Country – England

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.

Offbeat
Wild Juice Chase 2021/22

Hampshire Lambrusco? No, not something we thought we'd find ourselves writing either - but here we are! Offbeat embrace the experimental, so there is little to compare this too, but keep the Lambrusco reference in mind - it has that tart, freshly-picked bramble berry feel, with keen acids, so one could enjoy it in much the same way. Find out more.

  • Region Test Valley, Hampshire, England
  • Grapes Triomphe & Bacchus
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£28

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Domaine Hugo
Botley's Farm Col Fondo 2020

Another fabulous small-scale, biodynamically-farmed natural wine from the home soils of England. It's a scene that numbers a dedicated handful of growers that is gaining more momentum with each passing vintage. This pretty field-blend fizz is a great example. Believe! Find out more.

  • Region Wiltshire, England
  • Grapes Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier & Pinot Gris
  • Vineyard Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£31

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Black Mountain
Col Fondo White NV

Bright, zippy English sparkler with mouth-watering acidity and fresh, green notes of elderflower and orchard fruits. As its name suggests, the wine is made in the Italian 'col fondo' style - meaning to leave the sediment from the fermentation in the bottle, giving the wine texture and haze. Find out more.

  • Region Turnastone, Herefordshire, England
  • Grapes Pinot Meunier, Solaris & Siegerrebe
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£31

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Traverse
Red 2021

A field blend of Phoenix and Rondo grapes from a single vineyard in Beckley, East Sussex. After a short maceration the wine was left to age in old Burgundy barrels for 9 months. At just 9 degrees of alcohol, this is bright, light-bodied and with some fresh, underripe fruit flavours that reflect the cooler climate of our home soils. Find out more.

  • Region Rye, East Sussex, England
  • Grapes Phoenix & Rondo
  • Vineyard Conventional
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£27

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