Focus on natural wines
Natural wines, low intervention wines, artisan wines, real wines, call them what you will, truth is, we love them and can't get enough of them. From the winegrowers point of view, producing natural wines is as much a professional occupation as it is a way of life. What we like so much about them is that they truly reflect their plot of land, the grapes and their vintage. These wines feel alive, and they probably are since they come from vineyards free of any chemicals, with roots deeply implanted in life-bursting soils. In the winery, only the healthiest fruits made it to the vats, no excessive manipulations took place, natural, local yeasts were responsible for the fermentation, with an 'as long as it takes' approach, and no modern additives were used if only in some case, a dash of sulphur (so2) at bottling stage.
Good natural wines will showcase fruit purity, energy and balance. Typically, they will have lower alcohol level, be flavour-ripe yet have a balancing natural acidity and/or tannins which make ideal food partners.
Here is a list (far from exhaustive) of the natural wines you can find in our wine shop and website:
Cascina Degli Ulivi, Bellotti Rosso – Dolcetto – Barbera
Cascina Degli Ulivi, Bellotti Bianco Cortese
Pierre and Catherine BRETON Bourgueil Trinch!
Frantz Saumon, Montlouis Minérale +
Pithon-Paillé, Anjou Blanc Mozaik Chenin Blanc
Clos du Tue-Boeuf Cheverny rouge
Clos des Grillons, Cotes du Rhone Blanc
Gran Cerdo Tempranillo
Alfredo Maestro Tejero, Vina Amalte – Castilla y Leon
Adega Cachin, Peza do Rei, Ribera Sacra
Coste Piane Prosecco di Valdobbiadene ‘Naturale’
Villalobos- The Wild Vineyards – Carignan Reserve
Louis-Antoine Luyt, Cinsault ‘Quellu’
Bobar Syrah, Yarra Valley
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