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Read RAW WINE's exclusive winemaker interviews for insights into farming, producing and tasting natural wine.
Exploring Some of France’s Most Famous Appellations
Less well-known wine regions around the world have long been hotbeds for natural wine creation, as cheaper vineyard prices have meant that growers could set-up shop relatively easily and experiment without too much risk. But what people often forget is that great low-intervention wine also exists in some of the
An Interview with Viniculture's Holger Schwarz
Based in Berlin, Viniculture is a wine importer, wine shop and one of our RAW WINE Berlin partners. They list quite a few natural and low-intervention organic and biodynamic wines on their books so we put a few questions to its MD, Holger Schwarz, to learn a bit more about
Farmtastic Slovenia
Earlier this spring we took a few journalists and bloggers out to southern Slovenia so that they could meet our RAW WINE artisans and get a feel for the country, its landscapes, food, people and, of course, its darn good wine – as Ms Marmite Lover put it, “lush. Slovenia is
The Natural Wonders of Austria
Home of Rudolph Steiner, the father of biodynamics (well, he was born in what’s now Croatia but let’s not split hairs), and blessed with over two thousand years of winemaking history, one would think that Austria would be a haven for natural wines. Sadly, it isn’t, which
The Power of the Group
by Angiolino Maule, founder of VinNatur & owner-artisan of La Biancara At VinNatur, we’re all about supporting each other, sharing ideas and developing communal projects that mean that we, as small producers, can combine our efforts and turn dreams into reality. It is precisely the sharing of knowledge and
David Léclapart on his Champagne philosophy
RAW WINE’s Donald Edwards caught up with David Léclapart, the much sought after, cult Champagne producer, at the recent Terres et Vins de Champagne tasting. Here is a transcript of their conversation highlighting a few of David’s thoughts on producing great Champagne. RAW WINE – So David, can you
Erica’s Scandinavian Reports: Natural Scandinavia
Think Scandinavia and the first words to pop into your mind might be “natural, pure, clean.” Well, if you are British it might also be “blonde” and “naked” but we will ignore that for now. Scandinavia as a region is indeed those things, and the newest trend in haute cuisine
