Thibault Ducroux is one of those winemakers who has been enticed by the vine from practically a toddler’s age: the son of a Beaujolais grower, he recalls how quickly he became passionate while learning the basics of the trade in his father’s cellar.

Located in Combe de Savoie, on the foothills of the Massif des Bauges, Domaine Vendange stretches over 10 organically farmed hectares, on south facing slopes of youthful glacial till / limestone scree.

Created in 2017, Benjamin Passot today owns more than 3.5 hectares of vines in 5 crus: Juliénas, Moulin à vent, Morgon, Chiroubles, Chenas.

Casal de Ventozela is located in the Vinho Verde Region, one of the largest and oldest wine regions in the world, and for almost 40 years it has been a family business.

Husband and wife team Edgard Carter and Karine Mollenhauer run their family winery in the Maule, making a few small-production wines from indigenous grapes. Their idea is to elevate the reputation of purity and authenticity of Chilean wine through organic farming, and minimal intervention in the cellar.

In 1996, winemaker Alvaro Espinoza and his family planted two acres of vines around their home in Maipo. In 2003, they planted their El Escorial estate in the rocky volcanic / basaltic soils of the Andean foothills with over 25 acres organic / biodynamic vines at 500m.

Originally from the Beaujolais village of Charnay, in the land of the Golden Stones, Maxime Barrot learned how to make natural wine in Chile.

The Hubert family own and farm two nearby vineyards, Château Peybonhomme-les-Tours in the Côtes de Blaye, and Château La Grolet to the south in the Côtes de Bourg. Both of these Right Bank Estates are farmed biodynamically.

The Vrignauds’ family, settled in the village of Fontenay-près-Chablis, have been vine growers for five generations.

Draga, which in the Slovenian language means “precious“, is located in the stunning area between the hills of San Floriano del Collio, north of Gorizia.

The estate is located at 740 feet in the small town of Sant Pere de Ribes near Sitges. To the northeast is the rugged land of the Garraf Mountains and to the south is the Mediterranean Sea.

Sam and Mandy Weaver founded Churton with organic roots more than 30 years ago, at a time when organic farming was basically unheard of in Marlborough.

One of the legendary winemakers of the world, Bruno Giacosa crafted the most prestigious single-vineyard Barolo and Barbaresco wines during a career that spanned nearly eight decades.

After a successful decade as winemaker at Niepoort, Luis Seabra decided to break out on his own, leaving his own name on the wines of Douro, and Vinho Verde

Domaine Chevalier originated in 1850 when it was created by Emile Dubois.

The Perlage story started in 1985, when the seven Nardi brothers, encouraged by their father Tiziano and mother Afra, decided to embark on a journey of discovery of converting the family’s vineyards to organic agriculture.

Vasco Croft took over his mother’s semi-abandoned 17th century family estate in 2003 in the Lima Valley in the north of Vinho Verde, and began conversion to biodynamics. He is regarded today as one of the pioneering biodynamic winters in Portugal.

Coming from a family of growers in Westhoffen, established in the 18th century, Etienne Loew started his winery in 1996. They are certified Organic and Biodynamic, producing only 3,500 cases a year.

A member of the eleventh generation of his family to work in wine, Erwin Tinhof studied viticulture and oenology at the University of Montpellier and trained at the great Mas de Daumas Gassac. He now has 14 hectares of vineyards in Eisenstadt, located in the north of Burgenland.

Domaine du Crêt de Bine is challenging the view that wins from southern Beaujolais cannot achieve the same intensity and complexity as their northern Cru kin.