Had a friend visiting from Switzerland and so the smuggled Mythopia was finally opened. Tasting notes in the comments!

I get terrible sneezing and reactions from normal wine, so I'm switching to low-sulphite natural wines. Have found some of them to be a bit too funky for me so far tbh.

For those who also have sulphite sensitivities, what are your absolute favorite natural wine brands available in the UK that don't give you a reaction, and actually taste good?

Had a chance to try these wines which apparently have a cult status ... But to be honest ,could not tell you today what most of them tasted like , as the dominant thing for me was the acid.

What am I missing.. to me these are just poorly made wines ( I've tasted wines I like.. but I also have this acidity issue with a lot of wines ) Am I genuinely missing something...

Hi everyone! I'm an author of two books about natural wine and I used to publish Pipette Magazine, which now exists on Susbtack as Sangiovese + Sediment.

This coming weekend I am doing a sort of "AMA" on the Substack, based on questions here. So, I wanted to let you all know in case you want to throw some questions about natural wine into the mix on this page. If you want to follow along, here's the link to the Substack:

https://sangioveseandsediment.substack.com/

I'm also going to start doing Substack Live videos where I live-taste natural wines and answer questions. Hope this isn't too promotional for Reddit, but just wanted to connect with some of you!

thanks!

Visiting Firenze in 2027. Has anyone visited following vineyards around the area, if so, how was the experience and how was it priced?

Orsi - Vigneto San Vito (love their stuff)

Colombaia

Massa Vecchia

+ feel free to rec any others around the area.

Cheers!

Will be in Santiago for work next week and hoping to have a couple of spare afternoons to visit a couple of wineries. Realistically, I will be limited to wineries directly around Santiago but potentially could get to Casablanca / Valparaiso area.

So far I'm looking at De Martino, Bodegas RE, Attillio & Mochi on the more natural side and Errazuriz to visit one of the big names.

Also will visit Montes in the city one afternoon.

What are people's thoughts? Any glaring misses?

Hi babes,

I’m about to try TERROIR AL LIMIT PRIORAT TERRA DE CUQUES BLANC (sorry for capitols, it’s pasted).

What do you think winers?

Not everyday you are able to drink a bottle of Turkish natural wine! It was a lovely, elegant white wine, underwent 24 hours of skin contact.

The second red I've had from Anders and Anne. This is Sérine ( aka Petite Sirah a heritage grape variety native to the Northern Rhone and is genetically similar to Syrah and is sometimes called Petit Serine) grown in the Ardeche. According to Tutto this plot specifically is in Valgrand and sits on top of marnes bleues (blue marl) soils The berries were destemmed and macerated for 10 days in fiberglass. The wine fermented for 4 years in old barriques with no soutirage (racking) with 1-2 instances of topping up.

Stewed Swedish berries, leather, wild thyme and chalky minerality balanced by very soft and composed VA. Way less wild and crazy acid than other wines I've had from Anders. Bottle maturation helped a lot with balancing the reduction with the fruit intensity and I think the topping up was a very good choice for this wine. Not sure if it will last much longer but I'm glad I opened this bottle when I did!

[Edit: Thanks for catching my error u/GXPrado]

Having this before I get married tomorrow. Absolutely phenomenal super bready and warm roasted apple

Hi all,

I’m looking to explore more Syrah and Zinfandel. I would prefer it to be single-varietal but am also open to blends! I’m looking for the following recommendations for both grapes:
1. A bottle that showcases the fruit at its most classical
2. A bottle that expresses the fun, the “out there” characteristics of the fruit
3. Your favorite, just cause :)

I hope to get my hands on some of these recs soon, so stuff that can be found in the natty wine shops of California would be amazing.

THANKS SO MUCH!

100% Syrah from parcels in Tournon, Mauves and Saint-Jean-de-Muzols in the Saint-Joseph appellation. Partially destemmed, spontaneously fermented in open vats with pigeage and remontage. 16–18 months in large used demi-muids (600 L). No fining or filtration. Minimal use of sulphur.
🏠 Pierre Gonon founded his domaine in Mauves in 1956. In the 88/89 season, his sons Jean and Pierre Gonon took over the domaine after their father fell ill.
But from what I’ve been able to sniff out, it was actually only in the mid-2010s that prices for the domaine’s wines really started to take off. From 2011, the brothers began destemming a much smaller proportion, between 0–20%, so the vast majority of their wines are made with 80–100% whole bunches.
Today, the brothers farm 10.5 hectares. The domaine is certified organic.
Super perfumed and ethereal wine. I fucking love Syrah when it has this kind of lift and you can completely lose yourself in the glass.
Violets, dried lavender, dark cherries, Ribena, blackberries, butcher’s shop, anise, pepper and bonfire smoke. Velvety medium+ tannins that coat the mouth so beautifully, and a brisk medium+ acidity.
So tightly packed and intense, yet at the same time so juicy! 🥤🥤🥤

I know there was an earlier version of this post from a few years ago, but wanted to restart an updated version as what is imported has changed some and/or there may be newer producers to include.

I'm heading to Paris from the US in a few weeks and I'm interested in producers to look out for that either don't import into the US or are very hard to find. I'm familiar with most of the typical recommendations but hoping to find some new favorites that will give me a reason to travel back to try again!

Would love recommendations for natural wine bars, restaurants, and winery visits/tours near Sydney and also New Zealand! Saw a couple NZ posts but recs were few and far between (a few places closed) and not much discussion for Sydney

I always enjoyed wine but my strategy is weird like whenever i like a bottle i try to remember that if i can find the same one i get something that looks similar. Most of the time i fail to get a good one lol, so we can say its a pretty shit strategy. But i always though that i dont have to find what i like to drink but thought that with time i would enjoy each bottle, and i was totally wrong, so corkly helped me to understand that i need to have a palate and to know what im drinking so i can choosse the next bottle with more confident. But now i am curious what did other people do, what did they use to get better, like what was the one thing that helped you the most, can be a tip or a trick, a website tool or whatever ?!