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Read RAW WINE's exclusive winemaker interviews for insights into farming, producing and tasting natural wine.
Meet the winemaker: Distillerie et Domaine Cazottes
Laurent Cazottes and Joanna Dubrawska run a distillery and winery in Southwest France's Midi-Pyrenées, which is home to over a thousand years of fruit and vine growing traditions. They make eau de vie, liqueurs and wine using organically grown fruits and sustainable vinification methods. We spoke to Joanna
Meet the winemaker: Cantina Giardino
Cantina Giardino is a winery run by Daniela De Gruttola and Antonio Di Gruttola in Irpinia, an appellation in the Campania region of southern Italy. They make wine from local grapes grown in historic vineyards, with low intervention in the cellar. We spoke to Cantina Giardino team member Sara Fant,
Meet the winemaker: Buona Notte
Buona Notte is a winery run by Graham Markel in the Columbia Gorge, between Oregon and Washington in the United States. Graham makes low intervention, unfined and unfiltered wines using Italian varietals. We spoke to Graham after including one of his wines in our selection for RAW WINE Club. We
Meet the winemaker: Bodega Murga
Bodega Murga is an estate in the historic Valley of Pisco, Peru, run by Pietra Possamai who makes wine, pisco and mistela. They work only with Peruvian criolla grapes, also know as pisco grapes, grown and produced without chemicals and with respect for tradition. We spoke to Pietra after including
Meet the winemaker: Bianka and Daniel Schmitt
Weingut Bianka and Daniel Schmitt is run by 2 winemakers from Flörsheim-Dalsheim in Germany's Rheinhessen. Bianka and Daniel founded the winery in 2012, and have been learning ever since. They work intuitively and creatively, and make wines with experience, love and humility. We spoke to Bianka after including
Meet the winemaker: Domaine Alice Beaufort
Domaine Alice Beaufort is a winery founded by Quentin Beaufort, named in dedication to his wife, Alice, and as a continuation of his family's work in making fine, natural wines. Quentin's father founded André and Jacques Beaufort (Jacques is his father), which has been producing organic
Meet the winemaker: Agricola La Mision
Agricola La Mision is a joint project by Elena Pantaleoni and Nicola Massa in Maule, Chile. They grow grapes from centenary plants to make wine using traditional local methods. We spoke to Elena Pantaleoni after including one of Agricola La Mision's wines in our selection for RAW WINE
Meet the winemaker: Viñedos Herrera Alvarado
Viñedos Herrera Alvarado is a winery in Chile's Marga Marga province in the region of Valparaíso, run by Carolina Alvarado and Arturo Herrera. They work 2 hectares of biodynamic grapes that haven't been irrigated for many years, is just 15km from the Pacific Ocean and surrounded