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It’s official! Raisin has qualified for the second round of Fabrique AVIVA! A huge thank you to all of our users: winemakers, friends, owners of bars, restaurants, wine shops, as well as the bloggers, magazines, editors, and all of the natural wine lovers who voted for us. With your support, Raisin has been selected as a finalist in the category “Environment, biodiversity, energy.”

The next test will take place the beginning of June, and this time we will have 10 minutes to convince a jury of experts: 5 minutes to present the project, and 5 minutes of questions…intense!

While the first round relied entirely on the ability of each team to mobilize their community, from now on the criteria for evaluating each project is in the hands of the jury, based on the following elements:

-The team and the project (30%) : presentation, coherence of project, ability to unify.

-The usefulness of the project (30%) : innovation + measure of impact

-The economic credibility of the project (40%): employment, performance, distribution of wealth

What’s next? In June, the big winners will be revealed. In the case that we win, the financial aid would help us to promote natural wine all over world, develop Raisin in an autonomous and independent manner, and put in place functionalities that would generate revenue. In short, the money would be very useful. We are crossing our fingers and we will keep you informed!

Discover the list of the projects that qualified here https://lafabrique-france.aviva.com/voting/projet/finalistes#h_ah104

See you soon,

The Raisin Team

Dutch friends, rejoice: The natural wine scene in the Netherlands is growing. We have added over 30 new bars, wine cellars, and restaurants recommended in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Leiden, that have a minimum of 30% natural wine. And this list continues to grow daily.  

A big thank you to Rafael Franceschini for his work and his expertise, and to all of our users and contributors as well as to all our volunteers.  

🍷550 ESTABLISHMENTS WHERE WE CAN DRINK NATURAL WINE IN PARIS !

Bonjour everyone, it’s official…the city of lights and love, is DEFINITELY the city of natural wine! In Paris there are now 550 establishments featured on Raisin, and many more to come. The Parisians are crazy about drinking wine the natural way, and we are thrilled to see all of these restaurants, bars, and wine shops joining the movement.