Meet the winemaker: Vinca Minor
Vinca Minor is a Berkeley-based winery run by grower and maker Jason Charles, supported by his wife Emily Charles, who runs the programming and events, and their daughter Ava. They work with historic vineyards, with a particular focus on old vine Carignan. We had the chance to speak with Jason
Meet the winemaker: Scythian Wine Company
Scythian Wine Company is a project by sommelier turned winemaker Rajat Parr and philosophy professor turned winemaker Abe Schoener, who collaborate to make natural wines from organic, dry farmed 100+ year old vines from the Cucamonga Valley in southern California. We had the chance to speak with Rajat about Scythian&
Meet the winemaker: Old World Winery
Old World Winery is a small, family-owned winery and farm run by fourth-generation winemaker Darek Trowbridge. For 20 years, Darek has used organic and biodynamic methods to make dry farmed, hand picked wines, using techniques learned from his grandfather Lino Martinelli. We had the chance to speak with Darek about
RAW WINE Club - Tasting Notes - April 2024 Selection
Hello fellow wine explorers. I hope you are all happily ensconced in spring. I love this time of year as everything is bathed in the hope of heat and light and rebirth. Hello, hello, hello says the world, and we feel our spirits rise. So in keeping with the dynamism
RAW WINE Club - Tasting Notes (USA)
Welcome! Below are the links to the tasting notes, thoughts and recommendations for each of the Club's monthly selections (if you are not yet a member then join us! Check out our Club subscription pages for more information). The links below will remain in place for posterity so
Discover Japan’s natural wine pioneers
Ahead of RAW WINE’s first ever fair in Japan - RAW WINE Tokyo on 12th and 13th May 2024 - we had the opportunity to speak with winemakers Hirotake Ooka of La Grande Colline, Takahiko Soga of Domaine Takahiko and Yoshitada Katsuki of Katsuki Wines, as well as wine
Meet the winemaker: Disko
Disko is a project by Sean Hogan who makes easy drinking, low alcohol wines sourced from organically farmed grapes grown across Santa Barbara County, California. We spoke to Sean after including one of his wines in our selection for RAW WINE Club. We hope you enjoy reading our conversation. Can
Meet the winemaker: Costadilà
Costadilà is a small organic farm founded by Ernesto Cattel who sadly passed away in 2018, and is now run by Martina Celi and Alex della Vecchia. The estate sits on the hills north of Venice, where Prosecco di Conegliano e Valdobbiadene is historically produced. They ferment their wines in
