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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Dieter Cronje winemaker of Riding Monkey inside a fermentation tank at Presqu'ile Winery in California
Producer profile 3 min read
Riding Monkey + Baire Wines
Riding Monkey + Baire Wines represents the crossover between Dieter Cronje's California natural wine project and Baire Wines, a Los Angeles-based importer founded by Basti and Claire, bringing Riding Monkey into their curated portfolio of organic and biodynamic European and California wines.
Kyle Knapp of Press Gang Cellars, Santa Barbara County winemaker
California 3 min read
Press Gang Cellars
Kyle and Savanna Knapp craft tiny-production, low-intervention wines from Santa Barbara County's best sites, with many bottlings limited to under 100 cases.
Dieter Cronje winemaker of Riding Monkey and Presqu'ile Winery inside a fermentation tank in California
Producer profile 3 min read
Riding Monkey
South African-born winemaker Dieter Cronje makes small-batch natural wines under his Riding Monkey label in Orcutt, California, sourcing from organically farmed vineyards in the cool Alisos Canyon and Santa Maria Valley with skin-contact and minimal-intervention techniques.
Lo-Fi Wines - natural wine producer profile | Primal Wine illustration
California 2 min read
Lo-Fi Wines
Mike Roth and Craig Winchester built Lo-Fi Wines in Santa Barbara County on a nothing-added, nothing-taken-away philosophy, making low-alcohol, Beaujolais- and Loire-inspired naturals from certified organic and biodynamic vineyards since 2012.