Meet the Community
Meet importer Mr Hisato Ota
Mr Hisato Ota is the founder of Vinaiota, a leading importer of natural wines into Japan. RAW WINE grabbed the chance to talk to this pioneer about his life story. Hisato Ota and winemaker Susanna RadikonTell me about your first experiences with natural wine? In 1995-96, when I first tasted
An introduction to the Slovakian natural wine scene
Ahead of our RAW WINE fairs this fall, we spoke to a number of Slovakian winemakers to find out about the country's natural wine scene, viticultural traditions, winemaking regions and grape varieties.
Meet natural sake maker Terada Honke
Terada Honke, the 24th generation to run his brewery, is one of the few natural sake makers in Japan. Our friend Christian Farci, a.k.a. Signor Sake and a Tokyo-based sake expert, met him to discuss the challenges of making sake in a natural style. Can you tell us
Meet importer Ms Yasuko Goda
Ms Yasuko Goda is co-owner of Racines, one of the leading importers of natural wines into Japan. She works closely with many leading natural winemakers - see the list here. We caught up with Ms Goda to hear her story .... Ms Goda in the Imerich vineyard in the West of
Meet winemaker Jason Ligas
Jason Ligas is a pioneering natural winemaker in Greece. He began working in the family vineyards Domaine Ligas with his father Thomas Ligas, alongside his sister Melia. Jason has since worked across Greece - including projects on Samos and Tinos - acting as a consultant and partner with other natural
RAW WINE Club - Tasting Notes - April 2022 Selection
Welcome! And thank you for joining us on this RAW WINE Club adventure. I have had a wonderful time putting together this first monthly selection for you and the result, I hope you'll find, is delicious and eclectic. There's a charming pet-nat from the Loire; an unusual salty white from
Meet winemaker Manel Aviñó from Clos Lentiscus
Manel Aviñó from Clos Lentiscus comes from a long lineage of winemakers in Catalonia. He grows around 22 hectares of vines at around 225m altitude in a national park four miles from the coast. His pet nats and other sparkling wines are made with local varieties such as Malvasia de
Meet winemakers Martina Celi and Alex della Vecchia from Costadilà
Costadilà was established by Ernesto Cattel, who sadly died in 2018. Today the winery in Veneto is run by Martina Celi and Alex della Vecchia. Costadilà is known for helping to revive the traditional methods for making prosecco before the widespread use modern technology such as sealed tanks for mass
