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Editor's picks
Gut Oggau ★ 4.3
Oggau am Neusiedler See, Burgenland, Austria
Stephanie and Eduard, who took over the estate in 2007, farm biodynamically by hand and horse and bottle every cuvée under a hand-drawn...
Editor's pickJudith Beck ★ 4.2
Gols, Burgenland, Austria
Judith Beck farms her Gols vineyards organically (control number AT-BIO-402) with Steiner-inspired biodynamic methods, spontaneous...
Editor's pickWeingut Pittnauer ★ 4.1
Gols, Burgenland, Austria
Gerhard and Brigitte Pittnauer grew the estate from 3.8 hectares in 1992 into a family operation that treats organic farming as its...
Editor's pickWeingut Heinrich ★ 4.3
Gols, Burgenland, Austria
Gernot and Heike Heinrich have farmed biodynamically since the early 2000s under Demeter certification, releasing both serious Leithaberg...
Editor's pickWeingut Andreas Gsellmann ★ 4.0
Gols, Burgenland, Austria
Andreas Gsellmann is a founding Pannobile member whose single-vineyard Ried Goldberg Weissburgunder anchors the group's white Pannobile...
Editor's pickWeingut Gernot Leitner ★ 4.0
Gols, Burgenland, Austria
Gernot Leitner runs a broad range from everyday Heideboden bottlings to single-Ried Ungerberg and Altenberg reds, plus the estate's...
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Gut Oggau ★ 4.3
Oggau am Neusiedler See, Burgenland, Austria
Stephanie and Eduard, who took over the estate in 2007, farm biodynamically by hand and horse and bottle every cuvée under a hand-drawn...
Judith Beck ★ 4.2
Gols, Burgenland, Austria
Judith Beck farms her Gols vineyards organically (control number AT-BIO-402) with Steiner-inspired biodynamic methods, spontaneous...
Weingut Pittnauer ★ 4.1
Gols, Burgenland, Austria
Gerhard and Brigitte Pittnauer grew the estate from 3.8 hectares in 1992 into a family operation that treats organic farming as its...
Weingut Heinrich ★ 4.3
Gols, Burgenland, Austria
Gernot and Heike Heinrich have farmed biodynamically since the early 2000s under Demeter certification, releasing both serious Leithaberg...
Weingut Andreas Gsellmann ★ 4.0
Gols, Burgenland, Austria
Andreas Gsellmann is a founding Pannobile member whose single-vineyard Ried Goldberg Weissburgunder anchors the group's white Pannobile...
Weingut Gernot Leitner ★ 4.0
Gols, Burgenland, Austria
Gernot Leitner runs a broad range from everyday Heideboden bottlings to single-Ried Ungerberg and Altenberg reds, plus the estate's...
Weingut Lagler ★ 4.4
Joching, Wachau, Austria
Karl Lagler's small estate in Joching farms terraced plots with minimal intervention, producing Federspiel and Smaragd wines that locals...
Weingut Veyder-Malberg ★ 4.6
Spitz, Wachau, Austria
Peter Veyder-Malberg farms steep biodynamic terraced parcels above Spitz, producing micro-quantity wines that attract a devoted following...
Weingut Frischengruber ★ 4.3
Weissenkirchen, Wachau, Austria
A compact family estate in Weissenkirchen whose wines rarely travel beyond the Austrian domestic market.
Weingut Gritsch Mauritiushof ★ 4.3
Spitz, Wachau, Austria
The Gritsch family has farmed the Mauritiushof estate in Spitz for generations, with plots including sections of the celebrated...
Weingut Hugl-Wimmer-Czerny ★ 4.1
Spitz, Wachau, Austria
A small family estate in Spitz with plots on the steep terraced hillsides above the village.
Weingut Schmelz ★ 4.1
Joching, Wachau, Austria
The Schmelz family farm terraced plots above Joching on the south bank of the Danube and sell most of their wine direct to visitors and...
Stift Melk Weingut (Monastery Vineyard) ★ 4.2
Melk, Wachau, Austria
Stift Melk, the Benedictine monastery perched dramatically above the western gateway of the Wachau, maintains vineyard plots on the steep...
Weingut der Augustiner Chorherren Klosterneuburg (Wachau holdings) ★ 4.2
Klosterneuburg (with Wachau vineyard holdings), Wachau, Austria
The Augustinian Canons of Klosterneuburg Monastery hold historic vineyard plots in the Wachau and produce wine under the Chorherren label...
Domaine Mittnacht Freres ★ 4.5
Hunawihr, Alsace, France
A family biodynamic Hunawihr estate with Rosacker Grand Cru Riesling, far less hyped than the village's big names and the locals' value...
Domaine Achillee ★ 4.5
Scherwiller, Alsace, France
Scherwiller's biodynamic natural-leaning estate in a striking straw-bale cellar, run by the Dietrich brothers from 2014 onward.
Domaine Geschickt ★ 4.5
Ammerschwihr, Alsace, France
An Ammerschwihr biodynamic estate dating to 1576, run by Frederic Geschickt with serious skin-contact and zero-sulphur cuvees alongside...
Domaine Pfister ★ 4.4
Dahlenheim, Alsace, France
A 1780-founded northern Bas-Rhin estate at Dahlenheim, now led by Melanie Pfister with a precise Engelberg Grand Cru Riesling lineup.
Domaine Sylvie Spielmann ★ 4.4
Bergheim, Alsace, France
A Bergheim biodynamic-organic estate led by Sylvie Spielmann since 1988, with Altenberg de Bergheim and Kanzlerberg Grand Cru holdings.
Domaine Henry Fuchs ★ 4.3
Ribeauville, Alsace, France
A 1675-founded Ribeauville cellar on the town hall square, quietly bottling Kirchberg de Ribeauville Grand Cru Riesling and a dry...
Domaine Vincent Stoeffler ★ 4.4
Barr, Alsace, France
A Barr organic estate working the Kirchberg de Barr Grand Cru, including the rare Alsatian Pinot Noir admitted to Grand Cru in 2022.
Domaine Loberger ★ 4.2
Bergholtz, Alsace, France
A Bergholtz family estate in the southern Haut-Rhin, working the Spiegel Grand Cru beneath Guebwiller's four Grand Cru slopes.
Domaine Muller-Koeberle ★ 4.2
Saint-Hippolyte, Alsace, France
Saint-Hippolyte family estate working serious Pinot Noir on granite below the Haut-Koenigsbourg, a long way from the wine route's Riesling...
Domaine Meyer-Fonne ★ 4.5
Katzenthal, Alsace, France
A 1732-founded Katzenthal grower estate, with Kaefferkopf and Wineck-Schlossberg Grand Cru holdings, well-regarded among local somms.
Domaine Dirler-Cade ★ 4.6
Bergholtz, Alsace, France
Demeter biodynamic Bergholtz estate working all four Guebwiller Grands Crus, one of the rare houses to vertically taste the climats side by...
Domaine Barmes-Buecher ★ 4.6
Wettolsheim, Alsace, France
Wettolsheim Demeter biodynamic estate, early adopter of low-sulphur Alsace winemaking, with Hengst, Steingrubler and Pfersigberg Grand Cru...
Christian Ducroux ★ 4.6
Régnié, Beaujolais, France
Christian Ducroux in Régnié-Durette is a long-committed biodynamic producer, certified Demeter since the 1990s and farming without any...
Yvon Métras ★ 4.8
Fleurie, Beaujolais, France
Yvon Métras farms a small estate based in Vauxrenard near Fleurie, with very old Gamay vines including some planted in 1898 in the top...
Jean-Claude Lapalu ★ 4.6
Brouilly, Beaujolais, France
Jean-Claude Lapalu farms eleven hectares in the Brouilly Cru with biodynamic practices and makes zero-sulphur Gamay that has attracted...
Karim Vionnet ★ 4.5
Morgon, Beaujolais, France
Karim Vionnet is a younger-generation Beaujolais producer based at Le Clachet in Villié-Morgon, working roughly 8 hectares across plots in...
Domaine Georges Descombes ★ 4.7
Morgon, Beaujolais, France
Georges Descombes is a direct pupil of Jules Chauvet and the Gang of Four generation, and his Morgon and Beaujolais-Villages are produced...
Domaine du Vissoux Fleurie Poncie ★ 4.5
Fleurie, Beaujolais, France
Pierre-Marie Chermette's Fleurie Poncie from the east-facing Poncié lieu-dit is the prestige cuvee of the Vissoux range, a single-parcel...
Clos de la Roilette (Coudert) ★ 4.4
Fleurie, Beaujolais, France
Clos de la Roilette is a walled lieu-dit in Fleurie farmed by Alain Coudert, producing a distinctive style for the appellation.
Domaine de la Madone (Le Perréon) ★ 4.2
Beaujolais-Villages, Beaujolais, France
Domaine de la Madone in Le Perréon (Bererd brothers) farms 28 hectares of vineyards across two villages, Le Perréon and Vaux-en-Beaujolais.
Chateau Sociando-Mallet ★ 4.5
Haut-Medoc AOC, Bordeaux, France
Deliberately refused to enter the Cru Bourgeois classification; beloved by trade professionals as the Medoc's most underrated unclassified...
Chateau Roc de Cambes ★ 4.6
Cotes de Bourg AOC, Bordeaux, France
Created by Francois Mitjavile, the legendary maker of Le Tertre-Roteboeuf, as a project in the overlooked Cotes de Bourg appellation.
Chateau Moulin Pey-Labrie ★ 4.3
Canon-Fronsac AOC, Bordeaux, France
Canon-Fronsac is one of Bordeaux's most undervalued appellations and Moulin Pey-Labrie is its benchmark organic producer.
Vieux Chateau Certan ★ 4.8
Pomerol AOC, Bordeaux, France
The Thienpont family's 14-hectare Pomerol estate with an unusually high Cabernet Franc percentage (30%) gives VCC a more structured...
Chateau Lafleur ★ 4.9
Pomerol AOC, Bordeaux, France
Just 4.5 hectares with an unusual 50-50 Merlot-Cabernet Franc split that gives Lafleur a floral, graphite complexity absent in the...
Chateau Bauduc Les Trois Hectares ★ 4.2
Entre-Deux-Mers AOC, Bordeaux, France
English winemaker Gavin Quinney's Les Trois Hectares is the best Bordeaux blanc that most people will never hear of: 100% old-vine Semillon...
Chateau Figeac - The Equal-Thirds Right Bank Outlier ★ 4.8
Saint-Emilion Grand Cru AOC, Bordeaux, France
While the media focuses on Merlot-dominant Saint-Emilion, Figeac's unusual equal-thirds Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot blend on...
Chateau Leoville-Barton - Family-Owned Super-Second Value ★ 4.7
Saint-Julien AOC, Bordeaux, France
The Barton family has owned Leoville-Barton continuously since 1826 with no corporate parent and no price inflation beyond merit.
Domaine Sylvain Pataille ★ 4.6
Marsannay, Burgundy, France
Marsannay reference producer farming organically since 2008. Sylvain Pataille's single-parcel Aligote bottlings have made the overlooked...
Domaine Hubert Lamy ★ 4.7
Saint-Aubin, Burgundy, France
A 1640-founded Saint-Aubin estate run by Olivier Lamy, whose high-density whites from Premier Cru vineyards next to Puligny-Montrachet are...
Domaine Joblot ★ 4.5
Givry, Burgundy, France
The Givry estate, now led by Juliette Joblot, credited with reviving the Cote Chalonnaise village.
Domaine Francois Lumpp ★ 4.4
Givry, Burgundy, France
A Givry estate founded in 1991 by Francois Lumpp, making precise mineral whites and elegant reds that rank among the Cote Chalonnaise's...
Domaine Vincent Dureuil-Janthial ★ 4.6
Rully, Burgundy, France
Rully's reference domaine, run by Vincent and Celine Dureuil since 1994. Old-vine Chardonnay with Cote d'Or depth at Cote Chalonnaise...
Domaine du Comte Armand ★ 4.7
Pommard, Burgundy, France
Pommard estate and sole owner of the Clos des Epeneaux monopole since 1828, farming biodynamically.
Domaine A. et P. de Villaine ★ 4.6
Bouzeron, Burgundy, France
Aubert de Villaine's organic Bouzeron estate, where the co-director of Romanee-Conti makes the benchmark Aligote from the grape's own...
Domaine Trapet Pere et Fils ★ 4.7
Gevrey-Chambertin, Burgundy, France
Demeter-certified Gevrey-Chambertin estate making perfumed, transparent Pinot Noir from Grand Cru Chambertin down to value Marsannay.
Roses de Jeanne (Cedric Bouchard) ★ 4.8
Cote des Bar (Aube), Champagne, France
Cult Aube micro-domaine where Cedric Bouchard makes single-parcel, single-vintage cuvees at radically low yields.
Vouette et Sorbee ★ 4.7
Cote des Bar (Aube), Champagne, France
Demeter-certified Aube grower on Kimmeridgian chalk near the Burgundy border. Zero-dosage, low-intervention Champagnes of clarity and...
Champagne Pierre Paillard ★ 4.5
Bouzy Grand Cru (Montagne de Reims), Champagne, France
Family Grand Cru grower in Bouzy across eight generations, making precise, low-dosage Pinot-led Champagnes including two single-plot cuvees.
Champagne Bereche et Fils ★ 4.6
Ludes (Montagne de Reims), Champagne, France
Cult Montagne de Reims grower at Ludes making vinous, cork-aged parcel cuvees. A reference for the modern gastronomic grower style.
Champagne Marguet ★ 4.6
Ambonnay Grand Cru (Montagne de Reims), Champagne, France
Demeter-certified Grand Cru grower in Ambonnay using amphora and old oak. Biodynamic single-plot Champagnes of energy and precision.
Champagne Chartogne-Taillet ★ 4.5
Merfy (Massif de Saint-Thierry), Champagne, France
Family grower reviving the sandy Merfy terroir near Reims with single-vineyard cuvees of clarity and detail.
Champagne David Leclapart ★ 4.7
Trepail Premier Cru (Montagne de Reims), Champagne, France
Three-hectare organic and biodynamic Trepail grower making tiny quantities of zero-dosage, single-vintage Champagne.
Champagne Marie-Courtin ★ 4.6
Cote des Bar (Aube), Champagne, France
Single-hillside Aube grower farming biodynamically in Polisot, making zero-dosage, single-parcel cuvees of purity and restraint.
Clos du Gravillas (Saint-Jean-de-Minervois) ★ 4.7
Saint-Jean-de-Minervois, Minervois, Languedoc, France
Bojanowski-family micro-estate at Saint-Jean-de-Minervois working old-vine Carignan and Grenache on high-altitude limestone.
Domaine Saint-Sylvestre (Faugeres) ★ 4.7
Cabrerolles, Faugeres, Languedoc, France
Sophie and Vincent Guizard's Faugeres estate working schist-slope parcels at Cabrerolles; HVE-certified since 2022.
Domaine Borie La Vitarele (Saint-Chinian) ★ 4.6
Causses-et-Veyran, Saint-Chinian, Languedoc, France
Natural-wine Saint-Chinian estate at Causses-et-Veyran working schist, gres and limestone single-soil cuvees, founded in 1990 by Cathy...
Mas Coutelou (Puimisson) ★ 4.7
Puimisson, Herault, Languedoc, France
Cult Languedoc natural-wine estate working old-vine Aramon, Grenache and Syrah at Puimisson.
Le Temps des Cerises (Octon) ★ 4.6
Octon, Salagou, Languedoc, France
German-French natural-wine estate at Octon working volcanic-basalt parcels on the Lac du Salagou. Cult bottlings in the natural-wine market.
Mas Lou (Faugeres) ★ 4.6
Cabrerolles, Faugeres, Languedoc, France
Next-generation Faugeres estate at the Lentheric hamlet, working schist parcels biodynamically. Trained under Leon Barral.
Mas Cal Demoura (Jonquieres) ★ 4.7
Jonquieres, Terrasses du Larzac, Languedoc, France
Terrasses du Larzac quality reference at Jonquieres, working organic parcels on a mosaic of limestone, schist and basalt soils.
Domaine de Barroubio (Saint-Jean-de-Minervois) ★ 4.6
Saint-Jean-de-Minervois, Minervois, Languedoc, France
Multi-generation Muscat de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois estate at Barroubio, producing fortified Vin Doux Naturel sweet Muscat alongside...
Domaine des Huards (Cour-Cheverny) ★ 4.7
Cour-Cheverny AOC, Loire Valley, France
Demeter-certified Cour-Cheverny estate working Romorantin, the unique white grape of this tiny Loire AOC.
Francois Cazin (Le Petit Chambord) ★ 4.6
Cheverny / Cour-Cheverny AOC, Loire Valley, France
Family estate working old-vine Romorantin in Cour-Cheverny. Le Petit Chambord is the other essential Romorantin name alongside Domaine des...
Ferme de la Sansonniere (Marc Angeli) ★ 4.7
Coteaux du Layon / Bonnezeaux, Loire Valley, France
Marc Angeli's foundational Anjou natural-wine estate, working Chenin Blanc and Cabernet Franc in Bonnezeaux with no-sulphur cellar...
Olivier Cousin ★ 4.6
Anjou / Vin de France, Loire Valley, France
Anjou natural-wine pioneer working horse-ploughed Cabernet Franc and Chenin Blanc with no cellar additions.
Domaine Claude Lafond (Reuilly) ★ 4.5
Reuilly AOC, Loire Valley, France
Reuilly's modern reference estate, working Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris on Kimmeridgian limestone at a fraction of Sancerre...
Domaine du Moulin (Coteaux du Vendomois) ★ 4.5
Coteaux du Vendomois AOC, Loire Valley, France
Norguet family estate in Coteaux du Vendomois working the rare, peppery Pineau d'Aunis grape.
Antoine Sanzay ★ 4.6
Saumur-Champigny AOC, Loire Valley, France
Cult Saumur-Champigny grower working old-vine Cabernet Franc and biodynamic Chenin Blanc. Allocations move through Becky Wasserman in the...
Domaine Bonnet-Huteau ★ 4.6
Muscadet Sevre et Maine / Le Pallet, Loire Valley, France
Organic and biodynamic Muscadet estate from La Chapelle-Heulin. The Cru Communaux Le Pallet bottling is a benchmark for gneiss-soil Melon...
Domaine de Trevallon ★ 4.8
Alpilles (Les Baux-de-Provence), Provence, France
An Alpilles estate planted by Eloi Durrbach in 1973 on Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah. Bottled as IGP Alpilles because the Les Baux AOC...
Chateau Romanin ★ 4.5
Alpilles (Les Baux-de-Provence), Provence, France
A 250-hectare Les Baux estate with 58 hectares of biodynamic vines at the foot of a Templar ruin near Saint-Remy.
Domaine Hauvette ★ 4.7
Alpilles (Les Baux-de-Provence), Provence, France
A small Alpilles biodynamic estate run by Dominique Hauvette since 1988, working native-yeast ferments and long aging in foudre.
Mas de Gourgonnier ★ 4.4
Alpilles (Les Baux-de-Provence), Provence, France
A Cartier-family Les Baux estate at Mouries, organic since the mid-1970s and one of the appellation's quietest reference producers.
Domaine de Triennes ★ 4.5
Provence Verte (Coteaux Varois country), Provence, France
A 1990 Burgundian-led estate in the Provence Verte, the collaboration of Aubert de Villaine (Romanee-Conti) and Jacques Seysses (Dujac).
Chateau de Pibarnon ★ 4.7
Bandol, Provence, France
An upper-slope Bandol estate at 300 m altitude on La Cadiere d'Azur. Saint Victor family-owned since 1977, making a Mourvedre-led red with...
Chateau Gassier ★ 4.4
Cotes de Provence Sainte-Victoire (Aix), Provence, France
A six-generation family estate at the foot of Mont Sainte-Victoire, in the Cotes de Provence Sainte-Victoire sub-appellation.
Domaine Saint Andre de Figuiere ★ 4.4
Cotes de Provence La Londe, Provence, France
A certified-organic Combard-family estate at La Londe-les-Maures in the coastal eastern Cotes de Provence sub-appellation.
Domaine Romaneaux-Destezet ★ 4.8
Saint-Joseph AOC / Vin de France (Ardeche), Rhone Valley, France
Herve Souhaut's micro-domaine in the Ardeche produces low-intervention Syrah from ancient Serine vines and Viognier on steep granite...
Domaine Eric Texier ★ 4.7
Cotes du Rhone / Breze, Rhone Valley, France
Eric Texier makes mineral, low-intervention northern Rhone whites and reds from obscure Ardeche parcels.
Domaine Gramenon ★ 4.8
Cotes du Rhone Villages / Drome provencale, Rhone Valley, France
Maxime Laurent continues her parents' legacy at Gramenon: biodynamically-farmed old-vine Grenache in the Drome that has influenced a...
Domaine du Tunnel (Stephane Robert) ★ 4.7
Saint-Peray AOC and Cornas AOC, Rhone Valley, France
Stephane Robert's tiny domaine produces the finest Saint-Peray sparkling Marsanne and a remarkable Cornas from certified-organic vines.
Domaine de Marcoux ★ 4.8
Chateauneuf-du-Pape AOC, Rhone Valley, France
Sophie and Catherine Armenier run one of Chateauneuf-du-Pape's most admired biodynamic estates; their Vieilles Vignes Grenache is a...
Domaine Pierre Gonon ★ 4.9
Saint-Joseph AOC, Rhone Valley, France
Pierre and Jean Gonon's family estate in Mauves makes organic-farmed Saint-Joseph rouge from old Syrah on granite-schist plus...
Domaine La Janasse ★ 4.8
Chateauneuf-du-Pape AOC, Rhone Valley, France
Aimé and Christophe Sabon's organically-farmed Chateauneuf-du-Pape estate is beloved by local sommeliers for quality that outpunches its...
Domaine Santa Duc ★ 4.7
Gigondas AOC, Rhone Valley, France
Yves Gras's organic-tending Gigondas estate produces benchmark structured reds from the limestone terraces below the Dentelles, a...
Weingut Immich-Batterieberg ★ 4.6
Enkirch, Mosel, Germany
Ancient Enkirch estate revived since 2009 by Gernot Kollmann, making dry old-vine slate Riesling that has become a cult reference for...
Weingut Vollenweider ★ 4.6
Traben-Trarbach (Wolf), Mosel, Germany
Tiny Traben-Trarbach estate founded in 2000, working the steep Wolfer Goldgrube slate to make precise, elegant Riesling that punches far...
Weingut Melsheimer ★ 4.5
Reil, Mosel, Germany
Demeter-certified Reil estate farming steep Mullay-Hofberg slate by hand, making pure biodynamic Riesling that spans classic and natural...
Weingut Weiser-Kuenstler ★ 4.5
Traben-Trarbach (Trarbach), Mosel, Germany
Small Traben-Trarbach estate making hand-farmed, organic-certified slate Riesling of great clarity from the Schlossberg and Ellergrub, an...
Weingut Clemens Busch ★ 4.7
Puenderich (Marienburg), Mosel, Germany
Biodynamic VDP estate in Puenderich bottling the steep Marienburg slope by slate colour, a benchmark for dry, age-worthy organic Mosel...
Weingut Maximin Gruenhaus ★ 4.7
Mertesdorf (Ruwer), Mosel, Germany
Historic monopole estate in the Ruwer, in von Schubert hands since 1882, making cool, ageless Riesling from the Abtsberg, Herrenberg and...
Weingut Heymann-Loewenstein ★ 4.6
Winningen (Terrassenmosel), Mosel, Germany
Terrassenmosel pioneer near Winningen making powerful, mineral dry Riesling from sheer rock terraces, the great and most overlooked estate...
Weingut Stein ★ 4.4
Bullay and St. Aldegund, Mosel, Germany
Ulli Stein's maverick Bullay estate farms steep slate ecologically, making dry, zippy Riesling and rare old-vine Elbling, a natural-leaning...
Weingut Theo Minges ★ 4.3
Flemlingen (Suedliche Weinstrasse), Pfalz, Germany
Suedliche Weinstrasse family estate at Flemlingen, working precise dry Rieslings and Spaetburgunder from southern Pfalz villages including...
Weingut Muenzberg ★ 4.3
Godramstein (Landau, Suedliche Weinstrasse), Pfalz, Germany
Single-hillside Suedliche Weinstrasse family estate above Godramstein, working the Muenzberg Schlangenpfiff and Rosenkranz for dry...
Weingut Schwedhelm ★ 4.3
Zellertal-Zell (northern Pfalz), Pfalz, Germany
Northern Pfalz family estate at Zellertal-Zell, with limestone Schwarzer Herrgott Riesling and Spaetburgunder under Stephan and Georg...
Weingut Karl Schaefer ★ 4.2
Bad Duerkheim, Pfalz, Germany
Bad Duerkheim VDP family estate working historic Michelsberg, Spielberg and Fronhof sites for classical Mittelhaardt dry Riesling at...
Weingut Dr. Wehrheim ★ 4.4
Birkweiler (Suedliche Weinstrasse), Pfalz, Germany
Birkweiler family estate working the red-slate Kastanienbusch in the Suedliche Weinstrasse, with precise dry Riesling, Weissburgunder and...
Weingut Bernhart ★ 4.3
Schweigen-Rechtenbach, Pfalz, Germany
Small Schweigen-Rechtenbach family estate alongside Friedrich Becker, working cross-border Sonnenberg parcels for dry Spaetburgunder, Pinot...
Weingut Acham-Magin ★ 4.3
Forst an der Weinstrasse, Pfalz, Germany
Small Forster VDP family estate run by Bettina Sauer, working basalt-soil parcels in Pechstein, Jesuitengarten, Ungeheuer and Kirchenstueck...
Weingut Eugen Mueller ★ 4.2
Forst an der Weinstrasse, Pfalz, Germany
Forster family estate working historic basalt-soil sites including Pechstein, Jesuitengarten, Ungeheuer and Kirchenstueck for classical dry...
Weingut Juelg ★ 4.3
Schweigen-Rechtenbach, Pfalz, Germany
Schweigen-Rechtenbach VDP family estate alongside Friedrich Becker, working cross-border Sonnenberg parcels for dry Spaetburgunder, Pinot...
Weingut Koehler-Ruprecht ★ 4.5
Kallstadt (northern Mittelhaardt), Pfalz, Germany
Kallstadt family estate outside the VDP, working the limestone Saumagen for hands-off oxidative dry Riesling and a rare 100 percent...
Weingut Pfeffingen ★ 4.4
Pfeffingen (Bad Duerkheim), Pfalz, Germany
Small VDP family estate at Pfeffingen on the edge of Bad Duerkheim, with a German-benchmark dry Scheurebe alongside dry Riesling from the...
Weingut Rings ★ 4.4
Freinsheim (northern Pfalz), Pfalz, Germany
Freinsheim VDP family estate run by the Rings brothers, with dry Riesling and a serious Spaetburgunder programme from the warmer northern...
Weingut Eva Fricke ★ 4.6
Eltville (with vineyards in Lorch), Rheingau, Germany
Eltville-based estate founded in 2006, working certified-organic, steep-slate Riesling from the Lorcher Krone and Schlossberg at the...
Weingut Joachim Flick ★ 4.4
Floersheim-Wicker (eastern Rheingau), Rheingau, Germany
Floersheim-Wicker family estate on the eastern Rheingau, working the historic Wickerer Stein and neighbouring sites for dry Riesling and...
Weingut Jakob Jung ★ 4.3
Erbach (Eltville), Rheingau, Germany
Small Erbach family estate working historic Marcobrunn and Steinmorgen parcels, with classical dry Rieslings and Spaetburgunder at insider...
Weingut Baron Knyphausen ★ 4.4
Erbach (Eltville), Rheingau, Germany
Erbach VDP estate working organic-certified Marcobrunn and Kiedrich parcels, with classical dry Riesling and Spaetburgunder away from the...
Weingut Balthasar Ress ★ 4.4
Hattenheim (Eltville), Rheingau, Germany
Hattenheim VDP family estate working the village classic sites including Nussbrunnen and Wisselbrunnen for modern dry Riesling and...
Weingut Domdechant Werner ★ 4.4
Hochheim am Main, Rheingau, Germany
Hochheim VDP family estate working the village's Domdechaney, Kirchenstueck and Stein sites, with classical dry Rieslings of warmer...
Weingut August Eser ★ 4.3
Oestrich-Winkel, Rheingau, Germany
Oestrich-Winkel VDP family estate working the Doosberg, Lenchen and Klosterberg, certified organic and quietly modernised by Joachim Eser.
Weingut Prinz ★ 4.3
Hallgarten (Oestrich-Winkel), Rheingau, Germany
Hallgarten VDP estate certified-organic, working the cooler-altitude Hendelberg, Jungfer and Schoenhell for sharply savoury dry Riesling.
Weingut Georg Mueller Stiftung ★ 4.3
Hattenheim (Eltville), Rheingau, Germany
Hattenheim VDP estate combining Marcobrunn and Wisselbrunnen dry Riesling with a contemporary art cellar inside the working winery.
Weingut August Kesseler ★ 4.5
Assmannshausen (Ruedesheim), Rheingau, Germany
Assmannshausen VDP estate specialising in dry Spaetburgunder from the red-slate Hoellenberg, with polished, age-worthy Pinot Noir alongside...
Weingut Chat Sauvage ★ 4.4
Johannisberg (Geisenheim), Rheingau, Germany
Johannisberg estate focused on dry Spaetburgunder and Chardonnay from Lorch and Assmannshausen sites, a rare Rheingau Pinot-and-Chardonnay...
Weingut Weedenborn ★ 4.3
Monzernheim (Wonnegau), Rheinhessen, Germany
Monzernheim Wonnegau family estate run by Gesine Roll, with several varietal-specific Sauvignon Blanc cuvees alongside dry Riesling...
Weingut Zang ★ 4.0
Westhofen (Wonnegau), Rheinhessen, Germany
Quiet Westhofen Wonnegau family estate alongside Wittmann and Groebe, with calcareous loess parcels for dry Riesling and Silvaner at...
Weingut Spiess ★ 4.0
Bechtheim (Wonnegau), Rheinhessen, Germany
Bechtheim Wonnegau family estate near Floersheim-Dalsheim and Westhofen, 43 hectares of south-facing parcels with dry Riesling, Burgunder...
Weingut Becker-Landgraf ★ 4.1
Gau-Odernheim (Wonnegau-Alzey), Rheinhessen, Germany
Gau-Odernheim family estate between Alzey and the Wonnegau, with dry Riesling, Spaetburgunder and Burgunder from calcareous Rheinhessen...
Weingut Gres ★ 4.0
Appenheim (Bingen Bereich), Rheinhessen, Germany
Small Appenheim Bingen-Bereich family estate alongside Knewitz and Bischel, with dry Riesling and Burgunder from calcareous Kalkmergel...
Weingut Goehring ★ 4.0
Alsheim (Rheinterrasse), Rheinhessen, Germany
Alsheim Rheinterrasse family estate between the Roter Hang and the Wonnegau, with dry Riesling and Silvaner from calcareous loess slopes...
Weingut Meiser ★ 4.2
Gau-Koengernheim (Wonnegau-Alzey), Rheinhessen, Germany
1696-founded Gau-Koengernheim family estate between Alzey and the Wonnegau, with dry Riesling and Silvaner from calcareous slopes plus a...
Anhydrous Winery ★ 4.4
Megalochori, Santorini, Greece
Anhydrous Winery is a low-intervention producer near Megalochori farming Santorini Assyrtiko and Mavrotragano with a minimal-additives...
Canava Roussos ★ 4.3
Mesa Gonia, Santorini, Greece
Canava Roussos at Mesa Gonia has been operating continuously since 1836. The traditional canava (cellar) structure and the family's...
Antoniou Winery (Volcan Wines) ★ 4.3
Megalochori, Santorini, Greece
Antoniou Winery in Megalochori operates from one of the historic cave canava cellars dating to the 19th century, with a small modern...
Art Space Winery ★ 4.2
Exo Gonia, Santorini, Greece
Art Space at Exo Gonia combines a working winery with a contemporary art gallery in the structure of a 19th-century canava.
Gavalas Winery ★ 4.2
Megalochori, Santorini, Greece
Gavalas Winery in Megalochori is a small family producer working with Assyrtiko and rare Aidani-led whites alongside Mavrotragano reds.
Domaine Sigalas Baxedes Library Tasting ★ 4.5
Oia (Baxedes), Santorini, Greece
Behind the popular Domaine Sigalas cellar door at Baxedes, the estate occasionally offers small-group library tastings of aged Assyrtiko...
Vassaltis Vineyards Single-Parcel Cuvees ★ 4.3
Vourvoulos, Santorini, Greece
Vassaltis Vineyards has released a series of single-parcel Assyrtiko bottlings since the late 2010s that are less widely seen than the...
Venetsanos Winery Heritage Cellar Tasting ★ 4.4
Megalochori cliff, Santorini, Greece
The restored 1947 cliffside Venetsanos Winery sits on the caldera edge above the Athinios ferry harbour and operates as a tasting...
Estate Argyros Monosirto Old-Vine Tasting ★ 4.5
Episkopi Gonia, Santorini, Greece
Estate Argyros holds significant concentrations of vines over 100 years old and occasionally offers small-group tastings of the Monosirto...
Domaine Sigalas Mavrotragano ★ 4.5
Oia (Baxedes), Santorini, Greece
The Sigalas Mavrotragano is a small-production red from the estate's holdings of the recovered native variety and provides the most...
Almagyar Erseki Szolobirtok ★ 4.5
Almagyar, Eger, Hungary
Almagyar was established in 2009 to rescue a century-old vineyard section on Eger's Almagyar hill that was threatened with removal.
Gal Tibor and the Fuzio cellar tunnels ★ 4.6
Eger town centre, Eger, Hungary
Gal Tibor's cellar in central Eger runs 200 to 300 years deep into rhyolite tuff, part of the roughly 140 kilometres of tunnels...
Kovacs Nimrod Winery ★ 4.3
Eger wine region, Eger, Hungary
Kovacs Nimrod describes itself as an environmentally conscious producer and holds a share of the Nagyhegy single-vineyard site alongside...
Rege Birtok ★ 4.2
Nagykoporos, Eger, Hungary
Rege Birtok sits away from the main Szepasszony-volgy cellar street on the Nagykoporos road, farming an unusually broad varietal range for...
St. Andrea, Egerszalok ★ 4.4
Egerszalok, Eger, Hungary
St. Andrea's home cellar sits in Egerszalok rather than inside Eger's own Szepasszony-volgy tourist circuit, a village better known...
Thummerer, Noszvaj ★ 4.2
Noszvaj, Eger, Hungary
Thummerer's estate sits in Noszvaj, a baroque village a short drive from Eger's town centre rather than inside the Szepasszony-volgy...
Bott Pince ★ 4.7
Mád, Tokaj, Hungary
Bott Pince in Mád is Tokaj's natural wine reference point, producing unfiltered, low-sulfite Furmint and Aszú from organically farmed...
Pendits ★ 4.7
Mád, Tokaj, Hungary
Pendits is one of the few female-led estates in the Tokaj wine region. Mara Berry farms biodynamically and produces low-intervention...
Demeter Zoltán Winery ★ 4.6
Mád, Tokaj, Hungary
Zoltán Demeter is a boutique producer in Mád working with low-intervention methods and organically farmed parcels in the village's top...
Gizella Pince ★ 4.4
Tolcsva, Tokaj, Hungary
Gizella Pince is a small family estate at Tolcsva, one of the lesser-visited villages in the eastern Hegyalja.
Barta Pince ★ 4.5
Mád, Tokaj, Hungary
Barta Pince is a small, family-run estate in Mád whose single-vineyard dry Furmints from the Öreg Király and Vén Király plots are regarded...
Rákóczi Cellar, Sárospatak ★ 4.5
Sárospatak, Tokaj, Hungary
The historic Rákóczi Cellar beneath the castle in Sárospatak is a heritage cellar, deeply connected to the 17th-century wine trade that...
Szepsy István Winery ★ 4.9
Mád, Tokaj, Hungary
István Szepsy's estate at Mád is the originating point of the dry Furmint revolution in Tokaj.
Tokaj Kereskedőház (Tokaj Trade House) ★ 4.2
Tokaj town, Tokaj, Hungary
The Tokaj Trade House is the state-affiliated producer and merchant in Tokaj town, operating the historic Rákóczi Cellar beneath the town...
Koefererhof (Weingut Koefererhof, Kerschbaumer Family) ★ 4.8
Eisacktal / Valle Isarco DOC, near Neustift Abbey, Alto Adige, Italy
Small Eisacktal estate worked by Guenther Kerschbaumer and Gaby Tauber, 5 hectares at 700-800 m above Neustift Abbey, mineral-driven...
Kuenhof (Peter and Brigitte Pliger) ★ 4.9
Eisacktal / Valle Isarco DOC, south of Brixen, Alto Adige, Italy
Pliger family farmstead at Brixen, 12th-century origins; organic and biodynamic Sylvaner, Riesling and Gruener Veltliner from the steep...
Strasserhof (Hannes Baumgartner) ★ 4.7
Eisacktal / Valle Isarco DOC, Vahrn-Neustift, Alto Adige, Italy
Vahrn-Neustift estate at 650-750 m altitude, first mentioned 1100 AD. Hannes Baumgartner's 5-hectare project, around 45,000 bottles...
Tenute Loacker Schwarhof ★ 4.8
Santa Maddalena (St Magdalena) DOC, Bolzano, Alto Adige, Italy
Biodynamic St Magdalena estate above Bolzano, Schwarhof farmhouse from 1334, biodynamic since 1979.
Weingut Pranzegg (Martin Gojer) ★ 4.7
Monte Colle / Kampenn, west of Bolzano, Alto Adige, Italy
Martin Gojer's natural-wine project west of Bolzano, biodynamic since 2009, 3.5 ha at 400 m.
Weingut Garlider (Christian Kerschbaumer) ★ 4.7
Eisacktal / Valle Isarco DOC, Feldthurns, Alto Adige, Italy
Feldthurns organic estate above Klausen, certified organic since 2009. Christian Kerschbaumer's Gruener Veltliner is a leading Eisacktal...
Weingut Ignaz Niedrist ★ 4.7
Cornaiano (Girlan), Oltradige zone, Alto Adige, Italy
Cornaiano family estate, 11 hectares across three Oltradige sites. Pinot Nero specialist with single-vineyard Pinot Bianco.
Bio-Weingut Lieselehof (Werner Morandell) ★ 4.6
Caldaro / Kaltern, Lago di Caldaro shore, Alto Adige, Italy
Caldaro organic estate, certified-organic since 1993. Werner Morandell is a fungus-resistant variety pioneer.
La Fiòca ★ 4.4
Corte Franca, Franciacorta, Italy
Five-hectare crescent-shaped vineyard at Nigoline Bonomelli (Corte Franca) producing small-volume organic Brut, Satèn, Rosé and Pas Dosé...
Abrami Elisabetta ★ 4.4
Provaglio d'Iseo, Franciacorta, Italy
Organic-certified small cellar at Provaglio d'Iseo focused on Pinot Nero with soil-type-matched plantings; 50,000 bottles a year.
Derbusco Cives ★ 4.2
Erbusco, Franciacorta, Italy
12.5-hectare Erbusco cellar with a cork-lined production room and a panoramic vineyard-overlook terrace; around 70,000 bottles a year...
Le Cantorìe ★ 4.3
Passirano, Franciacorta, Italy
12-hectare hillside cellar at Gussago with steep limestone-clay terraces; around 75,000 bottles a year across 8 labels with a mineral house...
Bredasole ★ 4.2
Capriolo, Franciacorta, Italy
Organic 12-hectare cellar at the Lake Iseo southern tip, producing Franciacorta DOCG, Curtefranca DOC still wines and on-site honey; 90,000...
Biondelli (Villa Biondelli) ★ 4.3
Cazzago San Martino, Franciacorta, Italy
10-hectare organic cellar below Bornato Castle producing dosage-free Franciacorta DOCG, with an on-site 11-room luxury B&B.
1701 Franciacorta ★ 4.4
Cazzago San Martino, Franciacorta, Italy
Biodynamic-in-practice cellar at Cazzago San Martino producing organic Brut Nature Franciacorta DOCG with weekday-only visit hours.
Santus ★ 4.3
Passirano, Franciacorta, Italy
10-hectare organic Passirano cellar bottling only vintage Millesimato wines (no NV); 50,000 bottles a year.
Mirabella ★ 4.4
Passirano, Franciacorta, Italy
45-hectare organic Saiano cellar with one of the appellation's larger Pinot Bianco footprints; 350,000 bottles a year across 9 labels.
Vodopivec ★ 4.7
Sgonico, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
Six-hectare Carso cellar at Sgonico fermenting monovarietal Vitovska in buried qvevri amphorae; tiny production and small-group cellar door.
Skerk ★ 4.6
Sgonico, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
Seven-hectare Carso cellar at Sgonico with a limestone-carved underground tasting room and extended-skin-contact Vitovska, Malvasia and...
Zidarich ★ 4.6
Sgonico, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
Seven-floor limestone-carved Carso cellar at Sgonico producing extended-skin-contact Vitovska, Malvasia blends and Terrano on tight...
Damijan Podversic ★ 4.7
Oslavia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
Twelve-hectare Oslavia orange-wine cellar above Gorizia, extended-skin-contact Ribolla, Friulano, Chardonnay and a Merlot-Cabernet red.
Dario Coos ★ 4.4
Nimis, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
Small specialist Ramandolo and Picolit DOCG cellar in the Nimis foothills above Tarcento, with tight production and a Pre-Alpine...
Ronchi di Cialla ★ 4.6
Prepotto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
Prepotto cellar that rescued Schioppettino from near-extinction in 1976 and 1977; the canonical Schioppettino di Prepotto reference and...
Miani ★ 4.8
Buttrio, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
Cult Colli Orientali cellar at Buttrio under Enzo Pontoni; tiny production of single-plot Friulano, Sauvignon, Refosco and Merlot.
Bressan Mastri Vinai ★ 4.6
Mariano del Friuli, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
Historic family cellar at Farra d'Isonzo (winemaking documented since 1726) with extended-elevage indigenous reds: Schioppettino, Pignolo...
La Castellada ★ 4.6
Oslavia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
Eight-hectare Oslavia cellar in the centre of the orange-wine hamlet; the Bianco della Castellada is a five-grape extended-skin-contact...
Cascina delle Rose ★ 4.6
Barbaresco, Piedmont, Italy
Five-and-a-half hectares on the Tre Stelle cru of Barbaresco, farmed organically by the Sobrino brothers.
Trediberri ★ 4.5
Barolo (La Morra), Piedmont, Italy
Young La Morra estate founded in 2007 by the Oberto family, farming organically at Torriglione.
Brovia ★ 4.6
Barolo (Castiglione Falletto), Piedmont, Italy
Traditionalist Castiglione Falletto estate founded in 1863, farming organically uncertified.
Cavallotto Tenuta Bricco Boschis ★ 4.5
Barolo (Castiglione Falletto), Piedmont, Italy
Castiglione Falletto estate farming a 25-hectare single block at Bricco Boschis organically since the 1970s.
Comm. G.B. Burlotto ★ 4.7
Barolo (Verduno), Piedmont, Italy
Historic Verduno estate founded around 1850, famous for foot-trodden Barolo Monvigliero and the rare peppery Verduno Pelaverga grown almost...
Ferdinando Principiano ★ 4.4
Barolo (Monforte d'Alba), Piedmont, Italy
Respected Monforte natural grower farming organically and biodynamically (uncertified) since 2004.
Cascina Tavijn ★ 4.3
Monferrato (Asti), Piedmont, Italy
Fourth-generation Scurzolengo estate making native-yeast, nothing-added natural wine. A rare champion of old-vine Grignolino and the...
Crissante Alessandria ★ 4.2
Barolo (La Morra), Piedmont, Italy
Small La Morra family estate at Santa Maria with own-rooted Galina vines from 1922. Traditional, affordable Barolo and a house-made Barolo...
Frank Cornelissen ★ 4.9
Solicchiata, Etna DOC, Sicily, Italy
Belgian-born Frank Cornelissen makes radical no-added-sulfur Nerello Mascalese from pre-phylloxera alberello vines in the Solicchiata and...
Calabretta ★ 4.7
Calderara, Etna DOC, Sicily, Italy
Century-old family estate in the Calderara contrada, making organic, minimal-intervention Etna Rosso from pre-phylloxera alberello vines.
Valdibella ★ 4.5
Camporeale, Palermo province, Sicily, Italy
Small organic cooperative in Camporeale working with small-plot farmers on native Sicilian varieties.
Gulfi ★ 4.8
Chiaramonte Gulfi, Ragusa province, Sicily, Italy
Organic Nero d'Avola specialist in Chiaramonte Gulfi, producing single-vineyard cru bottlings from altitude plantings that show the...
Terre di Trente ★ 4.6
Castiglione di Sicilia, Etna DOC north, Sicily, Italy
Small biodynamic-practicing producer in Castiglione di Sicilia on the north face of Etna, making minimal-intervention Etna DOC from...
Salvatore Murana ★ 4.8
Pantelleria, Sicily, Italy
Small family Zibibbo producer on Pantelleria, making single-vineyard Passito di Pantelleria DOC from named contrade: Mueggen, Harrabi and...
Carlo Hauner ★ 4.7
Salina, Aeolian Islands, Sicily, Italy
Founding estate for modern Malvasia delle Lipari DOC bottling on the island of Salina in the Aeolian Islands, producing both naturale and...
Valle dell'Acate ★ 4.6
Acate, Ragusa province, Sicily, Italy
Certified-organic estate in Acate producing Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG and a single-varietal Il Frappato di Vittoria from organic farming.
Stella di Campalto (Podere San Giuseppe) ★ 4.8
Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
Five-and-a-half hectares of biodynamic Sangiovese in Sant'Angelo in Colle, certified Demeter since 2005, and a Brunello that's become a...
Le Ragnaie ★ 4.7
Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
High-altitude, multi-cru Montalcino estate owned by Riccardo Campinoti. The Brunello bottlings (V.V., Petroso, Montosoli, Casanovina) read...
Pacina ★ 4.6
Chianti Classico, Tuscany, Italy
Tenth-century monastic estate east of Siena. Giovanna Tiezzi and Stefano Borsa make age-worthy, naturally fermented Sangiovese with no...
Podere Le Boncie ★ 4.6
Chianti Classico, Tuscany, Italy
Three-hectare Giovanna Morganti estate near Castelnuovo Berardenga. Le Trame, her single wine, is unoaked Sangiovese-led IGT Toscana and a...
Massa Vecchia ★ 4.5
Maremma, Tuscany, Italy
Massa Marittima estate working biodynamically since 2004. Native-yeast, low-sulfite reds, whites and roses from the Maremma's metalliferous...
Montevertine ★ 4.8
Chianti Classico (Radda), Tuscany, Italy
Sergio Manetti's Radda estate, off the Chianti Classico DOC since 1981. Le Pergole Torte (100 percent Sangiovese) and Il Sodaccio are cult...
Podere Poggio Scalette ★ 4.6
Chianti Classico (Greve), Tuscany, Italy
Vittorio Fiore's old-vine Sangiovese estate at Ruffoli above Greve in Chianti. Il Carbonaione, from vines planted in 1924, is a Tuscan...
Querciavalle (Losi) ★ 4.4
Chianti Classico (Castelnuovo Berardenga), Tuscany, Italy
Losi family Chianti Classico estate at Pontignanello, certified organic since 2014. Classic Sangiovese governo all'uso toscano and a Vin...
Monte Santoccio ★ 4.6
Santoccio, Fumane, Valpolicella, Italy
Small Fumane cellar on the Santoccio slope, worked at a scale that keeps every bottle in the family's hands and visits down to one group at...
Le Marognole ★ 4.4
Marognole, Valgatara, Marano di Valpolicella, Valpolicella, Italy
Family cellar on the Marognole terraces above Valgatara, named after the dry-stone walls that hold the slope and working the cooler Marano...
Manara ★ 4.3
San Pietro in Cariano, Valpolicella, Italy
Family cellar and shop on Via Don Cesare Biasi in San Pietro in Cariano, open six days a week and unusual in the valley for taking walk-in...
Montecariano ★ 4.3
Valena, San Pietro in Cariano, Valpolicella, Italy
Estate on Via Valena at San Pietro in Cariano bottling the Valpolicella range plus its own Grappa di Amarone, well off the main visitor...
Cantina Marchi ★ 4.3
Tregnago, Valpolicella, Italy
Cellar at Tregnago in the far eastern valleys of the denomination, past Illasi, where higher and cooler sites give leaner wines than the...
Ilatium Morini ★ 4.3
Mezzane di Sotto, Valpolicella, Italy
Morini family cellar in the Mezzane valley, one of the eastern side valleys that most Amarone itineraries skip in favour of the Classico...
Falezze di Luca Anselmi ★ 4.4
Pigno, Illasi, Valpolicella, Italy
Small Illasi holding worked by Luca Anselmi at Pigno, in the eastern valley that Dal Forno made famous, with its own Grappa di Amarone...
Corte Aleardi ★ 4.3
Gargagnago, Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella, Valpolicella, Italy
Certified organic cellar on Via Giare at Gargagnago, working a few hectares in the shadow of the hamlet's much larger neighbours.
Davide Spillare ★ 4.5
Soave Classico, Verona Province, Veneto, Italy
Young Garganega producer in the Soave Classico volcanic hillsides fermenting without additions and using extended skin contact on his Pico...
Daniele Piccinin ★ 4.5
Valpolicella Classico, Fumane, Veneto, Italy
A tiny estate in Fumane making organic Valpolicella and Amarone by hand with no added sulfites in the cellar.
Monte dall'Ora ★ 4.6
Valpolicella Classico, San Pietro in Cariano, Veneto, Italy
One of Valpolicella's few Demeter-certified biodynamic estates, run by Carlo and Alessandra Venturini in Castelrotto.
Filippi ★ 4.5
Soave Classico, Castelcerino sub-zone, Veneto, Italy
Filippo Filippi farms the steep Castelcerino hillside vineyards of Soave Classico using organically certified viticulture.
Casa Coste Piane ★ 4.7
Valdobbiadene, Prosecco Superiore, Veneto, Italy
Loris Follador's three-hectare estate in Santo Stefano di Valdobbiadene is the reference point for col fondo (cloudy, pet-nat style)...
Cantina Giardino ★ 4.4
Campania (wines sold in Veneto natural wine scene), Veneto, Italy
While based in Campania, Cantina Giardino wines are a constant presence at Veneto natural wine bars and at VinNatur in Monteforte d'Alpone.
Costadila ★ 4.6
Prosecco Superiore Trevigiano hills, Treviso, Veneto, Italy
Ernesto Cattel and Adelaide Tommasi run this small estate in Rolle di Cison di Valmarino producing col fondo Prosecco from heritage Glera...
Giovanni Ederle ★ 4.3
Gambellara DOC, Vicenza Province, Veneto, Italy
A family estate in Montebello Vicentino making Gambellara Classico from volcanic basalt soils at the base of the Berici Hills.
Herdade do Mouchao ★ 4.4
Casa Branca, near Sousel, Alentejo, Portugal
A remote, family-run Alicante Bouschet pioneer near Sousel, appointment-only and largely unchanged since the Reynolds family rebuilt it...
Fitapreta ★ 4.3
Nossa Senhora da Graca do Divor, near Evora, Alentejo, Portugal
A manor-house estate near Evora where winemaker Antonio Macanita works old Alentejo field blends with an experimental streak that has built...
Jose de Sousa ★ 4.5
Reguengos de Monsaraz, Alentejo, Portugal
A 19th-century Reguengos de Monsaraz winery that never abandoned talha fermentation, its subterranean cellar of century-old clay vessels a...
Monte da Ravasqueira ★ 4.1
Arraiolos, Alentejo, Portugal
A sprawling, multi-generation Jose de Mello family estate near Arraiolos, better known nationally for its rugs than its wine, making it one...
Quinta do Mouro ★ 4.5
Estremoz, Alentejo, Portugal
A small, critically adored Estremoz estate run by Miguel Louro, prized by sommeliers for uncompromising, terroir-driven reds rather than...
Quinta das Queimas ★ 4.4
Tondela, Dão, Portugal
A Tondela estate whose white comes from an interplanted old vineyard at Quinta do Laranjal, with Encruzado, Malvasia, Gouveio, Bical and...
Quinta do Cerrado ★ 4.3
Carregal do Sal, Dão, Portugal
An Oliveirinha estate in Carregal do Sal run by União Comercial da Beira, a house with 84 years in the region that bottles from both the...
Quinta de Reis ★ 4.2
Viseu, Dão, Portugal
A small Silgueiros grower at Oliveira de Barreiros bottling three varietal wines, Encruzado, Alfrocheiro and Touriga Nacional, and...
Quinta Vale do Cesto ★ 4.4
Alva, Dão, Portugal
An Oliveira do Hospital estate in the Alva sub-region whose Alva Magna range comes off centenarian vines of undetermined grape mix, walled...
Quinta dos Monteirinhos ★ 4.4
Terras de Azurara, Dão, Portugal
A Mangualde family cellar working seven generations deep, with wines named after the forebears they honour and a visitor programme that...
Quinta da Espinhosa ★ 4.2
Serra da Estrela, Dão, Portugal
An altitude estate at Vila Nova de Tazem on the Serra da Estrela slopes with some centenarian plots, farmed under integrated production and...
Quinta da Bica ★ 4.5
Seia, Dão, Portugal
A 17th-century walled manor at Santa Comba de Seia, once the property of the family behind the 1908 demarcation campaign, now taking guests...
Quinta do Perdigão ★ 4.4
Silgueiros, Dão, Portugal
A small organically farmed estate at 365 metres above the Dão river in Silgueiros, bottling numbered, hand-sealed reds from Alfrocheiro...
Wine and Soul ★ 4.7
Vale Mendiz, Cima Corgo, Douro Valley, Portugal
A tiny, garagiste-spirited estate making the cult Pintas from ancient field-blend vines above Pinhao, among the most admired...
Quinta do Poeira (Jorge Moreira) ★ 4.5
Pinhao valley, Cima Corgo, Douro Valley, Portugal
A pioneering small dry-wine project in the Pinhao valley from acclaimed winemaker Jorge Moreira, making elegant, terroir-focused reds that...
Quinta Vale Dona Maria ★ 4.5
Rio Torto valley, Cima Corgo, Douro Valley, Portugal
A historic Rio Torto estate run by the van Zeller family, making old-vine field-blend reds that are a quiet cult name among Douro insiders.
Quinta do Tedo ★ 4.3
Folgosa, Baixo Corgo, Douro Valley, Portugal
A small organic family estate at the meeting of the Tedo and Douro rivers, known for genuine harvest experiences and foot-treading away...
Quinta de la Rosa ★ 4.4
Pinhao, Cima Corgo, Douro Valley, Portugal
A family-owned working estate on the Douro near Pinhao, making fine reds and Ports under winemaker Jorge Moreira, with a relaxed wine hotel...
Quinta do Vale Meao ★ 4.6
Douro Superior, Douro Valley, Portugal
A historic Douro Superior estate of the Ferreira lineage, source of one of Portugal's most coveted reds, tucked far up-river beyond the...
Quinta da Manoella ★ 4.4
Pinhao valley, Cima Corgo, Douro Valley, Portugal
A historic Pinhao-valley estate revived by the Wine and Soul team, with a centenarian vineyard and reds that share the Pintas pedigree at a...
Niepoort, Quinta de Napoles ★ 4.5
Tedo valley, Cima Corgo, Douro Valley, Portugal
Niepoort's organically farmed Tedo-valley home, birthplace of the mineral, low-intervention style that redefined Douro table wine under...
Constantino Ramos ★ 4.4
Lima sub-region, Vinho Verde, Portugal
A low-intervention single-winemaker project in the Lima valley working with Loureiro and Vinhao, a quiet sommelier favourite among small...
Casa de Cello (Quinta de Sanjoanne) ★ 4.4
Sousa sub-region, Vinho Verde, Portugal
A quiet premium Sousa-sub-region producer working old-granite Avesso and Arinto-Loureiro blends that age unusually well for Vinho Verde.
Aphros Phaunus pet-nat range ★ 4.5
Lima sub-region, Vinho Verde, Portugal
Vasco Croft's Phaunus pet-nat range from Demeter-certified Loureiro and Vinhao at Refoios do Lima, the early standard-setter of natural...
Quinta de Santiago ★ 4.4
moncao, Vinho Verde, Portugal
A serious small-production Alvarinho project at Moncao from Joao Portela, hand-picked granite parcels with extended lees ageing and a low...
Quinta do Regueiro ★ 4.3
melgaco, Vinho Verde, Portugal
A family-run high-altitude Alvarinho project at Penso in Melgaco, working granite parcels above the Minho with a low cellar-door profile.
Reguengo de Melgaco ★ 4.3
melgaco, Vinho Verde, Portugal
A small Alvarinho-only project at Melgaco with a modern cellar, river-facing terraces and a cellar-door vertical that walks the Alvarinho...
Quinta da Pedra ★ 4.2
moncao, Vinho Verde, Portugal
A small Moncao estate working granite-soil Alvarinho with extended lees ageing, sold through specialist importers rather than supermarkets.
Quinta das Arcas organic range ★ 4.2
penafiel, Vinho Verde, Portugal
Penafiel's quiet organic line, including a traditional-method organic Espumante that flies under the larger Sousa cooperatives.
Cantariña Vinos de Familia ★ 4.5
Villafranca del Bierzo, Bierzo, Spain
Numbered single-parcel wines from two family vineyards above Villafranca, restarted in 2015 with 900 bottles of Garnacha Tintorera.
Bodega Cobertizo ★ 4.1
Valtuille de Abajo, Bierzo, Spain
A Valtuille de Abajo family cellar rebuilt in 1994 inside its own Viña Ramiro, an early adopter of trellised Mencía and of controlled...
Bodega Encima Wines ★ 4.2
Ponferrada, Bierzo, Spain
A small Molinaseca cellar bottling Vino de Villa Ponferrada from unirrigated eighty-year-old parcels, sold in the region's organic...
Valdecontina Viñedos y Bodega ★ 4.2
Bierzo Alto, Bierzo, Spain
A Boeza-valley estate at Albares de la Ribera working named parcels since 1913, back inside DO Bierzo only since the 2019 revision of the...
Vinos Cariñosos ★ 4.2
Ponferrada, Bierzo, Spain
A sommelier and an environmental agent farm old vines at Hornixa above Corullón and at Rimor outside Ponferrada, and receive visitors in...
Aníbal de Otero ★ 4.3
Villafranca del Bierzo, Bierzo, Spain
A Villafranca house working only Mencía from vines it puts at over 130 years, and bottling across village, paraje and parcel tiers.
Bodegas Cota 45 ★ 4.9
Sanlucar de Barrameda, Jerez & Sherry, Spain
Ramiro Ibanez's single-pago project producing wines from named albariza parcels at Sanlucar.
De la Riva (Willy Perez and Ramiro Ibanez) ★ 4.9
Jerez de la Frontera, Jerez & Sherry, Spain
A collaboration between Willy Perez and Ramiro Ibanez focused on single-vineyard unfortified wines from named albariza pagos.
Bodegas Luis Perez ★ 4.8
Jerez de la Frontera, Jerez & Sherry, Spain
Luis Perez is a pioneer of albariza viticulture research and one of the very few producers in Jerez working organically across all...
Tabanco Plateros ★ 4.7
Casco Antiguo, Jerez de la Frontera, Jerez & Sherry, Spain
One of Jerez's surviving authentic tabancos, a traditional bodega-bar where sherry is drawn directly from barrels and served in copitas...
Forlong ★ 4.8
El Puerto de Santa Maria, Jerez & Sherry, Spain
Husband and wife Rocio Ros and Alberto Orte run Forlong from their Pago del Humo organic and biodynamic vineyard in El Puerto de Santa...
Equipo Navazos La Bota Series ★ 5.0
Jerez de la Frontera, Jerez & Sherry, Spain
Jesus Barquin and Eduardo Ojeda's negociant project bottles single-cask exceptional sherries from across the Triangle's great bodegas under...
Bodega Tradicion ★ 4.8
Casco Antiguo, Jerez de la Frontera, Jerez & Sherry, Spain
Founded in 1998 to produce exclusively VORS sherries (30-year average age), Tradicion houses one of the oldest accumulated solera stocks in...
Bodegas Grant ★ 4.5
Sanlucar de Barrameda, Jerez & Sherry, Spain
A small, family-run bodega in Sanlucar producing manzanilla and oloroso from ancient soleras laid down by the Grant family in the early...
Caves Mestres ★ 4.6
Sant Sadurni d'Anoia, Penedes, Spain
Family-run DO Cava producer in Sant Sadurni with long-aged Brut Nature bottlings and a small visitor programme.
Mas Candi ★ 4.7
Avinyonet del Penedes, Penedes, Spain
Small organic Corpinnat producer at Avinyonet del Penedes producing recovered-variety still wines (Sumoll, Malvasia de Sitges) alongside...
Celler Pardas ★ 4.5
Torrelavit, Penedes, Spain
Organic-certified Corpinnat producer at Torrelavit producing small-volume Xarel-lo and recovered-variety still wines from a single estate.
Loxarel ★ 4.6
Vilobi del Penedes, Penedes, Spain
Demeter-certified biodynamic family producer at Vilobi del Penedes producing amphora and concrete-egg fermented whites from native...
Mas Comtal ★ 4.4
Avinyonet del Penedes, Penedes, Spain
Family-run organic estate at Avinyonet del Penedes producing still Xarel-lo whites, Bordeaux-variety reds and a small Cava range from...
Heretat Mont-Rubi ★ 4.4
Penedes Superior, Penedes, Spain
Organic estate at Font-Rubi in Alt Penedes producing recovered-variety still wines (Sumoll) and traditional-method sparkling from a...
Julia Bernet ★ 4.3
Subirats, Penedes, Spain
Family-run organic Corpinnat producer at El Pago (Subirats), producing small-volume Brut Nature Reserva and Gran Reserva bottlings.
Sabate i Coca Castellroig ★ 4.5
Subirats, Penedes, Spain
Organic Corpinnat producer at Subirats producing parcel-specific Brut Nature Reserva bottlings under the Castellroig and Sabate i Coca...
Terroir Al Limit ★ 4.8
Torroja del Priorat, Priorat, Spain
Organic and biodynamic-practicing estate in Torroja del Priorat producing low-volume Garnacha and whites with unusual freshness from...
Mas d'en Gil ★ 4.6
Bellmunt del Priorat, Priorat, Spain
125-hectare family estate in Bellmunt del Priorat with organic certification and biodynamic practices since 2008, producing reds and whites...
Nin-Ortiz ★ 4.7
Porrera, Priorat, Spain
Micro-production estate in Porrera from Ester Nin, former viticulturist at Clos Erasmus, producing old-vine Carinena wines of singular...
Ferrer Bobet ★ 4.5
Porrera, Priorat, Spain
Small organic estate in Porrera producing concentrated old-vine Carinena and Garnacha wines admired by local sommeliers but rarely on...
Cellers Cecilio ★ 4.4
Gratallops, Priorat, Spain
The oldest family winery in Gratallops, with continuous history since the early 20th century.
Celler Arrels del Priorat ★ 4.6
Gratallops, Priorat, Spain
Joint project from Rene Barbier dedicated to recovering Priorat's traditional vi ranci, producing a 30-year solera Garnacha in an oxidative...
Cellar Pasanau Germans ★ 4.4
La Morera de Montsant, Priorat, Spain
Family estate farming high-altitude licorella plots in la Morera de Montsant, producing wines with unusual freshness and acidity that...
Clos Figueras ★ 4.4
Porrera, Priorat, Spain
Small organic estate in Porrera producing Garnacha and Carinena wines from steep licorella terraces.
Bodegas Forjas del Salnes ★ 4.8
Meano, Val do Salnes, Rías Baixas, Spain
Cult Salnes producer whose Goliardo line recovered nearly lost native red varieties (Caino, Espadeiro, Loureiro Tinto, Sousón, Brancellao)...
Bodega Zarate ★ 4.8
Padrinan, Meano, Val do Salnes, Rías Baixas, Spain
Pre-phylloxera Albarino producer in Padrinan with documented family history to 1707. Seventh-generation Eulogio Pomares farms near-fully...
Bodegas Gerardo Mendez (Do Ferreiro) ★ 4.7
Castrelo, Meano, Val do Salnes, Rías Baixas, Spain
Cellar-worthy Albarino from the oldest documented vines in Rias Baixas. Bodegas Gerardo Mendez was a founding DO winery in 1988; the Cepas...
Adegas Albamar ★ 4.6
Castrelo, Cambados, Val do Salnes, Rías Baixas, Spain
Natural-leaning Salnes producer in Castrelo de Cambados (founded 2006). One of the few Rias Baixas bodegas using native yeasts...
Nanclares y Prieto Viticultores ★ 4.6
Castrelo, Cambados, Val do Salnes, Rías Baixas, Spain
Biodynamic-practising Salnes producer using Ria de Arousa seaweed in compost. Alberto Nanclares and Silvia Prieto farm 2.2 hectares across...
Bodegas Lagar de Costa ★ 4.5
Vilanova de Arousa, Val do Salnes, Rías Baixas, Spain
Four-generation Vilanova de Arousa estate whose vineyards sit zero metres from the Ria de Arousa.
Adega Pedralonga ★ 4.5
Castrelo, Cambados, Val do Salnes, Rías Baixas, Spain
Organic and biodynamic-practising Salnes hillside producer with vines on huge granite outcrops.
Bodegas Castro Martin (Casa Castineira) ★ 4.4
Ribadumia, Val do Salnes, Rías Baixas, Spain
Family-owned bodega in Ribadumia with history to 1887, run by the founder's granddaughter Angela Martin.
Pazo Pegullal ★ 4.3
Salceda de Caselas, Condado do Tea, Rías Baixas, Spain
18th-century Italian-Renaissance pazo on the Mino with monumental walls, camellia gardens and 370-plus camellia species.
Bodegas Granbazan (Tremoedo manor) ★ 4.4
Tremoedo, Vilanova de Arousa, Val do Salnes, Rías Baixas, Spain
DO co-founding bodega in Tremoedo with a French-influenced 1989 manor cellar and an early premium-design Albariño vineyard (Finca Tremoedo...
Bodegas La Cana (Jorge Ordonez project) ★ 4.5
Sanxenxo, Val do Salnes, Rías Baixas, Spain
Salnes bodega founded by Jorge Ordonez (who first imported Albarino to the US in 1991) to make age-worthy Albarino.
Bodegas del Palacio de Fefinanes ★ 4.7
Plaza de Fefinanes, Cambados, Rías Baixas, Spain
1647 Pazo on the main square of Cambados with continuous Albarino production since the 17th century.
Goyo Garcia Viadero ★ 4.6
Valladolid sub-zone, Ribera del Duero, Spain
From one of Ribera del Duero's established winemaking families, Goyo Garcia Viadero set out in 2003 to make natural wine on 40 organically...
Dominio de Es ★ 4.7
Atauta, Soria, Ribera del Duero, Spain
Bertrand Sourdais, who also makes Antidoto, launched Dominio de Es sourcing fruit from small pre-phylloxera parcelas around Atauta in Soria.
Cillar de Silos ★ 4.5
Quintana del Pidio, Burgos, Ribera del Duero, Spain
A family-run estate in Quintana del Pidio, Cillar de Silos makes Ribera del Duero with an emphasis on purity, low yields, and restrained...
Bodegas La Horra (Corimbo) ★ 4.6
La Horra, Burgos, Ribera del Duero, Spain
La Horra is the Ribera del Duero project of Rioja house Roda, making two wines - Corimbo and Corimbo I - from organically farmed old...
Dominio de Atauta ★ 4.8
Atauta, Soria, Ribera del Duero, Spain
Founded in 1999 by Miguel Sanchez after he discovered the abandoned Atauta valley carpeted in ungrafted pre-phylloxera Tinto Fino, Dominio...
Finca Villacreces ★ 4.4
Quintanilla de Onesimo, Valladolid, Ribera del Duero, Spain
Set in the middle of a 200-year-old pine forest at the heart of Ribera del Duero's Golden Mile, Finca Villacreces is a striking estate...
Dominio del Aguila ★ 4.7
La Aguilera, Burgos, Ribera del Duero, Spain
Founded in 2010 by Jorge Monzon (former Vega Sicilia and Arzuaga winemaker trained in Burgundy) and architect Isabel Rodero, Dominio del...
Bodegas Valduero ★ 4.3
Gumiel de Mercado, Burgos, Ribera del Duero, Spain
Founded in 1984 by Gregorio Garcia Alvarez, Bodegas Valduero in Gumiel de Mercado is one of Ribera del Duero's quieter estates: its estate...
Abel Mendoza Monge ★ 4.7
San Vicente de la Sonsierra, Rioja, Spain
A 37-plot grower-producer in San Vicente de la Sonsierra making precise single-variety whites and serious Graciano.
Bodega Tentenublo Wines ★ 4.6
Rioja Alavesa, Rioja, Spain
Roberto Olivan's low-intervention, old-vine project near Vinaspre, making vivid field-blend Rioja with spontaneous ferments and minimal...
Bodegas Bhilar ★ 4.6
Rioja Alavesa, Rioja, Spain
A Demeter-certified biodynamic estate at Elvillar in Rioja Alavesa, ploughed by horse, making site-driven Phincas wines from organic old...
Olivier Riviere Vinos ★ 4.5
Rioja Oriental and Rioja Alta, Rioja, Spain
A French-born grower making terroir-led, organically farmed Rioja across Rioja Oriental and Alta, with a Burgundy-inspired village-and-site...
Bodegas Honorio Rubio ★ 4.4
Najerilla valley, Rioja Alta, Rioja, Spain
A Cordovin family winery reviving Rioja clarete and skin-contact whites with spontaneous fermentation and minimal added sulfites.
Pedro Balda ★ 4.4
San Vicente de la Sonsierra, Rioja, Spain
A pioneering natural-wine grower in San Vicente de la Sonsierra making unfiltered, no-added-sulfite Rioja from old plots.
Bodegas Lacus ★ 4.3
Rioja Oriental, Rioja, Spain
A small organic family cellar in Rioja Oriental making fresh, low-oak Garnacha and Tempranillo from Aldeanueva de Ebro.
Vinedos de Paganos ★ 4.6
Rioja Alavesa, Rioja, Spain
An Eguren-family single-vineyard estate at Paganos in Rioja Alavesa, ageing mineral Tempranillo from El Puntido and La Nieta in rock-cut...