Key Individuals
The following people were or are particularly instrumental in the inspiration, production or communication of contemporary natural wine:
- Rudolf Steiner, curator of biodynamics.
- Maria Thun, author of the biodynamic calendar.
- Masanobu Fukuoka, Japanese philosopher of farming.
- Jules Chauvet, developer of carbonic maceration fermentation, sulphite free winemaking, and author.
- Claude Bourguignon, French agricultural scientist, consultant and author.
- Nicolas Joly, wine producer, head of Renaissance des Appellations Controlees, and spokesman for biodynamics.
- Marcel Lapierre, wine producer, mentor, and early adopter of low to no sulphite winemaking.
- Alice Feiring, American writer.
- Josko Gravner, Italian wine producer and mentor.
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