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.
Benjamin Darnault
France
Consultant winemaker on a mission to uncover gems for the Angels all over the Languedoc
408,838 Ratings
43,588 Followers
- When Ben left a safe winemaking job in Australia to move back to France with his young family in the noughties, at first he really struggled. The financial crash of 2007/08 clobbered the winery he was working at, so they had to let him go. He couldn’t catch a break.
- That was until Angels freed Ben from the corporate fat cats and transformed his livelihood. Thanks to Angel investment, Ben was finally able to set up on his own and realise his lifelong dream of putting his own name on the label. Even better, he had an advance on his next vintage!
- With the backing of Angel funding, Ben has been able to invest more, source even better fruit and establish strong relationships with local growers to improve the quality of his delicious wines year-on-year. With thousands of rave reviews, he’s a bonafide Naked icon.
Virgile Joly
France
Loveable Languedoc winemaker producing some of the region's best wines
124,976 Ratings
21,118 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
108,890 Ratings
14,024 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.
Katie Jones
France
Angels raised over £250k in under 48 hours to rescue Katie's business
91,931 Ratings
14,185 Followers
- Katie’s love of wine led her all the way from Leicestershire to the Languedoc where she bought a 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 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!
Stefano di Blasi
Italy
The talent who made Solaia and Tignanello - two of Italy's most iconic (and eye-wateringly expensive) wines
89,247 Ratings
12,510 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..!
Richard Kershaw
South Africa
South Africa's first Master of Wine, adored by Angels and critics alike
57,958 Ratings
7,844 Followers
- He's a tip-off from Rod and Richard proved he is seriously wine savvy when he became a Master of Wine. Not bad for a man from Sheffield!
- Angel funding gave Richard the jump his one-man business needed, allowing him to tap into South Africa's huge potential to make spectacular wines without hiking up the price.
- Unlike the show-off wineries in South Africa, Richard dreams of owning a shed to make wine in. So you're not paying for fancy cellar doors, marble floors, and Michelin-starred restaurants. Just raw winemaking talent, great grapes, and a shed.
- 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
47,314 Ratings
6,137 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.
