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.
Principiano
Ferdinando Principiano farms 21 hectares biodynamically in the Barolo zone, making zero-compromise Nebbiolo that combines ecological obsession with exceptional terroir at Boscareto and Ravera.
Vini Scirto
Former IT expert and language graduate who inherited century-old Etna vines and now make some of Sicily's most wild and unfiltered natural wines.
Castello di Tassarolo
A Gavi estate held by the Spinola family since the 14th century, where Massimiliana Spinola farms biodynamically with draft horses and made the first Gavi without added sulfur.
La Ghibellina
Alberto Ghibellini and Marina Galli founded La Ghibellina in 2000 on twenty organic hectares in Gavi, producing Cortese di Gavi DOCG wines that reflect the limestone clay soils of southern Piedmont.
Grifalco
On the volcanic slopes of Monte Vulture in Basilicata, the Piccin family makes only Aglianico, from organic vines up to 80 years old.
Grégory Guillaume
In the limestone hills of the Ardèche, Grégory Guillaume makes idealistic natural wines that work with the elements rather than against them.
Sommariva
Cinzia Sommariva grows 50 hectares of hand-harvested Glera on the UNESCO-listed hills of Conegliano Valdobbiadene, crafting Prosecco Superiore DOCG with a family-run commitment to quality and sustainability.
Pranzegg
Martin Gojer farms 3.5 hectares biodynamically on steep mountain slopes above Bolzano, producing some of Alto Adige's most expressive and uncompromising natural wines from Lagrein and Schiava.
Castelvecchio
A Karst estate above Sagrado with vines documented since 1750, where the Terraneo family farms organically and champions the indigenous Vitovska and Terrano.
George Descombes
Often called the unofficial fifth member of Beaujolais' Gang of Four, Georges Descombes makes pure, additive-free Gamay across five crus from old vines in Morgon.
Sylvain Bock
Sylvain Bock settled in the volcanic hills of the Ardèche in 2010 and has since built a reputation for zero-zero Syrah, Grenache, and Gamay made with deep respect for the land and none of the shortcuts. One of natural wine's quiet greats.
Domaine Mada
One of France's youngest natural vignerons, Edouard Adam farms a gifted Languedoc plot at Mas Cambounet with zero chemistry and a palindrome for a name.