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Natural Wine

What is "Natural Wine"?


I am often asked, "what is natural wine?". My first instinct would be to decline the question, but then I feel bound to provide an answer and – despite my best efforts – the innocent asker is faced with a rather elaborate reply, especially if my counterpart is not a total newbie to the subject. Here I will try to be as concise as possible, and to only provide some general information without delving into the technicalities.





First of all, I must make it clear that by law, we cannot write "natural wine" on the bottle label, because this might cause buyers to think that other wines are not "natural", and this would make us legally prosecutable… However, expressing one's idea on "natural wine" seems perfectly acceptable. Among vintners, consumers, associations, bloggers, critics and so on, there are countless ways to describe, qualify and even come up with production guidelines for "natural wine". These positions are often incompatible, sometimes even on principle.

Some firmly declare that there is no such thing as "natural wine" and that good wines cannot be made without utilizing chemistry and physics. When they hear of a wine defined as "natural", they immediately start looking for defects to challenge the producer. Others claim, with fairly different positions, that "natural wine" can be made using the various techniques and chemical products allowed by the EU laws on organic winemaking. Others still reject the laws on organic wine but accept individual or combined procedures such as light filtration, low amounts of sulphur, selected (but strictly GMO-free!) yeasts, etc. Finally, as a rule, certification authorities and most vintner associations refrain from officially using the term "natural wine", which on the other hand is much liked by individual winemakers.



As far as I am concerned, and also according to the majority of those who declare themselves producers of "natural wine", the grapes must come from vineyards where pesticides, herbicides and artificial fertilizers are not used; besides, the vinification process must be performed without added chemicals (including sulphites), without physical treatments and without filtration.

During our wine tastings, sometimes people remark: "I see: it's like grandpa's wine…". Well, not quite! There is a huge difference between "natural wine" and our grandparent's wines – not least due to the cleanliness of our cellars, our careful choice of grape varieties, the way we pick the right time to harvest, today's wine containers and all the knowledge we have acquired in the field.


In other words, the only ingredients in "natural wine" must be grapes, commitment and the experience of Man.
wines

SINE FELLE BIANCO

IGT TOSCANA BIANCO

Malvasia, Trebbiano, Vermentino
Maceration on the skins for 6 days
IGT Toscana Bianco (White Tuscan PGI)
Certified organic and biodynamic wine
Natural vinification

SINE FELLE AMBRATO

IGT TOSCANA BIANCO

Malvasia and Trebbiano
Maceration on the skins for 9 months
IGT Toscana Bianco (White Tuscan PGI)
Certified organic and biodynamic wine
Natural vinification

SINE FELLE ROSATO.

IGT TOSCANA ROSATO

100% Sangiovese
Obtained from grape pressing
IGT Toscana Rosato (Rosé Tuscan PGI)
Certified organic and biodynamic wine
Natural vinification

PRISCUS – 100% SANGIOVESE

IGT TOSCANA ROSSO

Ancient Sangiovese clones
Extended maceration and batonnage sur lies
IGT Toscana Rosso (Red Tuscan PGI)
Certified organic and biodynamic wine
Natural vinification

ALITER

IGT TOSCANA ROSSO

Sangiovese, Canaiolo, Black Malvasia, from old and new vineyards
Extended maceration and batonnage sur lies
IGT Toscana Rosso (Red Tuscan PGI)
Certified organic and biodynamic wine
Natural vinification

SINE FELLE VECCHIE VIGNE

IGT TOSCANA ROSSO

Sangiovese, Canaiolo, Black Malvasia, from old vineyards
Extended maceration and batonnage sur lies
IGT Toscana Rosso (Red Tuscan PGI)
Certified organic and biodynamic wine
Natural vinification

SINE FELLE RESERVE

CHIANTI COLLI FIORENTINI DOCG RESERVE

Selected special vintages from old vineyards
Extended maceration and batonnage sur lies
Chianti Riserva DOCG
Certified organic and biodynamic wine
Natural vinification

CANAIOLO 100%

IGT TOSCANA ROSSO

Varietal vinification of ancient Canaiolo clones
Extended maceration and batonnage sur lies
IGT Toscana Rosso (Red Tuscan PGI)
Certified organic and biodynamic wine
Natural vinification

MALVASIA NERA 100%

IGT TOSCANA ROSSO

Varietal vinification of ancient black Malvasia clones_
Extended maceration and batonnage sur lies
IGT Toscana Rosso (Red Tuscan PGI)
Certified organic and biodynamic wine
Natural vinification

PUGNITELLO 100%

IGT TOSCANA ROSSO

Varietal vinification of an ancient vine saved from extinction
Extended maceration and batonnage sur lies
IGT Toscana Rosso (Red Tuscan PGI)
Certified organic and biodynamic wine
Natural vinification

FOGLIA TONDA 100%

IGT TOSCANA ROSSO

Varietal vinification of a recently rediscovered old native Tuscan vine
Extended maceration and batonnage sur lies
IGT Toscana Rosso (Red Tuscan PGI)
Certified organic and biodynamic wine
Natural vinification

SINE FELLE PASSITO ROSSO

IGT TOSCANA ROSSO PASSITO

Rare varietal Passito from Sangiovese grapes
harvested at 3 different stages of ripening and fermented on the skins
IGT Toscana Rosso Passito (Red Passito Tuscan PGI)
Certified organic and biodynamic wine
Natural vinification

ASSOLATO IGT TOSCANA

IGT TOSCANA BIANCO PASSITO

Traditional Tuscan Passito of Malvasia and Trebbiano grapes
Fermented for over 3 years in un-topped casks
IGT Toscana Bianco Passito (White Passito Tuscan PGI)
Certified organic and biodynamic wine
Natural vinification

SITUA NOBILIS

IGT TOSCANA BIANCO PASSITO

Late-harvested Malvasia and Trebbiano, partly raisinated on the vine
IGT Toscana Bianco Passito (White Passito Tuscan PGI)
Certified organic and biodynamic wine
Natural vinification

OLIO EXTRAVERGINE D'OLIVA

Olio a bassissima acidità dal caratteristico sapore pizzicante, fruttato al palato, ma allo stesso tempo delicato e armonico con note aromatiche di oliva verde, cardo e erbe fresche. Consumo ideale entro 18 mesi dalla produzione.
Why should we plant and make wine only from native vines, rather than with the better known international varieties?

Of all wine-making countries, Italy boasts the largest number of native vine varieties – most of them unknown even to the Italians themselves. This incredibly rich biodiversity is something unique in the wine world, and if it were in French hands, it would be flaunted as a feature worthy of national pride.

Regrettably though, here in Italy it goes largely unnoticed, and in fact we even go as far as to plant international vines. ...>
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