Catch up on the action…
Thirsty Toosday - Sam Plunkett & Nina Stocker
First shown: 8/09/2020
Your Winemaker of the Year Sam Plunkett and our darling from down under Nina Stocker gave us an insight into life as a winemaker in Central Victoria. The pair are great mates, so pour a glass, sit back and enjoy.
Your burning wine questions... answered
First shown: 9/09/2020
Rod Easthope joined Eamon to untangle the truth about wine and answer all of those questions you'd been dying to ask... with a surprise guest dropping in to catch up.
All things fine wine with Stefano di Blasi
First shown: 9/09/2020
Stefano di Blasi, the former winemaker of Italy’s two most famous wines Tignanello and Solaia, joined Ray to let us in on the secret about why spending an extra couple of pounds can sometimes make all the difference.
Fancy giving our Fine Wine Club a try, find out more here.
Sharing a glass with Johan and Reenen
First shown: 9/09/2020
Johan Kruger and Reenen Borman have been friends for years, now that Reenen has joined the Naked fold, what better time to catch up with them for a glass of wine and hear about the latest projects coming your way.
Covid Rescue Deal: French Rescue Case
First shown: 10/09/2020
Eamon's joined by 3 new French winemakers, Thomas Le Grix De La Salle, Anne Arbeau and David Ciry – to chat about all things French wine... and find out why so many French winemakers are resorting to turning it into hand sanitizer due to Covid.
A taste of the Languedoc with Katie Jones
First shown: 10/09/2020
Katie Jones introduced us to Emma Kershaw, a good pal of hers, who runs a food and wine school in the Languedoc. While Katie and Eamon sat back and drank along, Emma talked us through some of her perfect food pairings.
Covid Rescue Fund - live tasting with Jen Buck
First shown: 10/09/2020
Benjamin Darnault and his wife Kat are joined by new Naked recruit Jen Buck and her husband Didier joined us from their home winery in the tiny French village of Douzens. Enjoy a virtual tasting of the deliciously unique wines Angels rescued back in June – plus a chat about what it all means to her.
Ray & Eamon's discoveries
First shown: 11/09/2020
Some say it’s a tough gig, but Ray and Eamon spend a lot of their time on the hunt for exciting new wines. They introduced us to a few familiar faces who are experimenting with regions or grapes that you may not have tried before.
Introducing... Jorge Gutierrez
First shown: 11/09/2020
Eamon and Connie Schwaderer gave a big Naked welcome to our newest Chilean discovery, Jorge Gutierrez. He talks about how he followed his dream as an independent winemaker, his sideline in underpants, and his delicious new Pinot Noir.
The Legend slot... Stephen de Wet
First shown: 11/09/2020
Need we say more. Naked legend Stephen was the first winemaker to work with us - and boy is he proof that the system works. Stephen and his son, Jamie, joined us to and described how his all-time-best-selling Arabella wines came about.
Meet your winemakers
Watch Katie Jones
Katie Jones is our Leicestershire lass in the Languedoc. Angels like you stepped in and saved Katie’s small business in 2012. And since then, she’s gone from strength to strength.
Watch Benjamin Darnault
10 years ago, Angel funding freed Ben from the big boys, helping him to support local growers by paying them a fair price. With over 400,000 ratings, he’s a Naked icon.
Watch Carlos Rodriguez
Our 'King of Rioja' Carlos used to drive 100,000km a year advising others how to make their wine amazing. Now he gets to make his own wines exclusively for Angels to enjoy.
Watch David Tofterup
Our 'Dane in Spain' is passionate about discovering all the possibilities Spanish wine has to offer. With Angel support, David is making boutique style wines with buckets of oomph and personality.
Watch Dominic Hentall
Our flying winemaker Dom often stumbles across insanely delicious parcels of grapes on his travels in both Italy and France. Your Angel funding means he can get his hands on them before anyone else!
Watch Stefano di Blasi
Stefano is Italian winemaking royalty. He used to make two of Italy’s most expensive wines. Now he makes crowd-pleasing Italian delights for Angels, at a fraction of the price.
Watch Johan Kruger
Johan's our main man in Stellenbosch and he's so grateful you're helping him to plant new vineyards, expand his winery and kit it out with even bigger and better barrels, raising his whole operation.
Watch Reenen Borman
Reenen is one of the rising stars of the South African wine scene. Recently, 1,800 Angels backed him in a Covid Rescue deal and this is just the start. Reenen’s got some exciting wines up his sleeve.
Watch Stephen and Jamie de Wet
Over the past decade, Stephen has gone on to become our longest-standing, biggest-selling winemaker of all time. Winemakers don't come more experienced, or, frankly, downright in love with their work than this man.
Watch Charles & Ruth Simpson
After 15 years in the Languedoc, Charles and Ruth have finally realised a lifelong dream of returning to their roots to make spectacular English wine in their stunning Kent vineyard.
Watch Constanza Schwaderer
Our Chilean rebel Connie is leading a revolution against the mass-produced plonk Chile is known for. Thanks to Angel funding, she farms her artisan wines in traditional ways.
Watch Jorge Gutierrez
New kid on the Naked block, Jorge is no novice when it comes to winemaking. Jorge gave up a job at one of Chile’s top wine brands to follow his dream to become an independent winemaker.
Watch Nina Stocker
Nina is one of the most talented, loveliest winemakers you’ll meet. Angels helped her rescue a beautiful vineyard that was due to be destroyed. Now she’s repaying you with gorgeous wines.
Watch Sam Plunkett
Sammy P is one of the nicest guys around. Thanks to your support, he’s just achieved his dream of a lifetime, converting an old shoe factory into his very own gleaming high-tech winery.
Watch Bill & Claudia Small
Bill and Claudia have been with us since the start. With Angels behind them, your King and Queen of Marlborough make some of the highest-rated Sauvignons in the whole of New Zealand.
Watch Rod Easthope
Rod ‘the god’ downed tools from New Zealand’s most iconic winery to make wine for Angels. Luckily for us, he knows where the very best grapes in NZ are hiding.
We couldn’t do any of this without your custom and loyalty , so thank you.
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"It's great being part of these webinars. I always buy wine that I like to drink. I love hearing the technical reasons why I like the wines I like. But I always love to hear the passion and commitment from the winemakers themselves."
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"Eamon it has been a tough year but Naked and the wines have just about made it possible to get through."
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"Love the love between NW winemakers, never seen a cattish comment yet, they love each other, and love even more working with each other - is this NW unique - probably!"
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"It’s been a wonderful experience, especially for those of us on our own Naked Wines means so much, not just the Wines but all Angel Friends. Thank you to the Team and the Winemakers for organising and taking part. xx"
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