|
Whats the name of your local shop? You can DM if you want, but if Las Jaras is a / your local shop it looks like they've got some good stuff for sure
I agree with you on the Italian wines, even though I have a lot of Italian favorites, esp Italian more traditional reds (apart from a couple of very classic wines) aren't always hittin. But there's lots of good Italian wines to me, esp white, pet nats / frizzante, orange wines & lighter reds
The only one I've had before out of the wines you posted is the Cirelli La Collina, and I agree they aren't the most exciting wines. I do think they pass as natural though, or at least *close enough* lol. The second one (Thevenet) I don't know, but gamays almost always hit if they're grown and made naturally
The (problematic / confusing) thing is, «natural» isn't a category or a certification, whereas organic and biodynamic are certifications; And out of the two, biodynamic is the closest to a «natural» wine. An organic certification still allows for a bunch of stuff that a more natural focused producer would never do.
Natural wine is, amongst other things:
- no added yeast, no added sugar, nothing added in the cellar except for (maybe) a tiny, tiny dose of sulfur (WAY less than in any conventional wine). And often no sulfur at all - No pesticides in the vineyard - No watering in the vineyard
Basically no human interference; You plant the grapes and let nature run its course. No interference in the vineyard, and no / low interference in the cellar
If you're interested, there's a good book on the subject by Isabelle Legeron called «Natural Wine»
https://www.amazon.com/Natural-Wine-introduction-biodynamic-naturally/dp/1782494839/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3C7OIWV0U4Y4L&dchild=1&keywords=isabelle+legeron+natural&qid=1603838777&sprefix=isabelle+lege%2Caps%2C283&sr=8-2
Just realized this all sucks as an answer to your question lol. Some of my favorite labels:
Ganevat, Robinot (reds not whites), Tissot, Lammidia, Domaine des Cavarodes, No Control, Jean Yves Peron, Matassa (here & there), and Radikon for sure
>I've never been a wine drinker -- hardly any white, and two >or three bottles of random $15 Cotes du Rhone per year -- but >have really started getting into more focused selections after >I found a quality local wine store. > >my problem so far is that natural wine is still niche in my >area, while also being all-encompassing. anybody from anywhere >can be making natural wine, so you really need to know exactly >what you want or have expert guidance on the spot*. > >ones I've tried in the last month: > >Las Jaras Glou Glou 2019 (Red blend, California) >https://lasjaraswines.com/products/glou-glou > >-- this shit is delicious. a little background carbonation >with lots of fruit. > >Charly Thevenet Grain and Granite 2017 (Regnie, Beaujolais) >https://winelibrary.com/wines/gamay/2017-charly-thevenet-regnie-grain-granit-117782 > >-- so this is why I need help finding natural wines. nothing >about this wine is labeled natural, but I guess if you know >anything about French wines his dad was one of the OGs of >reviving the natural wine movement. I just asked to try a good >Beaujolais cru and was recommended this one. even though it >was the most I've ever paid for a bottle ($37! I've spent high >amounts on whisky but never wine), it still impressed the hell >out of me. > >Cirelli La Collina Biologica Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo >(Montepulciano, Italy) >https://caravino.net/2019/06/23/cirelli-la-collina-biologica-cerasuolo-dabruzzo-doc-2017/ > >-- this was in the same section as several pet-nat wines so I >added it. it was fine, but I haven't tried a lot of Italian >wines that I've loved. this is where it gets confusing for me, >because it's labeled organic but may not necessarily be made >in the natural style. > >*I don't think Total Wine is that helpful, at least not the >one nearest me. every time I ask for any suggestions and give >them a price point and my bottle preferences, I get some >off-the-wall rec that just conveniently has a 12-case display >on the main floor.
|