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.
Societa' Agricola il Sasso
Stefano Bellamoli farms 10 hectares of Corvina, Corvinone, and Rondinella on organic south-facing terraces in historic Valpolicella, making natural, wood-free wines that redefine what this region can express.
Novaia
Fourth-generation Vaona family estate in Marano di Valpolicella, organically certified since 2014, making Corvina-based Valpolicella, Ripasso, and Amarone with native yeasts and minimal sulfur at 250-400m elevation.
Monte Dall'Ora | Natural Wine from Valpolicella
It is sadly quite rare to find true natural wineries, real ambassadors of tradition and terroir, in Veneto’s famed Valpolicella area. Although blessed with a vibrant…
Brigaldara
On the foothills of Monte Masua, the Cesari family turns Corvina and Corvinone into Valpolicella and Amarone from a 120-hectare estate whose name dates to the twelfth century.
Giuseppe Quintarelli
Known as Bepi, the father of modern Amarone dried his grapes by three different methods and aged the wines a decade in Slavonian oak, setting Valpolicella's gold standard.