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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Ryan Stirm of Stirm Wine Co. smiling alongside a lineup of Stirm bottles in his Watsonville winery
California 3 min read
Stirm Wine Co.
Ryan Stirm farms dry and organic vineyards in California's Pajaro Valley, making white-wine-forward natural wines that champion Riesling, historic Cabernet Pfeffer, and forgotten coastal varieties with a farmer's patience and a surfer's ease.
Megan Bell, founder and winemaker of Margins, in her Santa Cruz tasting room
California 3 min read
Margins
Megan Bell founded Margins in 2016 to spotlight California's overlooked grape varieties and marginal wine regions, building one of the state's most distinctive low-intervention portfolios before closing in 2026.