Colour – Aperitif Sweet & Fortified

Most conventional wine makers will use animal products for fining their wine, such as egg white or casein. Fining being the process of removing the fine particulate matter after the fermentation process such as yeast cells and proteins, to make the wine crystal clear.

Natural wine makers on the other hand eschew intervention and strive for as little manipulation in the wine making process as possible. They will therefore avoid filtration and fining and with it the need for any animal products, resulting in vegan friendly wines.

Therefore you will often find natural wines have a noticeable amount of sediment in the bottle, or appear hazy or cloudy. Natural winemakers tend to use the process of racking as the sole method of removing as much of the sediment from fermentation as possible. The wine will be allowed to settle in its fermentation vessel so as much sediment as possible settles at the bottom. The resulting clearer wine is then pumped to a new vessel with the sediment left behind.

Chinati Vergano
Chinato

Mauro's take on Piemonte's most famous digestif, Chinato. Fortified and sweetened Nebbiolo, infused with a host of aromatics from cardamom to ginseng, all tied together by the bitter China bark that gives the wine its name. Find out more.

  • Region Asti, Piedmont, Italy
£42.75

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Chinati Vergano
Americano

Mauro Vergano's legendary aromatizzati number some of the great apertivi. Vermouth rosso with more bitter components than the typical Torino style. Exquisitely composed and incredibly delicious. Best served over ice, with a slice of orange and a splash of soda. Find out more.

  • Region Asti, Piedmont, Italy
£39.50

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Chinati Vergano
Vermouth

Mauro Vergano's legendary aromatizzati number some of the great apertivi. Vermouth bianco with more bitter components than the typical Torino style. Exquisitely composed and incredibly delicious. Best served over ice, with a slice of lemon or grapefruit and a splash of soda. Find out more.

  • Region Asti, Piedmont, Italy
£39.50

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Chinati Vergano
Luli

After-dinner Mauro. Still credited as the only white Chinato out there, think of this as something like a Moscato d’Asti, but amped up with a host of citrus and herbs, and given a distinct bitter backbone with the use of quinine bark. Find out more.

  • Region Asti, Piedmont, Italy
£43

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Marco de Bartoli
Vigna La Miccia Marsala Superiore Oro 2018

Real-deal Marsala from a producer widely regarded to be the master of the style. Forget what you think you know about this misunderstood sweet Western Sicilian wine - Bartoli makes exquisite Marsala true to the history of the region, a world away from the cheap mass-market concoctions that pervade. Find out more.

  • Region Marsala, Sicily, Italy
  • Grapes Grillo
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£36

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Controcorrente
Bianco Vermouth

Attention aperitivo lovers - Controcorrente is a modern take on the classic Torino style of vermouth, made with natural wine as its base and infused with various citrus and herb botanicals to aromatic, bittersweet effect. Find out more.

  • Region Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
  • Grapes Chardonnay & Durella
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites, fortified and infused with natural citrus & botanicals
£34

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La Luminaille
Rasteau Vin Doux Nature 2021

A luscious red dessert wine, made mainly with Grenache. A very delicately extracted example and barrel-aged, it offers cherry and blackberry fruit with a hint of menthol and spice. Find out more.

  • Region Rasteau, Southern Rhône, France
  • Grapes Grenache & Carignan
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£23.75

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Partida Creus
SW Vino Dulce 2017

A late harvest of Bobal, which comes from some very old ungrafted vines in Manchuela. A long maturation in old wood allows an oxidative note to creep in, giving a sherry-like aroma, but the palate is still chock-full of sweet red fruits and wild herbs. Find out more.

  • Region Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
  • Grapes Bobal
  • Vineyard Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£21.50

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Ezio Cerruti
Sol 2016

Sweet, passito-style wine made with the old-fashioned, labour-of-love method: Moscato grapes have their shoots cut and are left on the vine to dry out and create very high natural sugar levels before being pressed and fermented. This nectar is an absolute must for fans of Moscato d'Asti. Find out more.

  • Region Langhe, Piedmont, Italy
  • Grapes Moscato
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£32

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Rousset-Peyraguey
Crème De Tête 2013 - Back In Stock Soon

  • Region Girande, France
  • Grapes Sémillon, Sauvignon, Muscadelle
  • Vineyard Certified Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£45