UNFILTERED is a natural wine festival in Riga that brings together winemakers, wine lovers, importers, chefs, artists, and everyone curious about low-intervention wines. It is not just a tasting event, but a full experience built around craftsmanship, discovery, and community.
Expect 40+ winemakers from across Europe, 300+ natural wines to try, meet-the-winemaker, great food, and a unique venue with historical character. The vibrant festival atmosphere will be fueled by all-day vinyl sets and an exclusive ASM live performance. UNFILTERED is made for both experienced wine enthusiasts and people who simply want to enjoy an unforgettable day.
Riga, Latvia
300+ Natural wines
All in one place
One day of natural wine, music, food and atmosphere — from industry tasting to open festival, live performance and afterparty.
How the day flows
Main festival music schedule.
18:00 - 19:30
Nikulin
Vinyl Set
19:30 - 21:30
La Fleur Du Soleil
Vinyl Set
21:30 - 22:30
ASM (A State of Mind)
LIVE Performance
22:30 - Late
RAF (LT)
Closing Vinyl Set
Promenade is a spacious open-air venue in the historic VEF Quarter in Riga, surrounded by industrial architecture and full of character.
Originally designed as an event space between the area’s landmark buildings, it is now a distinctive setting for festivals, concerts, markets and other cultural gatherings — blending urban energy, history and atmosphere in one place.
Open in Google MapsA selection of winemakers featured in the UNFILTERED festival material.
In Franconia, Melanie and Michael create vibrant, living wines that celebrate biodiversity. Working with local varieties like Silvaner, they focus on healthy soils and zero-intervention cellar work. These are pure, soulful expressions of nature, bottled without additives.
Born from seven original vine rows, 7rows is Filip Nagy’s small Slovak project with roots across Slovakia and Moravia. The wines are raw, expressive blends made to let grapes and nature lead the conversation.
In Pouilly-Fumé, Alexandre Bain farms Sauvignon Blanc biodynamically and works his vineyards with a horse. Slow, low-intervention winemaking produces generous Loire whites that favour ripe fruit, texture and an honest expression of soil.
Based in Riga, Ārpus is an independent brewery celebrated for world-class IPAs and sours. Their approach is focused and uncompromising, utilizing massive dry-hopping and premium fruit to create bold, balanced flavors. Modern, craft-driven brewing with a commitment to absolute quality.
Based in Tarragona, Artesano Vintners has made natural, terroir-focused wines since 2015. Respectful farming and natural fermentations shape an artisanal range that moves from lively pét-nat to fresh, honest still wines.
Salvatore Marino farms his estate in Contrada Buonivini, Noto, in southeastern Sicily, near the Vendicari Nature Reserve. Carrying five generations of viticulture, he grows Nero d'Avola and Catarratto in free-standing bush vines, harvests by hand, and works by the lunar calendar. The result is additive-free, deeply authentic wine that speaks of Sicilian sun, ancient soils, and patient care.
In Rheinhessen, Bianka and Daniel Schmitt craft wild, unpolished, and energetic natural wines. Demeter-certified since 2012, they utilize amphorae and old oak to produce pure expressions of Riesling and Furmint without additives or filtration.
Aleksandar Bikicki crafts natural wines on the slopes of Fruška Gora in Banoštor, Serbia—a hillside once an island in the ancient Pannonian Sea. Working with local and international varieties, he produces skin-contact, orange and red wines with minimal intervention, capturing the unique mineral character of this ancient terroir with honesty and precision.
Ferran Lacruz farms eight hectares of local varieties in Sant Martí Sarroca, Penedès. Working outside appellation limits, Bodega Clandestina gives Xarel·lo and other Catalan grapes a free, natural and highly individual voice.
Borgogno Rivata is a small family project farming six hectares between La Morra and Guarene in Piedmont. Their wines connect the distinct soils of Langhe and Roero with fresh, thoughtful cellar work.
From Vilobí del Penedès, Can Descregut combines ecological and regenerative viticulture with minimal-intervention winemaking. A member of Corpinnat, the estate crafts still and sparkling wines that express Penedès with honesty and precision.
David Léclapart farms three hectares biodynamically in Trépail, a Chardonnay-led Premier Cru village of Champagne. His precise, dry Champagnes are guided by four principles: purity, energy, pleasure and ecology.
Emeline de Sloovere crafts grower Champagne from Meunier and Chardonnay in the Coteaux Sud d’Épernay. Long lees ageing brings fine bubbles, fresh citrus energy and a quietly generous texture.
Based in the village of Cuisles, Cédric Moussé champions Pinot Meunier. This family estate uses organic practices and green clay soils to produce precise, fruit-forward Champagnes with distinct minerality and zero pretension. Pure terroir in a bottle.
Set on a hill in the heart of Chablis, Château de Béru farms around fifteen hectares biodynamically. Athénaïs de Béru creates artisan Chardonnay wines with low-intervention vinification and a strong imprint of limestone terroir.
In the heart of Anjou, Château de Bois-Brinçon is run by Géraldine and Xavier Cailleau, the family’s fifth generation. Old Chenin, Grolleau and Cabernet Franc vines shape distinctive Loire wines rooted in historic terroirs.
Six generations of the Hubert family have farmed this biodynamic estate in Cars, near Blaye, since 1895. Perched on a hill overlooking the Gironde estuary, the estate produces certified organic reds, whites and rosés from the Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux appellation—wines of quiet elegance, rooted in a century of unbroken family tradition and deep respect for the land.
Christian Tschida works in Illmitz, Burgenland, around Lake Neusiedl. Organic vineyards, gentle cellar work and a singular vision produce transparent, energetic wines with texture, depth and unmistakable Austrian character.
A co-operative of growers from the village of Porrera at the heart of Priorat's DOQ, Cims de Porrera cultivates old-vine Garnacha and Cariñena on the region's iconic llicorella slate and quartz soils. Their wines are structured, mineral, and powerfully expressive—an authentic voice from one of Spain's most celebrated and demanding wine terroirs.
Based in Gols, Claus Preisinger is one of Burgenland’s defining biodynamic growers. His wines range from bright, easy-drinking cuvées to deeper vineyard expressions, always centred on native grapes, balance and drinkability.
Joan Franquet farms high-altitude Catalan vineyards, many planted with old native varieties such as Trepat, Sumoll and Xarel·lo. Organic farming and amphora ageing give Costador wines depth, texture and Mediterranean freshness.
Sébastien Agelet makes organic wines at his estate in Paziols, in the Corbières hills of Roussillon. The name "de mena" is Catalan for "by nature"—a fitting motto for his approach. Working with Cinsault, Carignan, Grenache and the rare Lladoner Pelut on schist and limestone soils, he produces honest, characterful wines full of wild Mediterranean soul.
Dexheimer works in Rheinhessen with a low-intervention focus on purity and vintage character. Their philosophy begins in the vineyard, allowing local varieties and the region’s soils to appear clearly in the finished wine.
Dobra Vinice is a pioneer of Czech natural winemaking in Moravia. Using Georgian qvevri and long maceration, they craft soulful, structured wines from local grapes. No additives, no filtration—just pure, authentic character shaped by sand and stone.
Founded in 2015 by Imogen Berry and Robin Althoff in Aubais, Gard, Domaine Berry-Althoff works organically and biodynamically. Their Mediterranean wines favour fresh fruit, lightness and the limestone character of southern France.
The Frey family has farmed vines in Dambach-la-Ville for generations and pioneered organic and biodynamic viticulture in Alsace. Their wines are clean, structured expressions of the region’s diverse grapes and vineyard sites.
Cyprien Lireux works with orchards rather than vineyards, crafting vintage ciders and poirés in France. Presented through the Sauvage table, these bottle-fermented fruit expressions broaden the festival beyond the grape.
Taken over by Erwan in 2022, Domaine de Lucey farms organically at the Château de Lucey in the Savoie appellation—vineyards certified organic since 2013. Working with Altesse, Mondeuse and Pinot Noir, he approaches each vintage distinctly, crafting Alpine wines shaped by mountain soils and a deep commitment to expressing the terroir and indigenous varieties unique to Savoie.
Run by Cyril de Benoist in Sancerre, Domaine du Nozay is dedicated to Sauvignon Blanc. Certified organic and biodynamic, the estate produces luminous, mineral wines through native fermentations and a restrained cellar approach.
Founded in 1988 by Henri-Frédéric Roch, Domaine Prieuré Roch is a singular Burgundy estate rooted in organic and biodynamic methods. Its Côte de Nuits Pinot Noir wines pursue purity through traditional, minimally interventionist cellar work.
Rooted in more than 200 years of apothecary tradition, El Celler De L'apotecari crafts wines that connect Catalan heritage with modern precision. Working with local varieties such as Macabeu, Xarel·lo, Parellada, Malvasia de Sitges and Ull de Llebre, they farm organically without herbicides or insecticides, encouraging biodiversity and living soils. In the cellar, minimal intervention preserves each vintage’s character—authentic, thoughtful wines shaped by history, nature and the essence of their vineyards.
Élise Dechannes farms in Les Riceys, southern Champagne, where Pinot Noir is central to the local identity. Her small-production still and sparkling wines are site-focused, expressive and shaped by respect for living soils.
Els Vinyerons works in Penedès with minimal intervention and a belief that soil tells the story. From mineral Xarel·lo to agile ancestral-method sparkling wines, their bottles carry a clear Mediterranean freshness.
From the sun-drenched plains of La Mancha, Esencia Rural produces raw, unapologetic wines with zero additives. Focused on old-vine Airén and Tempranillo, they embrace long macerations and natural fermentations to create rustic, deeply authentic bottles that celebrate the Spanish soil.
Based in Purbach am Neusiedlersee, Familienweingut Braunstein crafts elegant biodynamic wines from the Leithaberg terroir. With deep family tradition and a focus on Blaufränkisch, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc, their wines are pure, vibrant, and shaped by soil, harmony and quiet precision.
A German-born pioneer who settled in Ronda, Andalusia, Friedrich Schatz was among the first to prove that cool-climate, high-altitude viticulture could thrive in southern Spain. Farming biodynamically in the Serranía de Ronda, he produces distinctive wines from Scheurebe, Pinot Noir and Spanish varieties—elegant, mineral bottles that challenge every assumption about southern Spanish wine.
Stephanie and Eduard Tscheppe founded Gut Oggau in Burgenland in 2007 and embraced biodynamic farming from the outset. Their naturally made wines are presented as a vivid family of personalities, each shaped by vineyard character.
From Gols in Burgenland, Weingut Heinrich lets vineyard and vintage speak through biodynamic farming, hand harvests and spontaneous fermentation. Their wines explore Austrian varieties through texture, freedom and terroir.
Hugues Godmé is a grower-Champagne producer based in Verzenay, one of Champagne's Grand Cru villages on the Montagne de Reims. With Pinot Noir at the heart of his range, he produces precise, cellar-worthy Champagnes that capture the depth, structure and chalky mineral power of the Verzenay terroir—authentic small-production fizz from one of the appellation's most revered villages.
In Moravia, Jaroslav Osička is a true philosopher of the vine. With decades of experience, he crafts soulful, long-macerated wines that balance complexity with drinkability. Authentic, minimal-intervention bottles that reflect the deep traditions and limestone soils of Velké Bílovice.
Jean-Philippe Padié works from Calce, a remote village in the Fenouillèdes hills of Roussillon. A key figure in French natural wine, he farms old-vine Grenache, Carignan and Macabeu on steep schist and limestone terraces without any synthetic inputs. His wines are precise yet wild—fiercely individual bottles that carry the heat and mineral tension of the Catalan-French border landscape.
Representing Georgia at UNFILTERED, Kakkheli’s Winery brings wines from the country’s ancient wine culture to the tasting table. Expect bottles shaped by Georgian varieties, tradition and a generous sense of place.
Based in Riga, Latvia, Kombucha Factory produces small-batch, naturally fermented kombucha using premium teas and organic fruit. Guided by the same respect for live culture and minimal processing that defines natural wine, their probiotic-rich drinks are vibrant, alive, and the perfect non-alcoholic companion at the festival table.
Created by Delphine and Grégory Viennois in northern Burgundy, La Maison de la Chapelle focuses on parcel-led Irancy. Their Pinot Noir wines highlight the freshness and limestone character of this lesser-known Burgundian appellation.
Jean-Philippe and Jean-Guillaume Bret farm La Soufrandière in Vinzelles, southern Burgundy. Biodynamic vineyards and attentive, low-intervention élevage shape crystalline Chardonnay from Pouilly-Vinzelles and Mâcon-Vinzelles.
From Pescara, Abruzzo, Marco Giuliani and Davide Gentile craft some of Italy's most talked-about natural wines. Working with indigenous varieties—Trebbiano d'Abruzzo, Montepulciano, and Pecorino—they use skin contact, spontaneous fermentation and zero additives to produce wines of rare textural depth and wild, vibrant energy.
Rooted at the Can Mayol estate in Vilobí del Penedès, Loxarel is a Catalan pioneer of biodynamic viticulture and amphora winemaking in Spain. Guided by lunar cycles and ancestral wisdom, they produce still and sparkling wines from 100% organic grapes—vibrant, mineral, and deeply tied to the Penedès terroir they have farmed for generations.
Based in Kamptal, Martin and Anna Arndorfer craft wines with deep respect for nature and origin. Focused on Riesling and Grüner Veltliner, their approach is artisan and honest—resulting in textured, vibrant bottles that prioritize character over artifice.
The Michlits family farm in Pamhagen as a biodynamic mixed estate where vines, animals and agriculture belong together. Meinklang wines are lively, approachable expressions of Burgenland built on healthy soils and farm biodiversity.
In Velké Bílovice, Milan Nestarec treats wine as a medium for ideas and connection. Manual harvests, spontaneous fermentation, gentle pressing, old barrels and no fining or filtration produce bottles full of energy and personality.
MIRA is a Moravian “winery within a winery”, running alongside Milan Nestarec in Velké Bílovice. It is Mirka Nestarcová’s personal project: expressive Czech wines with a playful, independent voice.
Nadja and Andrej Miklušičák make Naboso in Svätý Jur, on Slovakia’s Little Carpathian slopes. Working about five hectares over granite and sandy soils, they craft natural wines that are vibrant, precise and deeply drinkable.
Naked Friday is Weingut Freitag’s natural wine line from Saulheim in Rheinhessen. Since 2020, the estate has focused solely on natural wines: hand-harvested grapes, old wooden barrels, minimal additions and no filtration.
Odesos Winery makes contemporary Ukrainian wines from grapes grown in the Black Sea region. The project brings a vivid southern Ukrainian voice to the festival, balancing local identity with clean, characterful winemaking.
Working from Moravia, Petr Koráb captures the "living" energy of the vine. A specialist in sparkling and skin-contact wines, he utilizes old vines and zero additives. Expect vibrant, unmanipulated bottles that are honest, energetic, and full of raw character.
Samuele Bosco makes artisanal wines in Roero, Piedmont, nurturing biodiversity and working without herbicides or systemic treatments. His wines translate this historic hillside territory through local tradition, clarity and patient craftsmanship.
Château Shuette is an independent regenerative estate near Saint-Loubès, just outside Bordeaux, producing Vin de France on the Dordogne. With spontaneous fermentation, no added SO2 and zero filtration, they craft fruit-driven pet nats, orange wines, dark rosés and clarets that break every Bordeaux convention—honest, living wines from biodiversity-rich soils managed as a full farm ecosystem.
Born in Uzbekistan, Shukhrat Khakimov brings a uniquely cross-cultural perspective to winemaking in Catalonia, Spain. Working with a philosophy grounded in respect for the land and zero-intervention practices, he produces natural wines that fuse the Mediterranean character of his adopted terroir with a deeply personal vision—honest, soulful bottles shaped by curiosity and a love of the vine.
Based in Hlohovec, Slovakia, the Slobodné sisters continue a century-old family legacy. They focus on honest, skin-contact wines and unique fermentations. Their bottles are raw, experimental, and deeply rooted in the volcanic terroir of their restored estate.
Tucked away in the hills of Slovenian Styria, Šumenjak produces vibrant, biodynamic wines with a focus on purity. From skin-contact whites to elegant reds, their approach is hands-off and honest, resulting in soulful bottles that truly taste of the land.
Located in Moravia’s Vrbice, Syfany focuses on pure, unadulterated expressions of the soil. Utilizing large acacia and oak barrels, they produce elegant, long-macerated wines with zero additives. Honest, structured bottles that reflect deep family tradition and a minimalist philosophy.
In Weiden am See near Lake Neusiedl, Thomas and Claudia Hareter farm biodynamically according to Demeter principles. Their natural wines are made from pure grapes, native ferments and minimal intervention, capturing the calcareous, stony soils of Burgenland in bottles that feel honest, fragile and alive.
Founded in 2017 in Piedmont’s Valchiusella, Valchyara revives steep terraced vineyards historically planted to Erbaluce and Nebbiolo. The wines translate this mountain landscape through low-intervention farming and raw, mineral energy.
Vaudoisey-Creusefond is a family estate based in Pommard, farming vineyards across Pommard, Volnay, Meursault and Auxey-Duresses. Hand-harvested Burgundy with classical depth, freshness and a clear Côte de Beaune identity.
Set in the Val do Miño within Ribeira Sacra, Vides Singulares cultivates steep, terraced vineyards along the Miño river in Galicia. Focused on indigenous varieties and minimal intervention in both vineyard and cellar, they produce expressive, granite-driven wines that reflect the cool Atlantic climate and the ancient viticultural heritage of this dramatic northwestern Spanish landscape.
Mathieu Deiss and Emmanuelle Milan created Vignoble du Rêveur in Bennwihr, Alsace. Their biodynamic vineyards and experimental cellar work—including skin contact and amphora—give classic Alsace varieties vivid contemporary freedom.
From the sandy soils of Chenay and Pouillon in Champagne's Massif de Saint-Thierry, Vincent Cuillier practices regenerative and biodynamic viticulture. Certified organic, he patiently revives forgotten varieties—Petit Meslier, Arbane, Blanc Vrai—alongside Pinot Meunier, producing textured, saline sparkling wines aged in 500-liter barrels that feel genuinely alive and built for the table.
From Slovakia’s Suchá nad Parnou, the Magula family crafts soulful, biodynamic wines on their historic estate. Specializing in varieties like Blaufränkisch, they prioritize biodiversity and zero-intervention. The result is honest, vibrant bottles that capture the authentic energy of the land.
Vinum Ex Machina is an independent French wine project built on creativity, curiosity, and the unexpected. Run by Damien, it operates as a platform for discovering and championing authentic, hard-to-find natural wines—blending curator passion with merchant instinct to bring rare, compelling bottles to the people who search beyond the obvious.
Working out of Lower Austria, Georg Toifl crafts precise, organic wines that celebrate the grit of the terroir. His approach is focused and minimalist, producing vibrant Grüner Veltliner and Riesling that prioritize clarity, purity, and an authentic sense of place.
In the Villány region of Hungary, Horst and Erika Hummel produce expressive, organic wines with a focus on Portuguese and Blaufränkisch. Their philosophy centers on hand-harvesting and minimal cellar intervention to create honest, structured bottles that reflect deep mineral character.
Carina and Kai Bungert lead Weingut Mann in Stein-Bockenheim, the family estate’s eighth generation. Their Rheinhessen wines follow a gentle “as much as necessary, as little as possible” philosophy in vineyard and cellar.
From Mollands in the northern Kamptal, Matthias Hager creates expressive Demeter-quality wines shaped by loess, clay and primary rock soils. Working with varieties like Grüner Veltliner, Riesling and Zweigelt, his approach is experimental yet deeply rooted in family farming, biodiversity and mineral clarity.
Zlatý Roh is Filip Nagy’s natural wine project in Devín, on the Little Carpathian slopes near Bratislava. The wines give a clear Slovak expression of place, combining careful farming with fresh, characterful winemaking.
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Founder / Curator
Anton Zhilin is the founder and curator of UNFILTERED — a Riga-based project built around craftsmanship, clarity and authenticity. His work brings together natural wine, hospitality, culture and community in one shared experience.
Before UNFILTERED, Anton built projects such as COM Bar and LOWINE BAR — spaces known for high standards, strong identity and a simple but deeply considered approach to food, wine and guest experience. UNFILTERED grows from that same philosophy: less pretension, more substance, and a strong focus on growers who work with low-intervention methods and real character in the glass.
Everything you may want to know before joining UNFILTERED.
UNFILTERED is a platform for craftsmanship, community, and low-intervention winemaking. It brings together growers, wine lovers, importers, chefs, artists, and hospitality professionals around natural wine and the culture behind it.
UNFILTERED is a festival, not a formal conference. It is designed as a full experience built around natural wine, tasting, music, food, winemaker sessions, and community.
The event takes place at VEF Promenāde in Riga's historic VEF Quarter, a spacious open-air venue surrounded by landmark industrial buildings and designed for large cultural events.
The wine selection is built around strict low-intervention winemaking, including organic and biodynamic farming, no additives, and minimal sulfur. The festival follows the same quality-focused philosophy behind LOWINE’s award-winning natural wine selection.
Yes. The festival includes an afterparty with winemakers, and it is included in the ticket price.
No. Food from our vendors is available for an additional cost.
No. The art and entertainment activities are available for a small additional cost.
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