentation.
Winemaker Frédéric Cossard smiling among the vines in Burgundy
Burgundy 2 min read
Frédéric Cossard
A former Burgundy courtier turned all-natural vigneron, Frédéric Cossard built Domaine de Chassorney and a négociant house on horse-plowed, sulfur-free Burgundy.
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.
Winemaker Thierry Daulhiac standing among the vines and cover crop at Château Le Payral
Bergerac 2 min read
Château Le Payral
A Demeter-certified biodynamic family estate on the Dordogne hillsides of Saussignac, making pure-fruited Bergerac reds and whites.
Bichi natural wine producer in the vineyard, Tecate, Baja California, Mexico
Baja california 3 min read
Bichi
A family-run Baja California estate reviving century-old, own-rooted vines and heirloom grapes like Mision, making zero-makeup natural wines that put Mexico on the map.
Bruno and Théo Schloegel of Domaine Lissner in their Wolxheim vineyard
Alsace 3 min read
Lissner
Bruno and Théo Schloegel tend 10 hectares of Alsatian vines in Wolxheim — including Grand Cru Altenberg — using Fukuoka-inspired no-till farming and unhurried foudre aging that lets wild, living wines find their own way.
Beno Stewart and Monica Varriale of Catch & Release Wines in the vineyard
Natural wine 1 min read
Catch & Release
A Sonoma partnership between Monica Varriale and Beno Stewart making delicate, low-intervention California wines from organic and biodynamic fruit.
Winemaker Tiago Sampaio of Folias de Baco standing in his Douro vineyard
Douro 2 min read
Folias de Baco
From a high plateau above the Douro, Tiago Sampaio coaxes vivid, low-sulfur natural wines and pet-nats out of century-old field blends under the Uivo label.
Naranjuez - natural wine producer profile | Primal Wine illustration
Andalusia 2 min read
Naranjuez
In the mountain village of Marchal, Granada, garage winemaker Antonio Vilchez Valenzuela makes about 8,000 bottles per year from two hectares of organic vines at 900 metres — with absolutely nothing added in the cellar.