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Napa Talk Winemakers

Napa Talk with Scott Peterson

How Scott shook up Oakville – by rolling in whiskey barrels.

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Behind the Wine Sonoma Winemakers

The day Scott arrived, Sonoma wine changed forever

Sonoma is home to indie winemaker Scott Peterson — thanks to the online community of Naked Wines and its Angels, who refused to let him give it up.

Read Scott’s thank you message to Angels below.

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Behind the Wine Sonoma Winemakers

Watch now: Scott’s Sonoma feature by The New Yorker

This is the story of Scott Peterson – and the moment winemaking met its new model.

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Behind the Wine

Nakedwines.com celebrates 7 years!

This online wine revolution started seven whole years ago today. And your winemakers are busy celebrating YOUR success!

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Naked Awards

64 MORE wine medals for nakedwines.com!

Critics are laying gold medals at your feet! You should be so proud Your winemakers, super-powered by your Angel support, left critics’ jaws on the floor this year — collecting 64 wine medals in the US alone! Earlier this year, 44 of your wines won prestigious medals at the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition – 1 […]

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Behind the Wine

A special holiday message from your winemakers

We’re grateful for you this season (and all seasons!) It’s nearing the end of 2018 (where did the time go?) – and your winemakers are wrapping up harvest as we speak… And that wondrous time – when the cellar goes quiet, and row after row of oak barrels are stacked snug, full of hundreds more Angel-funded wines… […]

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Behind the Wine Naked Pairings

Top 5 meals to pair with indie wines

Nakedwines.com winemakers contribute serving and pairing advice for every exclusive wine. Looking for dinner inspo? Check out these 5 popular food pairings – and meal-ready wines! If you’re not hungry for a case of delicious wines yet, just wait ’til you see the street tacos… 1. Shellfish, sea scallops and salmon Pair with: Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio and […]

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Behind the Wine

What Napa and Sonoma winemakers drink when nobody’s watching…

There’s a dirty secret in wine country… Even though Napa Cab is the most famous wine in the country, a lot of the people who make big bold reds like to sneak off and drink other people’s wines from time to time. Every now and then you’ll even catch us drinking a beer (or two!) […]

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Behind the Wine

Naked Gold Medal Wines

8 of your Angel-funded wines just won prestigious awards at the San Francisco Chronicle wine competition, and we wanted to give a round of applause to the winemakers who won (and some context on why this is so cool). ROX Scott Peterson Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma 2013 – DOUBLE GOLD DRG Daryl Rex Groom Highmark Ridge Russian […]

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Behind the Wine

An Open letter to the 3 Tier System from Scott Peterson, California Winemaker

This is a guest post written by Scott Peterson, California winemaker. He’s writing an open break up letter to the devilish 3-tier system which he’s toiled in for years. It’s a good one! I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I do. Letter from a California winemaker to the 3-Tier system Goodbye 3-Tier System, […]