Meet the winemaker: Testalonga

Meet the winemaker: Testalonga

Testalonga is a winery founded in 2008 by Craig and Carla Hawkins in the Swartland region of South Africa. They make single vineyard wines grown from granite, sandstone and clay soils and work organically and instinctively with as little intervention as possible. Their first vintage was a skin contact Chenin

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Meet the winemaker: Microbio

Meet the winemaker: Microbio

Microbio is a winery run by 5th generation winemaker Ismael Gozalo in Nieva, Segovia. His father was the first to bottle the wine in their cellar based just in front of Nieva's church, in a space previously used by local monks. They grow pre-phylloxera Verdejo vines along with

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Meet the winemaker: Le Raisin et l'Ange

Meet the winemaker: Le Raisin et l'Ange

Le Raisin et l’Ange is an organic winery founded by Gilles & Antonin Azzoni in the Rhône where they work with zero intervention and no additives, such as sulfur, yeast, filtration, etc. - "nothing but the grapes."   We had the opportunity to speak with Antonin about his

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Meet the winemaker: Lamiddia

Meet the winemaker: Lamiddia

Lamiddia is a project in Italy's Abruzzo founded by Davide Gentile and Marco Giuliani in 2010, when they made their first 1,000 bottles. They use a wide range of methods to encourage discovery in their winemaking, but one thing that remains is that they never remove or

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Meet the winemaker: La Perdida

Meet the winemaker: La Perdida

La Perdida is a project by Nacho Gonzalez in Spain's Galicia region, where he manages a number of vineyards that he inherited from his grandmother. In his work, he focuses on 'soil recovery' and old grape strains, cultivating approx. 4 hectares of vines with a majority

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Meet the winemaker: Gut Oggau

Meet the winemaker: Gut Oggau

Gut Oggau is a winery run by Stephanie and Eduard Tscheppe-Eselböck in Oggau, out of Austria's Burgenland. They founded the winery after taking over an established property in 2006, and now cultivate 26 hectares of vineyards using biodynamics. We had the chance to speak with Stephanie and Eduard

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Meet the winemaker: Dominio del Urogallo

Meet the winemaker: Dominio del Urogallo

Dominio del Urogallo is a small winery in Asturias, on Spain's northern coast. It's run by Francisco Asencio, who cultivates the vineyards on steep slopes, using biodynamic viticulture. Francisco also makes wine in Bierzo and the Sherry Triangle. We had the chance to speak with Francisco

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Meet the winemaker: Domaine Houillon

Meet the winemaker: Domaine Houillon

Domaine Houillon is an estate in the Côtes du Rhône run by Aurélien and Charlotte Houillon. They make wine using the late Jules Chauvet's winemaking approach - Chauvet, a wine négociant who worked at La Chapelle-de-Guinchay in the Beaujolais, has been coined the 'Godfather of natural wine&

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