Mai et Kenji Hodgson

Mai and Kenji Hodgson make wine in Rablay-sur-Layon, in the Anjou region of the Loire Valley. Kenji first set out to become a wine writer, but an internship in Japan introduced him to natural winemaking, and that encounter set the couple on a different path.

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Kenji Hodgson set out to become a wine writer and took an internship in Japan, where he met a winemaker who championed natural winemaking. The encounter turned into a passion for French natural wines. Back in Canada, Kenji met Mai in Vancouver, and the two shared the same enthusiasm. They first planned to buy vineyard land in Canada, but winemaker Mark Angeli, who mentored them, suggested they look in Anjou, France instead.

Mai and Kenji Hodgson farm about 4 hectares of vines in Rablay-sur-Layon, on soils of shale and schist. They work with Grolleau, a red grape traditional to Anjou, and with Chenin Blanc. Their aim is wine with structure, elegance and power, while keeping energy and fruit at the center, and they make their cuvées in small volumes.

Dynamic Cellars carries three cuvées from Mai and Kenji Hodgson: the LNDM 2023, Les Aussigouins Vin de France 2023 and Mont Jeunes Vignes 2023. Explore more Loire Valley wines, natural wines and recent vintages in our range.