Products tagged with natural

Jurtschitsch is one of the important wineries in Kamptal. Over the years, they’ve converted to organic, and then biodynamic practices, and are now experimenting with skin contact. Aromatic, with green herbs and texture, thanks to an extended skin contact

Adrien Baloche studied with cult winemaker Marie Thibault, making it easy to see why these wines are so delicious. Polyculture is important at his small estate; cows are raised for cheesemaking, and many vegetables are cultivated. A juicy co-ferment with

Milan’s father planted a lot of Dornfelder in the early 00’s, and for years Milan wasn’t into the varietal. He finally came to terms with it when he realized he didn’t have to try to mimic the classic wines of the world and could instead forge his own pat

Inspired by their Ardeche neighbor, Andrea Calek among others, Dom. Les Deux Terres began producing natural wines in 2009. Zig-Zag has big, earthy, fresh aromas with brambly berries, plum, savory herbs and black pepper with a silky texture and subtle a to

The vineyard for this wine is one that most Cali winemakers looking to turn a buck would just uproot and re-plant; the vines are old, gnarly, and don’t give high yields. These are actually good things for making complex wine, however, so winemaker James J

The legendary Jacques Puffeney has passed his “Serious Jura Reds” torch to Les Matheny’s Emeric Foléat, who studied with the master for years. The perfect hint of VA opens, with a complex array of red fruits, fresh earth, and more structure than most Poul

There’s a Burgundian muscle to this wine, perhaps because the vines are Pommard clones. Joe Perdicini learned to make wine from his Italian grandmother, who in turn learned from her forefathers. Joe’s philosophy is to allow terroir to express itself fully

Nicolas Vauthier worked with Philippe Pacalet and models his winery after the classic micro-négociant style in Burgundy, buying fruit from various locations and crafting natural wines unique to the region. His reds go through whole cluster and carbonic ma

Made from fruit coming from 35 year old vineyards, which are used exclusively for producing rosé. Grapes are destemmed and fermented in old barrels of various sizes. Gentle fruit notes initially segue into a refreshing and subtly complex wine with great i

Theodora is one of the children in Gut Oggau’s alternate reality of personified wines. She’s impudent yet elegant, and the prankster of the set. As far as actual wine stats are concerned, these grapes are grown on a mix of gravel and limestone, imparting

We find that the reds are consistently the stars with Tschida, and this vintage is no exception. Incredible concentration of fruit without being heavy, and brimming with wild herbs that evolve into dark earth over time. The tannins are in balance. Natural

Massimo Marchiori and Antonella Gerona moved to Catalonia from Piedmont, Italy originally to be architects. They’ve wound up becoming natural winemakers with a cult-following larger than almost anyone else in Spain. Here they’re offering a take on vermout