Andrew & Jenny Sinclair
Australia
Husband and wife team following a dream in South East Tasmania
Andrew and Jenny Sinclair are passionately dedicated to combining the best of ‘old world’ winemaking and ‘new world’ innovation, all with with minimal intervention. So only the finest sustainable vineyard practices are used at the stunningly beautiful Cape Bernier.
Perched on the rich soils of an ancient volcanic range and tempered by powerful sea breezes, the vineyard’s long slow ripening period produces wines that are incredibly fruit-driven with an abundant intensity of flavours. Absolutely delicious!
Thanks to guaranteed Angel funding, Andrew and Jenny can now totally focus on nurturing their beloved vineyard to their exacting standards and making the finest Tasmanian wines imaginable, exclusively for Naked Angels - and they are soooo grateful!
Kym Carr
Australia
Chosen by Angels to get back into the winemaking game after a 5 year break
10,589 Ratings
1,979 Followers
- In 2015, we put the power in your hands to vote for the first ever Angel chosen winemaker. It took just 4 hours and 16 minutes for Angels to give Kym Carr the thumbs up.
- Kym's story was one of incredible talent, utter heartbreak and unwavering determination... As a young winemaker, Kym had a winemaking world at her feet. She was winemaking for award-winning wineries Vasse Felix and Deep Woods Estate, leading to a nomination for young winemaker of the year in 2006.
- A few years later, Kym's life was monumentally changed by the passing of her younger sister. Her sister's final wish was that she carry on with life, making the most of each day by working towards her passion.
- Now a mother of two, Kym reached out to Naked as she still harboured dreams of jumping back into the wine game to create her own boutique label, packed with unique wines that are happily just a little far left of field for the big wineries.
Leighton Joy
Australia
Young chap taking over the family vineyard and turning the produce into amazing wines
21,212 Ratings
4,141 Followers
- Leighton Joy's passion is to make wines the way that he wants to make them, filled with honesty and integrity. As his wines are from Single vineyards, each bottle is an expression of both the location and himself.
- Over the years, Leighton has stacked up the awards - including the Western Victoria Wine Challenge trophy for Best Shiraz and Best Wine!
- At the end of the day, the most important thing to Leighton is your reviews and feedback. It helps him grow, craft and create truly beautiful wine.
Luke Tocaciu
Australia
Luke is the winemaker for you if you want wines with a few years age!
17,352 Ratings
3,986 Followers
- Angels have come to the rescue of Luke who had to take on the role of both Chief Winemaker and CEO after the sudden death of his father - Coonawarra winemaking Icon Patrick Tocaciu.
- Luke's passion is the regions of Coonawarra and Wrattonbully with the aim of releasing wines when they are drinking at their peak.
- He has won numerous awards over his winemaking career including 7 trophies and dozens of phenomenal Halliday results.
Rob Paulazzo
Australia
Talented winemaker with a passion for NSW wine regions.
71,161 Ratings
10,585 Followers
- Having previously worked for McWilliams Wines, Orlando Wines and Giesen Wines, Rob has bucket-loads of experience and is excited to use this knowledge to make wines under his very own label. What's more, his winery was recently rated in the Top 10 New Wineries by James Halliday.
- Each wine he creates now draws on incredible international experience..he's been everywhere a winemaker could want to work! Burgundy, Tuscany, Napa Valley, Niagara Peninsula and even the magical Marlborough.
- Born and bred in the NSW Riverina region, nominated for young winemaker of the year in 2008 and with access to some seriously amazing fruit, Rob is now making wines exclusively for Angels!
- Rob just gained 60,000+ new friends in the Angels. His lifelong dream is coming true and he thinks it an absolute pleasure to make the best possible wine that he can for everyone at Naked Wines!
- Cynthea has been making wine for 23 years. She started at a young age... 5 to be exact when her parents moved from San Francisco to Tassie and purchased a plot of land which they planted in 1980. It was a natural evolution to work with the vines and Cynthea eventually ended up studying winemaking and wine marketing.
- Her favourite varietals are Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Cynthea absolutely loves using her sense of smell and taste as her job. It has opened her world so much more. AND, it is the best passport to travel on!
- The Angels investment allows Cynthea and her husband David more time to spend with the growers, and getting the best grapes they can. Great grapes = great wine!
Ben Gould
Australia
A family man from a family of wine producers, with sustainability his major drive
40,821 Ratings
7,791 Followers
Ben Gould is a winemaker from WA with over 20 vintages under his belt. He started out picking grapes and has done every level of job there is.
Named in the Gourmet Traveller WINE magazine in the best of the best for 2011, and Gourmet Traveller class of 2011 Top Ten. Max Allen went on to review as "... a swag of wines that blew me away".
His wines are sourced from both his own certified organic and biodynamic vineyards, plus other conventional vineyards across Western Australia.
Ben managed to fund his family’s most recent vineyard purchase in the Margaret River region with help from his own direct customers, plus Angel assistance and collective orders from Naked Wines.
- Making exceptional McLaren Vale wines is Hamish's passion. Having spent over 15 years winemaking both here and abroad, he is delighted to now be able to share his experience and passion with Angels everywhere.
- In between catching a wave and crafting wines for his Shottesbrooke label, Hamish spends his time thinking outside the square and dreaming up new and innovative blends that truly speak of their origin, exclusively for Naked.
- The reason Hamish's wines are so special? "They're from McLaren Vale… the grapes do most of the work themselves. Happy vines, happy wines..."
Jen Pfeiffer
Australia
Just sold her two millionth bottle exclusively to Naked customers, crafted at one of Victoria's most renowned family vineyards.
236,076 Ratings
26,250 Followers
- With the help of funding from Naked Wines, Jen is making wines the way she wants. This is a huge win for all involved, since Jen was voted Australia's Young Winemaker of the Year in 2009!
- One of Jen's favourite things about being a Naked winemaker is chatting with you, the people who drink her wines. So go ahead! Ask her anything.
- Before she made wines for Naked, Jen earned her family's winery a 5 Star rating from James Halliday and her meticulous approach ensures she will bring the very best out of all the grapes that she works with.
Brian Fletcher
Australia
Veteran Australian winemaker raising the bar for Aussie wines
77,638 Ratings
10,548 Followers
- Brian, from the Margaret River in WA has been producing for 30 years now and once managed a winery in Tunisia, Italy working out of an old colonial French Chateau making Carignan.
- Brian Fletcher works with exceptional and dedicated growers in Margaret River so has access to fantastic fruit and a wonderful region in Margaret River to work with.
- The upfront funding from the Naked Angels provides a fantastic opportunity for Brian to innovate without a total financial exposure. Brian cannot wait for the day he can talk directly to the angels and together they can create a new wine from scratch.
