Damien Stevens & Jodie Belleville
Australia
Hunter Valley specialists blazing their own trail
Australia
Hunter Valley specialists blazing their own trail
28,804 Ratings
3,896 Followers
Australia
Awarded winemaker producing premium drops from Denmark in southern WA
43,215 Ratings
5,548 Followers
Growing up on a vineyard, Paul thought was destined to be a grower, but a study trip to France changed all that. The history, passion and romance of winemaking lit a fire in his belly and he changed course. A winemaking degree and vintages around the world followed, as he honed his delicious craft.
In 2009, he took the leap out on his own, and within 4 years had bought the oldest winery in Denmark, WA. His sublime wines raised eyebrows in esteemed wine circles and earned him a Top 10 Best New Wineries listing. But his volumes were small - he needed more grapes and a bigger audience. In short, he needed Naked Wines.
And so in 2015, Paul came on board and went from producing just 40 cases of sensational handmade wine to thousands as Angels clamoured for more. He’s now grown big enough to add one of the oldest vineyards in Mt Barker to his fold (signalling more Nelson goodies to come!).
Australia
Young chap taking over the family vineyard and turning the produce into amazing wines
40,582 Ratings
8,700 Followers
Australia
Talented winemaker with a passion for NSW wine regions.
116,170 Ratings
16,774 Followers
Australia
Hugely talented winemaker from the Clare Valley
173,028 Ratings
24,231 Followers
New Zealand
Leading Marlborough winemaker showcasing partnerships in wine
46,562 Ratings
6,748 Followers
Vintages in California, Burgundy and Australia, and 10 years making wine for one of the leading estates in Marlborough, have seen Mike working with some of the world's best winemakers and vineyards. And it's had a profound influence on his winegrowing philosophy.
Wanting the freedom to make wine in his own name, Mike found the opportunity to get Naked too hard to ignore. No longer at the mercy of big brands and wholesalers, he could finally create wines his own way that celebrated the influence of human touch and the relationship between friends, growers, fruit and season. And, unique to Naked Wines, to find out what the people who drank it thought of it.
Mike's aim has always been to showcase his beloved region. "Our ambition with Lay of the Land wines is to represent the pureness of Marlborough's striking landscape, but with balance and texture and in turn immeasurable drinkability." The fact that the wines have attracted international awards is just a bonus!
Australia
Veteran Australian winemaker raising the bar for Aussie wines
114,089 Ratings
17,392 Followers
Australia
Third generation, born and bred, award-winning Hunter Valley winemaker
59,962 Ratings
9,522 Followers
Australia
An award-winning master blender from South Australia
90,882 Ratings
15,455 Followers
The first winemaker in his family, Geoff got to grips with grapes in 2002 and left a promising career in photographic science to do something he was passionate about. Hard work and enviable talent saw him work his way up the wine-stained ladder to Senior Winemaker at the Tahbilk Group in Victoria, in charge of more than a million cases a year!
Building a reputation as a master blender, Geoff won a ton of gold medals and trophies for his wines - and developed an itch to branch out on his own, back in his McLaren Vale homeland. Angels helped him scratch it in 2013 when a phone call in a car park kicked off his dream to create wines under his own label for them!
With his winemaking wizardry and access to some of the best grapes in the country, Geoff has been wowing Angels with his sensational South Australian wines ever since. He’s caught the eye of the critics too. In 2022, his winery was awarded 4.5 stars in the iconic Halliday wine companion.