Orange Wine

Critical Acclaim – Vintage Reference (2021)

• Wine Enthusiast – 91 Points | “A layer of chalk and cocoa coats the blueberry, cassis and violet flavors. Silky and complex, with great purity and a long loam-tinged finish.”

Critical Acclaim – Previous Vintage Reference (2020)

• James Suckling – 93 Points | “Perfumed aromas of dried roses, red berry fruit and licorice. Darker mocha notes too. Medium-bodied yet deep, with dark minerals and spices accompanying fresh berry fruit. Fine and tight tannins. From biodynamically grown grapes with Respekt certification.”

Tasting Notes

Juicy and vibrant with aromas of fresh cherry, pomegranate, plum, and lightly roasted herbs, alongside dried roses and violet. The palate is mineral-fresh and cool, with lively acidity, a remarkable inner tension, and fine, earthy tannins. Transparent, clear, and intensely drinkable — a Blaufränkisch of real precision and character.

About the Wine

Nittnaus is one of Burgenland’s most respected biodynamic producers, farming with Respekt certification — Austria’s most rigorous biodynamic standard. The Kalk und Schiefer (“Limestone and Slate”) Blaufränkisch is sourced from vineyards in and around Jois am Leithagebirge, where the distinctive limestone and slate soils impart a cool minerality and inner tension to the wine. After manual harvesting and sorting, the grapes are fermented spontaneously in wooden vats and aged in used Tonneaux after slow basket pressing.

Food Pairing

Excellent with roasted duck, venison, lamb chops, mushroom risotto, and aged hard cheeses. Serve slightly cool at 16–17°C.

Product Details

• Appellation: Burgenland, Austria
• Varietal: Blaufränkisch 100%
• Farming: Biodynamic – Respekt Certified
• Soils: Limestone & Slate (Kalk und Schiefer)
• Aging: Used Tonneaux
• Vintage: 2021
• Format: 750ml
• Producer: Nittnaus

The Queen of Teroldego, at Her Finest

Elisabetta Foradori is one of Italy's most visionary winemakers — a pioneer who single-handedly rescued the ancient Teroldego grape from obscurity and elevated it to world-class status. Farming biodynamically in the dramatic foothills of the Dolomites in Trentino, her minimal-intervention approach produces wines of extraordinary purity, character, and sense of place.

This is the estate's flagship red: a wine that is simultaneously wild and precise, generous and structured — a benchmark for what indigenous Italian varieties can achieve in the right hands.

67 Wine Review

"Savory, earthy and slightly wild in style, Elisabetta Foradori sculpts one of Italy's finest natural wines. Luscious dark fruits and violets on the nose pick up some spice and wild herbs on the palate. Medium bodied with good depth of flavor and detailed complexity that winds through the finish with purity and a touch of exotic funk."
— Bart Hopkins, 67Wine.com

Tasting Notes

• Nose: Luscious dark fruits, violets, and wild herbs
• Palate: Savory, earthy, and slightly wild — spice, dark cherry, and a touch of exotic funk
• Structure: Medium-bodied with high acidity, moderate tannins, and excellent depth
• Finish: Long, pure, and complex

Vineyard & Vinification

• Grape: 100% Teroldego
• Farming: Certified Organic & Biodynamic
• Appellation: Vigneti delle Dolomiti IGT, Trentino, Italy
• Producer: Foradori, Campo Rotaliano
• Vintage: 2024
• Size: 750ml

Food Pairings

A natural match for Alpine cuisine: speck, Fontina, and rye bread; tagliatelle with wild boar ragù; roasted duck with cherry reduction; herb-crusted pork loin. Also exceptional with mushroom polenta or roasted beets with goat cheese.

Stellenbosch Cabernet from South Africa's Most Trailblazing Winemaker

Ntsiki Biyela is one of South Africa's most celebrated winemakers — the first Black woman to earn a winemaking degree in South Africa, and the founder of Aslina Wines, named in honor of her grandmother. Her Stellenbosch Cabernet Sauvignon is a wine of genuine character: bold, structured, and deeply expressive of the Cape's finest red wine appellation.

Winemaker Notes

Aslina Wines Cabernet Sauvignon Stellenbosch Natural 2023 750ml

Full-bodied with hints of minty character, cigar box, and lots of dark fruit. Bold on the palate with chewy tannins and a long, satisfying finish.

About Ntsiki Biyela

Growing up in Mahlabathini, a rural village in KwaZulu-Natal, Ntsiki was awarded a scholarship to study winemaking in 1999 and graduated in 2003 with a BSc in Agriculture (Viticulture and Oenology) from Stellenbosch University. She has since consulted in Bordeaux, collaborated with Californian winemakers, and sits on the board of the Pinotage Youth Development Academy — which provides technical training and personal development for young South Africans entering the wine industry.

Vineyard & Provenance

• Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon
• Appellation: Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa
• Producer: Aslina Wines
• Winemaker: Ntsiki Biyela
• Vintage: 2023
• Size: 750ml

Food Pairings

A natural match for grilled ribeye, braised lamb, venison, aged hard cheeses, and Cape Malay-spiced dishes.

Producer Notes

From the ever-creative and driven Julien Sunier comes Wild Soul — his ‘anytime red,’ as he fondly refers to it. Like most of Sunier’s fruit, Wild Soul is farmed organically and harvested at high altitude (400m) in the Beaujolais Villages appellation. The elevation results in exceptional freshness, aromatic vibrancy, a lithe presence on the palate, and endless pleasure. Pure, expressive Gamay at its best.

Food Pairings

• Charcuterie, pâté, or cured meats
• Roasted chicken or duck confit
• Mushroom dishes or earthy lentil stews
• Serve slightly chilled for maximum freshness

The Vice · Orange of Gewürztraminer · Los Carneros, Napa Valley · 2024

Malek Amrani’s The Vice is a Bay Area natural wine project built around a radical idea: take one of the world’s most aromatic white grapes — Gewürztraminer, the “Spice Traminer” that has thrived in cool climates since 16th-century Germany — and vinify it like a red wine. The result is an orange wine of rare expressiveness: 100% unfiltered Gewürztraminer from Los Carneros, Napa Valley, fermented with wild yeast and extended skin contact that extracts the grape’s natural color, tannins, and flavor compounds in a way that no conventional white wine vinification can replicate. 100% vegan. Low sulfites (Free SO₂: 33mg/L). Aged 7 months on lees in stainless steel. At $24.99, this is one of the most distinctive and compelling orange wines made in California.

A vivid, expressive bouquet leaps from the glass: lychee, rose petals, juicy white peach, and a whisper of exotic cardamom. On the palate: silky and seamless, with layered flavors of ripe melon, tangy blood orange, and warm spice. A pitch-perfect balance of sweetness and acidity — residual sugar just 2.19g/100ml — keeps it fresh and vibrant through a long, spiced finish. Serve slightly cool. Drink now through 2027.

• Producer: The Vice (Malek Amrani)
• Vintage: 2024
• Appellation: Los Carneros, Napa Valley, California
• Varietal: 100% Gewürztraminer (unfiltered)
• Style: Orange wine (skin-contact)
• Vinification: Wild yeast fermentation · Temperature controlled · Extended skin maceration · 7 months on lees in stainless steel
• ABV: 11% · RS: 2.19g/100ml · Free SO₂: 33mg/L
• Certifications: 100% Vegan · Low Sulfites
• Size: 750ml
• Tasting Notes: Lychee, rose petals, white peach, cardamom, ripe melon, blood orange, warm spice, long spiced finish
• Cellar Potential: Drink now through 2027
• Food Pairings: Spiced Moroccan chicken, Thai curry, aged gouda, charcuterie, roasted root vegetables

Wild yeast, skin contact, and Los Carneros Gewürztraminer — California orange wine at its most expressive.

Critical Acclaim

• James Suckling – 92 Points | “Grapefruit, lemongrass and golden apples on the nose, alongside salted almonds. Medium-bodied, cool and mineral, with zesty and reductive undertones. Made in clay vessels.”

Tasting Notes

A racy, flavoursome Sauvignon Blanc with green pineapple, gooseberries, and quince on the nose, alongside a refreshing salinity of ocean spray and kelp. The palate delivers green citrus, lemongrass, and litchi, with an edgy textural linearity from flint and oyster shells. Cool, mineral, and utterly distinctive.

About the Wine

The Amphora Sauvignon Blanc is part of the Gabriëlskloof Range — a selection of boutique-style wines from this acclaimed Bot River estate that consistently over-deliver on quality and value. True to its name, this wine is fermented and aged in clay amphora vessels, a winemaking technique that preserves freshness and imparts a unique mineral texture without the influence of oak. The result is a Sauvignon Blanc of striking individuality and coastal character.

Food Pairing

A natural match for oysters, grilled linefish, sushi, ceviche, and fresh goat cheese. Serve well chilled.

Product Details

• Appellation: Bot River, Western Cape, South Africa
• Varietal: Sauvignon Blanc
• Vessel: Clay Amphora
• Vintage: 2023
• Format: 750ml
• Producer: Gabriëlskloof

Paltrinieri | Solco | Lambrusco dell'Emilia | Emilia-Romagna, Italy | 2024 | 750ml

Paltrinieri is one of the benchmark producers of serious Lambrusco — the kind that has nothing to do with the sweet, mass-market versions that defined the grape's reputation for decades. Based in Sorbara, in the heart of Emilia-Romagna, the estate farms its vines with care and bottles wines that are dry, vivid, and deeply tied to the region's food culture.

The Solco is their entry point and one of the most satisfying bottles at its price. Deep purple-ruby in the glass, it opens with sweet cream, raspberry, and spice before revealing tantalizing acidity and tart wild berry fruit. The finish is long and intense, closing with violet and lavender florals. This is Lambrusco as it should be: wickedly fresh, perfumed, and built for the table.

Serve it chilled (10–12°C) — it works as an aperitif, alongside a charcuterie spread, or as the ideal foil to the rich, fatty classics of Emilian cuisine: tortellini in brodo, mortadella, Parmigiano-Reggiano, tigelle.

91 Points — Vinous (Eric Guido): "Wickedly fresh and perfumed with tantalizing acidity and tart wild berry fruit notes. Long and intense, closes with violet and lavender inner florals."

• Appellation: Lambrusco dell'Emilia IGT, Emilia-Romagna
• Grape: Lambrusco
• Style: Dry, sparkling red
• Serve: Chilled, 10–12°C
• Pairs with: Mortadella, Parmigiano-Reggiano, tortellini, charcuterie, pizza, tomato-based pasta

Winemaker Description

The La Résistance Côtes du Rhône Organic Sans Soufre Ajouté 2024 is a classic expression of the Southern Rhône Valley crafted without any added sulfur from harvest through bottling. This commitment to zero-intervention winemaking is designed to recover the natural expression of the terroir and showcase the authentic character of the southern Côtes du Rhône’s grape varieties — Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvèdre.

Deep, dark color. The nose offers stone fruit aromatics, particularly black cherry. On the palate, fruit and spice take center stage, with smooth, well-integrated tannins and a beautiful ripeness throughout.

Pairing Suggestions

• Classic Rhône: Lamb daube, grilled lamb chops, or a slow-roasted leg of lamb with herbs.
• Hearty: Wild boar ragù, beef stew, or a mushroom and lentil cassoulet.
• Cheese: Aged Manchego, Comté, or a firm sheep’s milk cheese.

About L’Arbre

L’Arbre is Vincent Cuillier’s most personal wine — a single-parcel Champagne from Les Voyets, the family’s most historic vineyard in the Marne village of Pouillon. The name “L’Arbre” (The Tree) is a direct nod to Cuillier’s extensive work planting trees and cultivating biodiversity across the estate through natural viticulture and vitiforestry.

Made exclusively as a zero-dosage vintage Champagne from 100% Pinot Meunier, this is a wine of remarkable depth and precision — a testament to Cuillier’s deft hand in both the vines and the cellar.

Tasting Notes

Plump, forward berry fruit — red cherry, wild strawberry, and a hint of brioche — kept in elegant check by crisp acidity and fine, complex mineral-driven lines. The zero dosage reveals the wine’s true character: pure, taut, and long on the finish. A Blanc de Noirs of genuine cellar-worthiness.

In the Cellar

Indigenous yeast fermentation in small stainless steel tanks, followed by a full year of tank aging. This vintage cuvée spends the requisite 36 months sur lattes before being hand-disgorged with zero dosage. No fining, no filtration.

Food Pairings

• Oysters, sea urchin, and raw shellfish
• Charcuterie, aged ham, and mushroom dishes
• Soft-ripened cheeses (Brie, Camembert)
• Roasted chicken or guinea fowl

About Vincent Cuillier

Vincent Cuillier is a grower-producer based in Pouillon in the Marne Valley, farming his family’s historic parcels with a deep commitment to natural viticulture and vitiforestry — an approach that integrates trees and biodiversity into the vineyard ecosystem. His wines are made with minimal intervention: indigenous fermentations, no fining or filtration, and zero dosage across the range. L’Arbre represents the pinnacle of his work.

Product Details

• Producer: Vincent Cuillier
• Cuvée: L’Arbre Blanc de Noirs
• Style: Brut Nature (Zero Dosage)
• Varietal: 100% Pinot Meunier
• Vintage: 2022 (Disgorged)
• Appellation: Champagne AOC
• Village: Pouillon, Marne, France
• Parcel: Les Voyets
• Farming: Natural viticulture / Vitiforestry
• Vinification: Indigenous yeast, stainless steel, 36 months sur lattes, hand-disgorged
• Dosage: Zero (Brut Nature)
• Bottle Size: 750ml
• Closure: Cork & Cage

Producer Notes — Vintage 2024

Domaine Guiberteau is one of the Loire Valley’s most celebrated estates, and Les Moulins is their entry-level rosé — a cuvée originally created for vineyards undergoing organic certification, now showcasing purchased grapes and young Domaine vines alongside the estate’s signature precision. Produced under the Chai de la Dive négociant project.

Made from Cabernet Franc, whole-cluster pressed and fermented with ambient yeasts in stainless steel, with malolactic conversion blocked to preserve freshness. The result is a bright, precise, and food-friendly rosé with real Loire character.

Terroir

Sourced from multiple sites across Berrie (clay-sand over Turonian limestone), Puy-Notre-Dame (silty-sandy-clay over Turonian limestone), and Montreuil-Bellay (clay-sand over Jurassic limestone) — each contributing distinct texture and minerality to the blend.

Vinification

Whole-cluster pressing → 24-hour settling → 3-week ambient yeast fermentation in stainless steel → malolactic blocked → 6 months on stainless → tangential flow filtration. Low SO2 intervention throughout.

• Producer: Domaine Guiberteau / Chai de la Dive
• Appellation: Saumur, Loire Valley, France
• Varietal: Cabernet Franc
• Vine Age: 10–35 years
• Viticulture: Organic (uncertified)
• Vintage: 2024
• Format: 750ml
• Style: Dry, fresh, mineral rosé
• Pairings: Seafood, salads, charcuterie, light summer dishes

Winemaker Description

This wine is made in accordance with Georgia’s ancient winemaking traditions. Organic farming and fermented in a set of Qvevri’s (aka Kvevri’s) designed for fermentation and another set of Qvevri’s designed for aging. Bottled with minimal to no sulfur and no filtering or fining. Result is clean, concentrated and balanced. 6 months on skins. Dry, deep amber, nose of honey, fruit, nuts. Bold depth and slight minerality.

Paltrinieri Lambrusco di Sorbara Radice Rosato 2023 — Emilia-Romagna

Alberto Paltrinieri is the standard-bearer for Lambrusco di Sorbara, farming the sandy alluvial soils of the Po Valley with a focus on the native Sorbara grape — one of Italy’s most distinctive and food-friendly varieties. The Radice (“root”) is his single-vineyard flagship, sourced from old vines planted on the estate’s deepest soils. Wine Enthusiast awarded it 95 points, calling it “radiant” and “loaded with energy.” Bone-dry, focused, and built for the table, it is one of the most exciting values in Italian sparkling wine.

The nose is vivid and aromatic: woodland berry, violet, and botanical herb. On the palate it is bone-dry and energetic — strawberry, pomegranate, fennel, and a hint of citrus zest, carried by bright acidity and softly foaming bubbles that lend polish and finesse.

Wine Enthusiast 95 — “Bone-dry, focused and loaded with energy.”

• Producer: Paltrinieri, Sorbara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
• Vintage: 2023
• Appellation: Lambrusco di Sorbara DOC
• Varietal: Lambrusco di Sorbara
• Style: Rosato, bone-dry, lightly sparkling
• Format: 750ml
• Tasting Notes: Woodland berry, violet, strawberry, pomegranate, fennel, citrus zest
• Best Paired With: Prosciutto di Parma, mortadella, fried foods, pizza, charcuterie, light pasta

A 95-point bone-dry Lambrusco at an honest price — Paltrinieri’s Radice is the benchmark for what Sorbara can be.

Domaine Jean Foillard Morgon Côte du Py Organic — Beaujolais 2024

Jean Foillard is one of the founding members of Beaujolais’s legendary Gang of Four — alongside Marcel Lapierre, Jean-Paul Thévenet, and Guy Breton — the group of vignerons who, inspired by the teachings of Jules Chauvet, staged a quiet revolution against the industrial Beaujolais of the 1980s. Their manifesto: old vines, no synthetic herbicides or pesticides, late harvesting, rigorous sorting, minimal sulfur, no chaptalization, no filtration. The result is Morgon as it was always meant to be — structured, mineral, and age-worthy, with none of the bubblegum and banana aromas that plagued the region’s commercial wines. Jean and Agnès Foillard farm nearly 14 hectares, most of them on the Côte du Py — the famed granite and schist slope above Villié-Morgon that is the pride of the appellation. Vinous awarded the 2024 Côte du Py 92 points.

The nose is serious and mineral: earthy stone, plum, red and black fruit, and black tea leaves with crushed stone. On the palate, the wine is fresh and lively on entry, with a skip in its step — a Côte du Py with energy and precision, finishing with an assiduous sprinkle of white pepper and a long, harmonious close. Jean raises his wines in older Burgundy barrels, lending a velvety lushness that makes them irresistible young despite their considerable aging potential.

Vinous 92 — "A mélange of red and black fruit, black tea leaves and crushed stone. Fresh and lively on the entry, a Côte du Py with a skip in its step and an assiduous sprinkling of white pepper towards the harmonious finish." (Vintage 2024). 

• Producer: Domaine Jean Foillard, Villié-Morgon, Beaujolais, France
• Vintage: 2024
• Appellation: Morgon, Beaujolais
• Vineyard: Côte du Py — granite and schist soils
• Varietal: 100% Gamay
• Farming: Certified Organic, no synthetic inputs, minimal sulfur, unfiltered
• Size: 750ml
• Tasting Notes: Earthy stone, plum, red and black fruit, black tea, crushed stone, white pepper, velvety finish
• Cellar Potential: Drink now or cellar 5–10+ years
• Best Paired With: Roast chicken, duck confit, charcuterie, mushroom dishes, soft cheeses

A 92-point organic Morgon from one of Beaujolais’s most important estates — mineral, structured, and built to age.

Roberto Henriquez | Rivera del Notro | Tinto País 2024 | Bio Bío Valley, Chile | 750ml | 11% ABV

Roberto Henriquez is one of Chile's most compelling natural wine producers, working with ancient País vines in the Secano Interior — the dry-farmed interior valleys of the south where this grape has grown, largely forgotten, for centuries. The Rivera del Notro is his most fruit-forward expression: 200-year-old vines planted in alluvial soils on the warmer southern edge of the Bío Bío River, yielding a wine that is juicy, generous, and built for the table.

Where his País Franco tends toward the ethereal and mineral, the Rivera del Notro leans into pleasure. Tart red berries, a firm but approachable tannic grip, and a refreshing acidity that makes it equally at home chilled on a summer afternoon or alongside a proper asado. Serve it slightly cool — this is a red that rewards a few minutes in the fridge.

"Summer has arrived and what a perfect way to enjoy the long summer days than with a bottle of chillable red. At 11% ABV, it's meant to be served chilled — ideal for picnics, park and beach outings. Lots of tart and tangy red fruit, light on the palate, refreshing acidity."
— Oscar Garcia Moncada, Lead Sommelier, 67 Wine

• Appellation: Bio Bío Valley, Secano Interior, Chile
• Grape: País (vines 200+ years old)
• Farming: Natural, dry-farmed, alluvial soils
• Style: Light-bodied, chillable red
• Serve: Slightly chilled (12–14°C)
• Pairs with: Asado, grilled lamb, longaniza, charcuterie, goat cheese, spicy tomato pasta

"Scott and Jenny Schultz of Jolie-Laide make highly distinctive wines from grapes that are not among California’s usual suspects. The Trousseau Gris grapes for this bottle were farmed organically and stomped by foot. The wine is lively and aromatic and will go with a wide range of savory and sweetish things." — Eric Asimov, The New York Times

About the Wine

Planted in the late 1970s, these rare, near-extinct vines with massive, gnarly trunks produce unique and fascinating fruit. Since Jolie-Laide’s first Fanucchi Wood Road Trousseau Gris bottling in 2010, the wines have shown a strong structural foundation with vintage-driven character.

In 2024, Mother Nature yielded half the fruit of 2023 — making this Trousseau Gris as rare as the old vines that produced it. To preserve natural acidity, the grapes were harvested early and foot-stomped for a three-day whole-cluster cold soak. This gentle maceration adds subtle phenolic texture, lifted aromatics, and a gorgeous rose-gold hue. The juice was then moved to a combination of neutral puncheon and stainless steel for a slow, cold native yeast fermentation, followed by a 6-month élevage in neutral puncheons and barrique to preserve freshness.

Tasting Notes

Fresh and elegant — summer melon, nectarine, white tea, and pine. 12.5% ABV.

About the Label

The 2024 labels feature the work of Sandra Fontenas, a French visual artist and photographer based in La Rochelle, France.

Food Pairings

Oysters, grilled fish, sushi, charcuterie, soft cheeses, roasted vegetables, and light poultry. Equally stunning as an aperitif. Serve well chilled.

• Producer: Jolie-Laide (Scott & Jenny Schultz)
• Vineyard: Fanucchi Wood Road, Russian River Valley, Sonoma County
• Appellation: Sonoma County, California
• Grape: Trousseau Gris
• Farming: Organic, old vines (planted late 1970s)
• Vinification: Foot-stomped, whole-cluster cold soak, native yeast
• Aging: 6 months, neutral puncheon + stainless steel
• ABV: 12.5%
• Vintage: 2024
• Format: 750ml

Winemaker Description 

Light amber, golden hue, with a pronounced varietal aroma and taste. Characterized by aromas of ripe quince, jams and dried fruits. The wine is harmonious, balanced with tannins and acidity.

The Marnaveli Kisi-Khikhvi Amber Wine 2023 is a traditional Georgian "orange" or skin-contact wine produced in the Kakheti region. This wine is crafted using the ancient Qvevri method—fermenting and aging the grapes in large, beeswax-lined clay vessels buried underground.

Has a long ending. Ideal for dried apricots and figs. Churchkhela, cheese and honey, as well as seafood and white meat. 

Magoutes Siatista Rosé — Macedonia, Greece 2025

Magoutes Vineyard sits at 800 metres above sea level in the rugged, inhospitable region of Siatista in northern Macedonia — one of Greece's most compelling and least-known wine territories. Winemaker Dimitri Diamantis practices radical low-intervention viticulture: spontaneous fermentation, gentle racking off skins, and aging in old barrels to finish. The vineyard holds sway over everything.

This rosé is a blend of 80% Xinomavro and 20% Moschomavro — an über-rare indigenous variety (meaning "black Muscat") grown almost exclusively by Diamantis. The result is a wine of delicate partridge-eye color, subtly aromatic with hints of redcurrants and fraises de bois, wonderfully fruity within a structured core of zingy acidity. A rosé of real character and place.

• Producer: Magoutes Vineyard, Siatista, Macedonia, Greece
• Vintage: 2025
• Appellation: Siatista, Macedonia
• Blend: 80% Xinomavro, 20% Moschomavro
• Style: Dry, structured, low-intervention rosé
• Vinification: Spontaneous fermentation, old barrel aging
• Format: 750ml
• Best Paired With: Grilled seafood, mezze, roasted vegetables, feta salads, lamb kebabs

A high-altitude Greek rosé of rare character — Xinomavro and Moschomavro from the mountains of Macedonia.

Dirk Niepoort Nat Cool Bairrada Tinto — Bairrada, Portugal 2024 | Organic | 1L

Nat Cool is the brainchild of Dirk Niepoort — one of Portugal's most visionary winemakers and the owner of the legendary Niepoort Wines and Ports. Created as a response to a market hungry for fun, easygoing, naturally-made wines for everyday drinking, Nat Cool began in the Bairrada appellation working with Baga, Portugal's indigenous and notoriously tannic red grape. Dirk found a way to coax something entirely different from it: fresh, light, glou-glou Baga with 12% alcohol, minimal sulfur, and zero pretension — bottled in a generous 1-liter format at a cool price.

The 2024 Tinto is organic, vibrant, and built for the table. Expect crunchy red fruit — cherry, cranberry, and wild strawberry — with earthy undertones, bright acidity, and silky, low-extraction tannins. Serve slightly chilled and drink freely.

• Producer: Dirk Niepoort / Nat Cool, Bairrada, Portugal
• Vintage: 2024
• Appellation: Bairrada, Portugal
• Varietal: Baga
• Certification: Organic
• Style: Light-bodied, fresh, low-sulfur natural red
• Format: 1 Liter
• Best Paired With: Charcuterie, grilled chicken, roasted vegetables, pizza, casual weeknight meals

The Nat Cool rules: Less is more. Cooler = less extraction. Authentic, cool attitude. One liter bottle. Cool price. The incredible lightness of being.

Roberto Henríquez · 'Rivera del Notro' Blanco · Itata Valley · 2024

Roberto Henríquez is one of Chile's most important natural wine voices — a tireless champion of the Itata Valley, a region in the Bio-Bío that was making wine centuries before Maipo or Colchagua ever appeared on a label. His vineyards are planted with the old-vine field blends that Spanish missionaries brought to Chile in the 16th century: Sémillon, Chasselas, and Moscatel de Alejandría, grown on granite soils by small-scale farmers who have tended these vines for generations. The 'Rivera del Notro' Blanco — named for the notro tree that blooms red along the riverbanks of Itata — is his signature white: a modern-day interpretation of ancestral Chilean winemaking, vinified with extended skin contact that unlocks a depth and complexity no stainless-steel Chardonnay can touch. WA:92. At $20.99, it's one of the most exciting natural whites in South America.

The 2024 opens with a heady, complex bouquet of potpourri, resinous herbs, dried flowers, and a hint of saison beer — the unmistakable signature of skin-contact vinification done right. On the palate: svelte and elegantly concentrated, with a broad, refreshing finish that lingers with phenolic grip, a streak of bright acidity, and retronasal floral notes that keep pulling you back. Serve slightly cool — this is a wine for the table, not the cocktail hour. Drink now through 2027.

“A modern-day interpretation of ancestral Itata white wines… svelte, elegantly concentrated mouthfeel. The finish is broad and refreshing, lingering with phenolic grip laced with a streak of acidity and retronasal floral notes.”
— The Wine Advocate, 92 Points

• Producer: Roberto Henríquez
• Vintage: 2024
• Appellation: Itata Valley, Bio-Bío, Chile
• Blend: Sémillon, Chasselas & Moscatel de Alejandría (old vines, granite soils)
• Style: Skin-contact white (orange wine)
• Vinification: Extended skin contact · Ancestral field blend · Natural winemaking
• Size: 750ml
• Tasting Notes: Potpourri, resinous herbs, dried flowers, saison beer, phenolic grip, bright acidity, lingering floral finish
• Cellar Potential: Drink now through 2027
• Food Pairings: Grilled fish, roasted chicken, aged goat cheese, charcuterie, spiced Middle Eastern dishes

WA:92 — ancient Itata field blends, granite soils, and skin-contact depth at a price that makes it a no-brainer.

Désire Petit Le Grapiot Chardonnay — Arbois Pupillin, Jura 2022

The Jura is one of France's most quietly thrilling wine regions — tucked between Burgundy and the Swiss border, farming ancient soils with a patience and philosophy that the natural wine world has come to revere. Désire Petit's Le Grapiot is a textbook expression of what this region can do with Chardonnay: sourced from 50-year-old vines in the prized Pupillin village, fermented and aged in new oak foudres without filtering, racking, or the addition of sulphites. Nature does the rest. The result is a wine of remarkable freshness, precision, and mineral depth — a no-sulphites Chardonnay that bears favorable comparison with Burgundies at twice the price.

The nose is fresh and precise: white peach, citrus zest, green apple, and meadow herbs, with a delicate underpinning of stony minerality and subtle toasted oak. On the palate, the wine is lively and focused — crisp acidity, a silky texture from the lees, and a long, clean finish where fruit, minerality, and oak sit in perfect harmony. It is everything a great Jura Chardonnay should be: honest, complex, and deeply satisfying.

"A deliciously mineral no-sulphites Chardonnay, lightly oaked and with bags of character and personality. Fruit from 50-year-old vines, fermented and aged in new oak foudres without filtering, racking, or sulphite addition. Wonderfully fresh, precise and tidy — fruit, minerality and subtle oak all sit in a satisfying harmony."

• Producer: Désire Petit, Pupillin, Jura, France
• Vintage: 2022
• Appellation: Arbois Pupillin AOC
• Region: Jura, Eastern France
• Varietal: 100% Chardonnay
• Vine Age: 50-year-old vines
• Vinification: Fermented & aged in new oak foudres; unfiltered, unracked, no sulphites added
• Size: 750ml
• Tasting Notes: White peach, citrus zest, green apple, meadow herbs, stony minerality, subtle toasted oak, silky finish
• Best Paired With: Fruits de mer, oysters, butter-poached fish, soft cheeses, aperitif

A no-sulphites Jura Chardonnay from 50-year-old vines — Le Grapiot is the benchmark for what natural, terroir-driven winemaking in Pupillin can deliver.

In the Itata Valley of southern Chile, where the Bío Bío and Itata rivers carve through ancient granite soils, Roberto Henríquez tends some of the oldest vines in the world. Planted between one hundred and two hundred and fifty years ago — pre-phylloxera, ungrafted, and still producing — these vines are a living archive of Chilean viticulture. Henríquez farms them with a philosophy of conscious, traditional, and innovative viticulture, working the soils sustainably across a landscape that is, in his words, the largest and most unique territory of old vines on earth.

The Roberto Henríquez Semillon 100 Year Old Vines Fundo La Unión Valle del Itata 2024 750ml comes from Fundo La Unión, one of the oldest estates in the Coelemu area of the Itata Valley, just 14 kilometers from the Pacific coast. Named the best Semillon by the CAV Mesa de Cata 2020, this wine is a compelling argument for Sémillon as a world-class white variety. The nose is ripe and expressive — yellow apple, peach, and pear — with a mineral-driven palate of cool granite stoniness, fennel-like garrigue, and bright citrus. Complex, precise, and deeply rooted in place.

Tasting Notes

• Nose: Yellow apple, peach, and pear with a mineral, assertive lift
• Palate: Granite stoniness, fennel-like garrigue, yellow apple, and citrus
• Finish: Long, mineral-driven, and refreshing

Wine Details

• 100% Sémillon — 100+ year old ungrafted vines
• Fundo La Unión, Coelemu, Valle del Itata, Chile
• 14km from the Pacific coast | Granite soils
• Phylloxera-free, sustainably farmed
• Named Best Semillon — CAV Mesa de Cata 2020
• Vintage: 2024 | 750ml

Pielihueso · 'Primero' Blanco · Los Chacayes, Uco Valley · 2025

"Skin and bones" — that's what Pielihueso means in Spanish, and it captures the philosophy perfectly: nothing added, nothing taken away, just the raw expression of the land. This family project began in 2017 when Alejandro Bartolomé — a lifelong organic farmer — and his daughter Celina planted vines in Los Chacayes and Los Sauces, two high-altitude subregions of the Uco Valley in Tunuyán, Mendoza. The labels were designed by daughter Carmela, drawn from her brother's artwork. Everything here is a family affair. The vines — now 13 years old — grow in sandy, alluvial soils at elevation, farmed organically with no corrections in the cellar: native yeast fermentation, co-fermented in stainless steel, and a minimal sulfur addition only at bottling. The result is exactly what the Bartolomés set out to make: light, bright, clean, and vibrant. At $21.99, it's one of the most honest and charming whites coming out of Argentina right now.

The 2025 'Primero' Blanco is a co-fermented blend of Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc, showing a pale straw color with a fresh, aromatic nose of white peach, citrus blossom, and green apple. On the palate: crisp and lively with a clean, mineral-driven finish and just enough texture from the sandy soils to give it presence. Serve well-chilled as an aperitif or alongside light summer dishes. Drink now through 2026.

• Producer: Pielihueso (Bartolomé family, est. 2017)
• Vintage: 2025
• Appellation: Los Chacayes, Uco Valley, Mendoza, Argentina
• Blend: Chardonnay & Sauvignon Blanc
• Soils: Sandy, alluvial · High altitude
• Vinification: Organic · Co-fermented in stainless steel · Native yeast · No corrections · Minimal sulfur at bottling
• Size: 750ml
• Tasting Notes: White peach, citrus blossom, green apple, crisp acidity, clean mineral finish
• Cellar Potential: Drink now through 2026
• Food Pairings: Grilled fish, ceviche, fresh goat cheese, summer salads, light pasta

A family-farmed, organically grown Uco Valley white — skin and bones winemaking at its most refreshing.

Miguel Torres Estelado País Brut Rosé — Traditional Method, Valle del Maule, Chile

Miguel Torres Chile is one of South America's most pioneering wine estates, and Estelado is their most historically significant project: a sparkling rosé made entirely from País — the ancient grape brought to Chile by Spanish missionaries in the 16th century and long dismissed as a workhorse variety. Torres recognized what others overlooked: that old-vine País, farmed in the granite and clay soils of the Valle del Maule, has the acidity, freshness, and character to make a genuinely compelling traditional-method sparkling wine. Estelado is the proof. It is a wine of heritage, purpose, and genuine originality — a Brut Rosé that stands apart from anything else in the sparkling world.

The color is a delicate pale rosé with fine, persistent bubbles that rise in an elegant stream. The nose is fresh and inviting: red berries, citrus fruit, wild strawberry, and a subtle floral lift — characteristic of the ancestral País varietal. On the palate, the wine is fresh, lively, and genuine — crisp acidity, a light, airy mousse, and a clean, fruit-forward finish that is as easy to drink as it is interesting to think about.

“Pale rosé color, with fine and persistent bubbles. Hints of red and citrus fruits dominate on the nose. On the palate, fresh, lively, and genuine, characteristic of the ancestral País varietal.” — Winemaker’s Notes

• Producer: Miguel Torres Chile, Valle del Maule, Chile
• Appellation: Valle del Maule, Chile
• Varietal: 100% País
• Method: Traditional Method (Méthode Traditionnelle)
• Style: Brut Rosé Sparkling
• Size: 750ml
• Tasting Notes: Red berries, wild strawberry, citrus, floral lift, fine persistent bubbles, crisp finish
• Best Paired With: Oysters, ceviche, light seafood, charcuterie, soft cheeses, aperitivo

A traditional-method Brut Rosé from Chile’s most ancient grape — Miguel Torres Estelado is the benchmark for what old-vine País, farmed in Valle del Maule, can deliver in a glass of sparkling wine.

Encomienda de Cervera Vulcanus Orange Wine Sauvignon Blanc — Campo de Calatrava 2023

Encomienda de Cervera is one of Spain’s most singular estate wineries — a historic property with documented vineyard records dating to 1741, situated in the Campo de Calatrava, a volcanic appellation in Castilla-La Mancha that remains one of the country’s best-kept secrets. The estate’s vineyards grow on volcanic soils at 750–850 meters of altitude, cooled by mountain microclimates with cold nights that preserve natural acidity and generate exceptional aromatic complexity. This Vulcanus Orange Wine is a limited-edition single-varietal Sauvignon Blanc — just 2,900 bottles produced — and it represents the estate’s most adventurous expression. Rather than the stainless steel or concrete tank approach of the classic Vulcanus, this wine is fermented and aged for three months in French oak barrels, producing a white wine of extraordinary richness, texture, and depth. Certified organic, harvested selectively at optimal ripeness during the coolest hours of the day.

The color is a pale straw with greenish iridescence — luminous and inviting. The nose is extraordinary: ripe peach, hazelnut, coconut, vanilla, and pineapple yogurt, with the volcanic mineral undercurrent that is the unmistakable signature of Campo de Calatrava. On the palate, it is unctuous and powerful — pure cream, fresh and warm at the same time, with a peachy richness and a long, complex, and deeply satisfying finish. This is not your everyday Sauvignon Blanc. This is Sauvignon Blanc reimagined through volcanic terroir and French oak.

Sauvignon Blanc grapes from vineyards located in the Campo de Calatrava volcanic massif at an altitude of 850 meters.

Produced using the traditional method of macerating the must with the skins throughout the entire fermentation process.

In this instance, fermentation takes place with the skins, with the wine remaining in contact with them for 50 days. After racking, the wine is aged on its fine lees for at least 40 days in French oak barrels, adding complexity and elegance to its character.

“Great in the mouth. Very unctuous, pure cream, powerful, fresh and warm at the same time… Exquisite.” — Encomienda de Cervera

• Producer: Encomienda de Cervera, Campo de Calatrava, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
• Vintage: 2023
• Appellation: Campo de Calatrava, Castilla-La Mancha
• Varietal: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
• Farming: Certified Organic
• Terroir: Volcanic soils, 750–850m altitude, cool mountain microclimate
• Vinification: Fermented and aged 3 months in French oak barrels
• Production: 2,900 bottles — limited edition
• Style: Rich, unctuous, barrel-fermented orange-style Sauvignon Blanc
• Size: 750ml
• Tasting Notes: Ripe peach, hazelnut, coconut, vanilla, pineapple, volcanic minerality, creamy and powerful finish
• Cellar Potential: Drink now or cellar 3–5 years
• Best Paired With: Ceviche, grilled salmon with citrus sauce, steamed shellfish, aged cheeses, charcuterie, spiced dishes

Volcanic Spain’s most daring white — Vulcanus Orange Wine is Sauvignon Blanc unlike anything you’ve tasted before.

Frey Vineyards Mendocino Chardonnay Organic 2023 — Mendocino County, California

Frey Vineyards is a true American original. Founded in 1980 in Redwood Valley, Mendocino County, Frey became the first certified organic winery in the United States — and has remained one of the country’s most committed producers of organic and biodynamic wine ever since. Their wines are made with no added sulfites (NSA), no synthetic pesticides, and no chemical additives, offering a pure, unmanipulated expression of the grape and the land.

This Mendocino Chardonnay is fermented in stainless steel with minimal oak exposure, preserving the grape’s natural freshness and fruit character. The result is bright and approachable: hints of apple, pear, and a touch of caramel on the nose and palate, with clean acidity and a light, refreshing finish. No sulfites added — ideal for those with sulfite sensitivities or anyone seeking a cleaner, more natural wine experience.

America’s first certified organic winery. No sulfites added. Pure Mendocino Chardonnay.

• Producer: Frey Vineyards, Redwood Valley, Mendocino County, California (est. 1980)
• Vintage: 2023
• Appellation: Mendocino County
• Varietal: Chardonnay
• Farming: Certified Organic, Biodynamic
• Sulfites: No Sulfites Added (NSA)
• Vegan: Yes
• Format: 750ml
• Tasting Notes: Apple, pear, caramel, light acidity, clean refreshing finish
• Best Paired With: Pumpkin risotto, honey-glazed carrots, scalloped potatoes, grilled fish, light pasta, fresh goat cheese

Organic, honest, and genuinely delicious — Frey Chardonnay is the benchmark for clean California white wine.

Winemaker Description 

El Rall Artigas Alella Red, biodynamic wine, 50% Merlot, 20% Garnatxa Negra (Grenache Noir), 20% Syrah, and 10% Sumol from 4 vineyards planted on granitic sand. 

Oriol’s ancient vineyards of native vines are largely based on granite rock, known locally as Sauló, at between 100 and 350 metres elevation.  This results in wines often rich in minerality, conjuring aromas that will take you all the way to the Mediterranean. 

The grapes are destemmed and fermented in stainless steel tank with 3 days on the skins, then transferred to a mix of stainless steel tanks and used barrels to rest for approximately 18 months before blending and bottling with no sulphites. 

El Rall Artigas is natural, hot climate red wine which is bursting with flavour and although 100% pure, there is no real funkiness, just soft fruits and tension from the granite soils. 

D’Ora · Orange Grüner Veltliner · Niederösterreich · Austria · 2024

Gerald Diem is a fifth-generation winemaker whose family has farmed the foot of the Manharts mountain since 1848. He and his wife took over the estate in 2000, converting their 25 hectares to certified organic viticulture — dry farmed, hand harvested, and rooted in sand and clay sediment soils that give D’Ora wines their distinctive texture and character. The Orange Grüner Veltliner is their most expressive bottling: a skin-contact white that is completely dry yet evokes the pleasure of an orange creamsicle, in the best possible way.

The 2024 pours a dusty tangerine with luminous clarity. The nose opens with yellow apple, vanilla wafers, and warm spice — inviting and aromatic. On the palate, layers of sweet apple, orange creamsicle, and gentle tannin from skin contact give way to a clean, refreshing finish. Certified organic, dry farmed, and bottled in a generous 1L format that makes it as practical as it is pleasurable.

• Producer: D’Ora (Gerald Diem, est. 1848)
• Vintage: 2024
• Appellation: Niederösterreich (Weinland), Austria
• Varietals: Grüner Veltliner & Traminer
• Style: Orange wine — skin-contact, dry, aromatic
• Farming: Certified Organic, dry farmed, hand harvested
• Size: 1.0 Liter
• Tasting Notes: Yellow apple, vanilla wafers, orange creamsicle, warm spice, clean mineral finish
• Pairings: Charcuterie, aged cheeses, roasted chicken, spiced grain dishes, Thai cuisine

Certified organic · Niederösterreich — fifth-generation Austrian orange wine with creamsicle charm and serious dry-farming credentials. 1L.

Winemaker Description 

Anapea Villlage Qarvani produces Natural Wines exclusively using Georgian traditional methods.  The winery uses 2 sets of Qvevris for both fermentation (6 months on skins) and aging. All farming is organic and biodynamic and the winery is a member, and strict adherent, of the Georgia Natural Wine Association.

Mouth is soft and rich with well expressed aromas of white cherry jam, ripe tropical fruits backed by lively acidity and long finish. Velvety bouquet, velvety fruit tones. 

Memo Summary Notes

The Anapea Village Mtsvane 2020 is a traditional Georgian "Amber" (orange) wine produced in the Kvareli micro-zone of Kakheti. Winemaker Khatia Darguashvili is renowned for her strict adherence to ancient methods, producing wines that are essentially "time capsules" of Georgian history.

It is bone-dry with a "crunchy" texture. You’ll find notes of yellow plum, citrus zest, and tropical guava, balanced by the firm, tea-like tannins derived from the long skin contact.

Winemaker Notes

Our 2019 Research Bianco is a skin-fermented white wine blend in which the proportions and varieties change with each vintage. A good friend supplied the grapes from a "research" vineyard on the East End. All the grapes were grown together (a field blend), hand-picked, de-stemmed, crushed by foot and punched down by hand.