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Meet importer Mr Hisato Ota

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. Tell me about your first experiences with natural wine? In 1995-96, when I first tasted the wines of Radikon, Gravner

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An introduction to the Slovakian natural wine scene

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.

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Meet importer Ms Yasuko Goda

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 .... What are you first memories of natural wine? In 1988,

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Meet winemaker Jason Ligas

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

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Meet winemaker Manel Aviñó from Clos Lentiscus

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

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Meet winemakers Martina Celi and Alex della Vecchia from Costadilà

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

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Meet Winemaker Beka Gotsadze from Gotsa Wines

Meet Winemaker Beka Gotsadze from Gotsa Wines

Beka Gotsadze runs Gotsa Wines in Kiketi, 25 kilometers from the center of Tbilisi and 1300 meters above sea level. His first vintage was in 2010. "My great grandfather was a winemaker. I trained as an architect and had a big company up to the end of the 2010

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Meet Winemaker Zurab Mgvdliasvhili from Nikalas Marani winery

Meet Winemaker Zurab Mgvdliasvhili from Nikalas Marani winery

Zurab Mgvdliasvhili runs the Nikalas Marani winery in the Kakheti region of Georgia. The cellar was built by his great grandfather in 1928 - the winery is named in his honour. He makes natural wines using the quevri (kvevri) in traditional and more modern styles. "My winery name is

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