One of the reasons Angel-funded wines taste so good is that every wine is the passion project of an independent winemaker who stands behind his or her work. Anyone with tastebuds can take a sip of these wines and know they’re something special – but if you’re ready to take it to the next level and enjoy […]
I am so grateful for you — we all are Instead of filling your inbox with zany holiday offers (don’t worry, those are coming, too), I wanted to show you how much your incredible support means to everyone here in the Naked family — including 130 winemakers (and counting). The whole Naked team will be […]
Angel-funded winemaker Katy Michaud is a world-class winemaker that YOU made world-famous. Check out the celebrity winemaker that Angels discovered in 2015 – Katy appeared on the Lifetime Channel this summer and she’s taking the world by storm! You’re a brilliant backer with impeccable taste Katy is an incredible winemaker who has worked all up and […]
The Winemaker Fantasy Finalists are all so inspiring! The winemaker fantasy finalists are in! We spent a whole week watching videos and plowing through applications from winemakers from all around the world. Over 60 fully developed pitches came in from 9 different countries. And there were all kinds of wine projects to choose from red, white, bubbly… white […]
May 30th is the last day we’ll be accepting pitches in our Winemaker Fantasy contest, and the pitches are rolling in. Loads of winemakers are still putting the finishing touches on their videos this Memorial Day weekend, but a lot have already sent in the finished product too! You can head over to YouTube and see […]
The award ceremony for Winemaker of the Year 2015 just wrapped up and we’re incredibly excited to announce the results to the world! Carmen Stevens wins winemaker of the year 2015 The winemaker of the year 2015 is Carmen Stevens, a truly extraordinary individual who has overcome incredible odds to become a shining example of South African […]
The voting is closed for Winemaker of the Year 2015. It’s very very exciting to see all the front runners and I cannot wait to find out the winners. We’re going to have a big party at the Kenwood winery where we’ll announce the winners in each category. And remember the 4 winners will take home a […]
edit: since publishing, the identity of the winemaker has been revealed and he’s down at the bottom of this post. We’re very very excited to announce that our Angels made a move in April to hire a sparkling winemaker from the very top of the top… the absolute cream of the crop. He made what many […]
This is a guest post by a winemaker named Jim Olsen who is releasing his new Napa Cab called Shoot the Moon this month. It’s a really interesting wine because he set out with a daring goal of making Napa Cab with a twist. I’ll let Jim explain! Jim explains how he made Shoot The Moon: I set out on […]
You may not know ANY of our wines, and that’s a good thing. Our customers support independent winemakers and get exclusive access to their very limited, small lot wines. So these will never appear on a grocery store shelf… they’re unique to us. But you’ve definitely run into our winemakers… The crazy thing is that these […]