"It's difficult to define natural wine because wine producers work very differently, but there is definitely a synergy and a like-mindedness that can be tasted in these wines. Twin sisters Francesca and Margherita Padovani are among the pioneers of biodynamic winegrowing in the Tuscan region of Montalcino, one of Italy’s most admired appellations. They have farmed their 4,2 hectares of vineyards in Poggio San Polino with the utmost care for the soil, the grape and the environ

"Just one grape," Vodopivec explains, "because that offers more than enough to study." Vodopivec grows wine on five hectares of Carso, a small area of ​​Friuli in northeastern Italy, on the border with Slovenia. He himself describes the area as "Harsh, unpleasant, difficult." The wind blows hard on this plateau that lies above the city of Trieste, and the mineral-rich and rocky soil contains layers of lime. Vodopivecs vineyard is 260 meters above sea level. When Paolo and his

“Nature should be observed, heard, [and] understood, not dominated.” This tiny estate is the classic Italian fattoria, producing wine, raising farm animals for trade and home consumption and working the land to produce olives, fruits and vegetables. To this day, the Bea family raises and produces much of what they consume on a daily basis. Paolo Bea, The senior member of the family, is the guiding force behind the production of this series of intense and idiosyncratic wines.