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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Marco de Bartoli tasting wine at his estate in Samperi, Marsala, Sicily
Grillo 3 min read
Marco de Bartoli
Marco de Bartoli abandoned a career as a professional racing driver to rescue Marsala from industrial decline, creating the unfortified Vecchio Samperi and restoring the ancient in perpetuum method to western Sicily.
Porta del Vento — natural wine producer
Catarratto 2 min read
Porta del Vento
Founded by Marco Sferlazzo in 2005, this high-altitude Camporeale estate champions old-vine alberello Catarratto and rare Perricone, farmed biodynamically.
Alessandro Viola, Sicilian Natural Wine Master — natural wine producer
Italy 8 min read
Alessandro Viola, Sicilian Natural Wine Master
Alessandro Viola is a prominent natural wine producer based in Alcamo, a picturesque area in northwestern Sicily. He has gained significant recognition for his commitment to…
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.
Bonavita — natural wine producer
Faro 2 min read
Bonavita
From 2.5 hectares of clay and limestone above the Strait of Messina, Giovanni Scarfone makes some of the most sought-after wine in Sicily's tiny Faro DOC.
Agricola Marino — natural wine producer
Italy 3 min read
Agricola Marino
A one-man farm in Sicily's far southeast where Salvatore Marino works a single hectare entirely by hand, guided by the lunar calendar and five generations of family tradition.
Nicola Oteri of Nuzzella harvesting white grapes in his Etna vineyard
Carricante 2 min read
Nuzzella
Nicola Oteri founded Nuzzella in 2014 on the northeast slope of Etna in Piedimonte Etneo, making organically farmed Nerello Mascalese and Carricante across 4 hectares at 500 meters elevation.
Ayunta — natural wine producer
Etna 2 min read
Ayunta
Told to save a dying vineyard, Filippo Mangione built an estate of ancient, ungrafted Etna vines and now bottles Nerello Mascalese in red, white, rose and fizz.