Natural Wine Producers

Jules Chauvet, The Godfather of Natural Wine, Primal Wine, Natural Wine Blog - primalwine.com
Guido Cattabianchi
In natural wine, few names carry as much weight as Jules Chauvet. Often referred to as the "godfather of natural wine," Chauvet's influence on modern winemaking practices, particularly in low-intervention and natural wines, cannot be overstated. This essay delves into...
Marcel Lapierre, Natural Wine Pioneer, Primal Wine, Natural Wine Blog - primalwine.com
Guido Cattabianchi
Marcel Lapierre is widely regarded as one of France's founders of the natural wine movement. Lapierre's approach to winemaking emphasized minimal intervention and natural methods, inspiring a new generation of winemakers to embrace natural techniques in their work. Born in...
Podere Pradarolo Tractor, Emilia-Romagna, Natural Wine - primalwine.com
Guido Cattabianchi
Podere Pradarolo is located in Varano de' Melegari in Emilia-Romagna, Northern Italy. The estate spans over 60 hectares, with only 5 hectares dedicated to vineyards.The journey of Podere Pradarolo began in 1989 when Alberto and Claudia Carretti transitioned from their...
Alessandro Viola in his vineyard, natural wine producer from Sicily, Primal Wine – primalwine.com
Guido Cattabianchi
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 organic farming and non-interventionist winemaking, creating wines that reflect the grapes' purity and the...
Cellar for natural wine at Azienda Agricola Imazio Colline Novaresi
Guido Cattabianchi
Azienda Agricola Imazio, deeply rooted in its historical connection to the land, has records tracing back to the 1700s, as evidenced by archival land registry documents. Azienda Agricola Imazio, a family-owned and operated estate is committed to producing organic wine, natural...
Cantina Giardino, Natural Winemaker from Irpinia, Campania, Southern Italy, Natural Wine, Primal Wine - primalwine.com
Giovanni Segni
Let’s start a bit philosophically with “what is natural wine for you?” This is going to sound a bit provocative but to me, natural wine doesn’t exist. The term “natural” is used to identify those wines made with a certain...
Sasa Radikon, Natural Wine Producer, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy - primalwine.com
Giovanni Segni
Nature vs nurture: which can be seen as predominant in natural wine and what could be said to be the main differences with conventional wine? Natural wine for me was born as a very noble idea, indicating all those wines...
Angiolino Maule natural winemaker at La Biancara in the vineyards, Primal Wine - primalwine.com
Giovanni Segni
Angiolino, a quick and dirty definition of natural wine? Natural wine is simply a wine that is produced without any additives both in the vineyard and in the cellar. It’s a product and child of the land, transformed by culture,...
San Fereolo Winery biodynamic winery making biodynamic wine in Piedmont
Sara Nässén
The wine business – like many other fields – is one in which women have been underrepresented for too long. In recent years, however, women have taken a more prominent presence in the wine world: as producers, sommeliers, and wine...
Frank Cornelissen,  Natural Winemaker on Mount Etna, Natural Wine, Primal Wine - primalwine.com
Giovanni Segni
What would you have thought if, about 20 years ago, someone told you that, in just about a decade, a previously unknown Belgian wine broker would become a veritable superstar in the global natural wine scene? Fast forward a few...
Podere Magia, Natural Winemaker from Emilia-Romagna, Natural Wine, Primal Wine - primalwine.com
Giovanni Segni
(photo credit: vinidivignaioli.fr) Podere Magia, which means “Estate of Magic”, is located in one of Italy’s true heartlands of authentic culinary and viticulture-winemaking traditions, Emilia-Romagna – to be precise the Western part of the region, called “Emilia”. Emilia-Romagna is not...
Distina Claudio Campaner, Natural Wine, Primal Wine - primalwine.com
Giovanni Segni
Distina is located in the “Colli Piacentini” hills of Western Emilia-Romagna near the picturesque burg of Castell’Arquato and is nestled between two verdant and rather Hobbit-esque valleys. The very same hills are also home to several other natural wine pioneers:...