Stephen and Jamie de Wet
South Africa
Father-son duo behind our biggest-selling wines of all time. All hail Stephen and Jamie de Wet!
- Stephen has been making wine from his family vineyard in the Robertson Valley since the tender age of 17. Winemakers don't come more experienced, or, frankly, downright in love with their work than this man.
- He's been with us since day one, 10 years ago, when we started out. Ever since, we’ve sold more of his crowd-pleasing Arabella wines than pretty much all of our other winemakers put together. Actually, to be more precise, in a stacking contest it would beat 226 Everests.
- We couldn’t have picked a nicer guy to be one of our first, and longest-serving winemakers... and Stephen never forgets it’s the support of wine-mad Angels who’ve been behind his success story.
Virgile Joly
France
Loveable Languedoc winemaker producing some of the region's best wines
134,837 Ratings
22,586 Followers
- Virgile Joly is almost annoyingly perfect. He's ultra organic, with the certificates to prove it. Dashingly good looking, with a beautiful wife (who fell in love with him after one harvest). Stupidly talented with wine, he has glowing reviews from the doyenne of wine writing, Jancis Robinson.
- Plus he's not afraid of hard work. He bottled his first vintage himself. 3,000 bottles, Virgile and a funnel. Now that's dedication!
- 10 years later, he's producing some of the Languedoc's most sought after wines and we're using Angel funding to help him expand his winery and go on to even greater things. Plus his surname brings a smile to our face every time we see it - what's not to like!
Dominic Hentall
France
Flying winemaker with experience in Italy, Argentina and Burgundy
131,780 Ratings
16,425 Followers
- For over twenty years, Dominic has been a flying winemaker producing wines all over the world.
- He's done working with big wine corporations and wants the freedom to highlight parcels of grapes that typify the region and bring out the best in quality and elegance.
- Dominic makes top notch wines at remarkably low prices.
Hermano Veloso
Portugal
Born and bred in the Portuguese wine industry, Hermano gets his kicks from making great value gluggers
118,341 Ratings
17,459 Followers
- Hermano was discovered by your Archangels at the London International Wine Fair 2011.
- Having been born and raised in the Portuguese wine industry, there is nothing this man doesn't know about how to get the best from the local grapes!
- With his passion for Portuguese wines & drive to make top quality wines whilst keeping them great value for money, we couldn't wait to add him to the list of Naked winemakers
Stefano di Blasi
Italy
The talent who made Solaia and Tignanello - two of Italy's most iconic (and eye-wateringly expensive) wines
112,004 Ratings
15,769 Followers
- When iconic winemaker Stefano di Blasi first joined Naked in 2014, we couldn’t believe our luck. He was the genius behind Solaia and Tignanello, two of Italy’s most famous (and expensive) reds at over £100 a pop.
- Stefano’s dream is to make the wines he wants to and, thanks to Angel funding, he is doing just that! Super-premium Tuscan treats have been winging their way into Angel’s baskets for years now, and at a fraction of the price they would be elsewhere!
- Our King of Tuscany has a real talent for bringing elegance into his wines that is appreciated by critics all around the world and, with nearly 90K ratings, it seems Angels are a big fan too..!
Katie Jones
France
Angels raised over £250k in under 48 hours to rescue Katie's business
104,842 Ratings
16,516 Followers
- Katie’s love of wine led her all the way from Leicestershire to the Languedoc where she bought an idyllic vineyard perched half-way up a hill in Tuchan. In 2013 she experienced every winemaker’s worst nightmare when vandals emptied her entire year’s vintage down the drain.
- She turned to us. And 2,500 Angels helped to get her back on her feet - clubbing together to raise over £200k in just 48 hours. Our Queen of the Languedoc was able to start again and has gone on to make some seriously delicious wines, with sparkly awards a plenty.
- Thanks to her beloved Angels, Katie has been able to nab more hilltop vineyards, expand her range and even move her winemaking operation into an old railway station to fit in more barrels. It’s a long way from the 600 cases of wine she made in her garage in 2009!
- Thomas may be young, but he is a rising star amongst Australia's winemakers. Having been born and raised in the wine industry there is nothing he doesn't know about getting the best out of grapes
- Thomas has access to some of the best grapes in New South Wales. As a result his wines are fruitier than Carmen Miranda's hat!
- Don't just take our word for it, read what one Angel said about his Reserve Merlot "Super, fruity quaffing wine. Just the job in front of a roaring fire" - John Wild
Pierre Latard
France
Talented Frenchman and Master graduate in viticulture, from one of the BEST villages in the Rhone
51,255 Ratings
6,936 Followers
- 4th generation winemaker and a Master graduate in viticulture, what Pierre doesn't know about winemaking isn't worth knowing
- Pierre's wines come from one of the best villages in the Rhone.
- In fact, they're soon to be awarded their own appellation. Get in now before his prices go up
- Tomas is a trailblazing winemaker on a mission to put one of Spain’s most underrated wine regions back on the map.
- Thanks to innovative young winemakers like Tomas bucking the trend, Castile-La Mancha is emerging from mass-produced obscurity to create some of the best quality, top value wines in Spain.
- As a Castile native, Tomas knows exactly how to take advantage of the super hot days and cool nights – using authentic winemaking techniques and 21st century innovation to craft wines with intense fruit and freshness.
Gerd Stepp
Germany
Highly regarded German winemaker, with 25 years' experience making wine all over the world
21,617 Ratings
3,795 Followers
- We found Gerd by accident when we were looking for a top German Pinot Noir and a friend suggested Gerd’s. It came first in a blind tasting of 26 Pinots by Naked Archangels so we bought the lot and ever since Gerd has been making us some of the classiest German wines we’ve ever stocked.
- Naked funding now plays a huge part in his business, because his family vineyard in Pfalz is quite small, so he has to work with 20 other local growers. Being able to pay upfront gives them security, and allows Gerd to plan ahead and secure the best fruit.
- With 25 years in the wine industry, he’s travelled widely and made award-winning drops in dozens of different countries. He’s also a respected wine consultant, flying all over the world advising other wine producers. Decanter first snapped him up as a judge in 2004 and he regularly gets invited back to their Annual Wine Awards so it’s safe to say this guy really knows his stuff!
