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The Saga of Santini

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The Saga of Santini

How négociant Chris Santini's shared cellar in Auxey nurtured a generation of natural winemakers in Burgundy - and nearly put him out of business.

Aaron Ayscough
Jul 22, 2022
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The Saga of Santini

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Chris Santini, far left, outside his cellar in Auxey, circa 2016. With, from middle, Jon Purcell, Morgane Seuillot, and Christian Knott. Photo courtesy of Jon Purcell.

Today’s thriving Burgundy natural wine underground owes a lot to small-scale natural wine négociant Chris Santini. Upon leasing cellar facilities in Auxey in 2016, Santini invited his frie…

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