LES VIGNES DE BABASS
@lesvignesdebabass_agnes_seb @mallet_agnes_lesvignesdebabass
FRANCE, Loire
Babass was formerly part of Domaine des Griottes alongside Pat Desplats. Since 2011 Babass has made wine separately with his 4 hectares of old vine Cabernet Franc, Grolleau and Chenin Blanc on clay, schist and limestone soils. Now helped by his partner Anges their wines sum up natural wine for a lot of people – wild but pure and compellingly drinkable.
ABRACADABRA
@heyhannahfk
France, Auvergne
Dreams, like having a flat floor (a novelty) and a key (a first!) to a door no one else has the key to, come true. Grapes become wine. Those wines become actually drinkable. People come from really far to help. I haven’t yet officially given up! Magic, all of it. Hence the name change. ABRACADABRA.”
CANTINA GIARDINO
@cantinagiardino
Italy, Campania
Antonio and Daniela seek out old vineyards in Irpinia, high in the hills of Campania, championing and preserving the region’s native varieties, old vines and the old-fashioned way of tending them. They began in 2003 and in Italy they were amongst a handful of pioneers who paved the way for the making of wines with no additions, inspiring many to adopt an approach that produces wines with a true sense of place.
VINI DI FOGNANO
Italy, Emilia Romagna
Fognano is the name of the town where Paolo Foppiani's family has owned their farm for about 150 years. Vines have always been cultivated on the estate, following an ancient tradition in the valley, introduced by the monks of San Colombano, who colonized the valley starting in 614 AD.
Until 2016, they made wine only for family use, but since 2017, Paolo and his wife Giovanna have decided to vinify all their grapes using natural methods.
LA RURAL
@larural_
Spain, Catalonia
Xavi and Andreu fell in love with the vibrant natural wine scene in Catalunya and decided to make wines in the basement of the family home, leaving their careers in architecture and mechanics. From the beginning, the goal was to make fresh, light, natural wines without sulfur. LaRural honors their connection to the rural environment, and also their mother, who was the primary caretaker of the family’s vineyards.
