Pipette 9

The indie mag about natural wines. 

Issue 9, published in June 2021, is our “Behind the Scenes” issue!

This edition contains the following:

INTERVIEWS, ESSAYS & FEATURES

An interview with the first (and only!) natural winemaker in Finland; an essay by Brooklyn wine professional Alex Alan on how post-2020 New York restaurant culture might look; a long, powerful interview with Lauren Friel of Rebel Rebel (Boston) on why natural wine is definitely political and what she’s doing about it; a story about one of our boutique magazine stockists in Stockholm who are making sure that print isn’t dead; the story behind the iconic “Vine Wine Sign”; and a look at how Canada’s hottest new natural winery leverages branding.

Plus: a feature on Joy Kull aka La Villana (Lazio, Italy); and a photo essay by Twin Island Cider (British Columbia) who documents their own clay harvesting and vessel making process.

THE MAKING OF PIPETTE

This section includes interviews with our editor/publisher Rachel Signer and our layout designer Emma Dragovic, as well as a visual and written look at how our magazine is printed, and why we do it in Germany.

RECIPES FROM NATURAL WINEMAKERS

For Issue 9, we reached out to a few natural winemakers we wish we could visit to see what they’ve been cooking. Recipes include contributions from La Stoppa (Italy); MicroBio Wines (Spain); Martha Stoumen (U.S.); Gut Oggau (Austria); and Alessandro Viola (Sicily).

EDITOR & PUBLISHER: Rachel Signer has been writing about the culture of natural wine for several years. Her work appears in Vogue.com, Vice MUNCHIES, PUNCH, Wine Enthusiast, Wine & Spirits Magazine, Sprudge Wine, and elsewhere. After living in New York for many years, she is now based in Australia with frequent travel to Europe.