{"title":"Aromatic + Textured","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"quarticello-despina-organic-natural-wine","title":"Despina 2023","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA house favourite here with this wonderfully fresh, hazy sparkler. Roberto makes all of his sparkling wine in the traditional method, meaning the wine is refermented in the bottle under closure to trap the bubbles. No sugars or selected yeasts are added to achieve this; in a walk-in fridge in the cellar Roberto keeps a supply of grape must - basically raw grape juice kept at this low temperature to stop it from fermenting. Once in the bottle it gets to work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis wine has that delicious, zesty grapefruit and rose blossom nose you'd expect from the grape with a cutting, refreshing white lemony zing to the palate, and clean, salty finish. There's some lovely, balanced depth from the lees contact. Hazy, textured and thirst-quenching, the perfect Primavera wine!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quarticello","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42523354398950,"sku":"TUT-DESP-22","price":23.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/products\/DESPINAQUATRICELLOED-Reliance-Laptop.jpg?v=1658927630"},{"product_id":"brand-wilder-satz","title":"Wilder Satz Pur 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eA wine that has gone through many twists and turns to end up in its final form - a great example of some experimentation and ingenuity resulting in something delicious.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA natural wine which always falls somewhere in between the orange and hazy-white wine world, the 2023 iteration marks a return to the lighter-hued juice thanks to lots of pre-harvest rain. The process is the same as always, a big jigsaw puzzle of various grapes, vessels and maceration times, all assembled shortly before bottling in April 2024. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's a huge blend - a bit of almost everything \u003ci\u003eweiss\u003c\/i\u003e that the Brand Brothers grow: \u003cspan\u003eMüller Thurgau, Riesling, Kerner, Silvaner, Chardonnay, Weissburgunder and Grauburgunder. Each variety is picked by parcel, and begins vinification the same way: enthusiastically foot-stomped, then are either left to macerate for various lengths, directly pressed, or infused whole bunch. All done in either stainless steel or old barrel- whichever vessel the brothers decide the varietal is destined for. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe outcome? A bracingly zippy, palate-cleansing wine that buzzes with tart white grapefruit citrus and softens into the creamy peaks of a lemon meringue pie. A real zinger!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Weingut Brand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43014459752678,"sku":"UTB-BRAND-WILDER-SATZ","price":21.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/products\/WEINGUTBRANDWILDERSATZPUR202010_ED.jpg?v=1658497745"},{"product_id":"ca-de-noci-notte-di-luna","title":"Notte di Luna 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eNotte is everything we love about Italian skin-contact wines; the Malvasia \u0026amp; Moscato providing an almost never-ending list of complex aromatics: rose blossom, lime pith, ginger, tinned peaches, clementine zest and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Spergola adding an integrated tannic structure that only improves and becomes further embedded with time. So much going on with this fantastic wine and it really stands up to the heavy Emilia cuisine. Put it on the table with formaggio-laden pasta dishes, salumi and porcetta. Sublime stuff!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cà de Noci","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43014459949286,"sku":"GER-CADINOCI-NOTTE21","price":38.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/CadiNociNottediLuna2021.jpg?v=1709920868"},{"product_id":"controcorrente-rosso","title":"Rosso Vermouth","description":"\u003cp\u003eMade over a base wine of Corvina, Rondinella and Molinara from Daniele Piccinin, which is then steeped with a botanical tincture of thyme, helichrysum and rhubarb, before being fortified with alcohol and sugar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe infusion comes together for a couple of months in tank before bottling, where it is then rested for a further three months before release. The bitters really sit to the front here, with a balance of rusty mineral, herbal and earthy vegetal flavours preceding a very long finish. Perfect with a twist of orange as a spritz, or part of the makings of a killer negroni.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Controcorrente","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43014461128934,"sku":"WAY-CONTRO-ROSSO","price":34.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/products\/CONTROCORRENTEVERMOUTHROSSO17_ED.jpg?v=1658227940"},{"product_id":"marco-de-bartoli-marsala-superiore","title":"Vigna La Miccia Marsala Superiore Oro 2019","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__tabs tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tabs__container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__description text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReal-deal Marsala from a producer widely regarded to be the master of the style. Forget what you think you know about this misunderstood Western Sicilian wine - Bartoli makes Marsala true to the history of the region, a world away from the cheap mass-market concoctions that pervade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn innovative semi-dry Marsala, Vigna La Miccia, was born in 1985. It offered all the personality of a Marsala wine in a more subtle, elegant version. Notes of mature figs, chestnut honey and Muscovado sit alongside the more fruity and delicate notes of the grape which have been preserved thanks to cold vinification and avoiding contact with oxygen during the ageing period. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Marco de Bartoli","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43014472368358,"sku":"CAV-BARTOLI-LA-MICCIA","price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/VignaLaMicciaMarsalaSuperioreOro2019.jpg?v=1764774219"},{"product_id":"mauro-vergano-chinato-nv","title":"Chinato","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"container-content\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"entry-content\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eChinato is perhaps Piemonte’s most famous digestif. Traditionally made with aged Barolo, it takes its name from the bark of quinine (or “China”) tree, which is the chief botanical here. Vergano prefers to use a younger wine from Barbaresco, the tannins not as firm, the perfume a little more lifted. The china bark lends the wine tea-like tannins, while herbs and spices like cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, coriander, bay, ginseng and rhubarb provide warmth and real interest. There is no better way to end a meal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Chinati Vergano","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43014472827110,"sku":"TUT-VERG-CHIN","price":42.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/products\/CHINATIVERGANOCHINATONV16.5_ED.jpg?v=1658494402"},{"product_id":"mauro-vergano-luli-nv","title":"Luli","description":"\u003cp\u003eMauro is the only person who makes a white Chinato, based on Moscato d’Asti. Like all Chinato, the dominant ingredient here is bark from quinine trees, though there is plenty of lemon, vanilla, cloves and cinnamon in the mix. Mauro suggests a glass of this with some torrone, or nougat, ideally from his friends the Barberos just a short walk from his laboratory.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chinati Vergano","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43014472859878,"sku":"TUT-VERG-LULI","price":43.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/products\/CHINATIVERGANOLULI16_ED.jpg?v=1658494460"},{"product_id":"mauro-vergano-vermouth-nv","title":"Vermouth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVermouth was first produced in 1786 in Torino, its name coming from the main ingredient wormwood, or wermut as the Germans would say. Mauro’s base wine consists of Cortese and Moscato from local producers, the former offering brightness and acidity, the latter aromatics. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese natural wines are blended with a mixture of raw alcohol, wormwood, citrus skin and herbs like thyme, marjoram, basil and oregano. In the hands of Mauro, we get an unusually detailed, delicate white vermouth. We recommend this delicious aromatizzato served over ice, with a slice of lemon or grapefruit and a splash of soda.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chinati Vergano","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43014472958182,"sku":"TUT-VERG-VERM","price":41.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/products\/CHINATOVERGANOVERMOUTH16_ED.jpg?v=1658494304"},{"product_id":"le-coste-primeur","title":"Primeur 2024","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"container-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"entry-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"entry-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA natural wine that never fails to impress with its elevated, rose garden aromas. From a cooler year, this pours a wonderful shade of purple, offering soaring notes of red berries and rose, whilst blood orange and bitter herbs offer refreshment in spades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the name suggests, this is a vivid, spring-bottled wine that is really flaunting it. Many associate this grape with sweet wines, but here you can appreciate how magical it can be when fermented dry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade with 100% Aleatico from their “Le Spiaggette” vineyard, the grapes underwent carbonic maceration for ten days, before being pressed off to vat to finish fermentation and rest until the following spring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe resulting wine is incredibly lifted and perfumed, with aromas that almost jump out of the glass at you. Almost impossibly light on its feet, this iconic wine remains one of the best in its category, delivering plenty of energy and charm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Le Coste","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43092380418278,"sku":"TUT-LE-COSTE-PRIMEU-24","price":38.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/Le_Coste_Primeur_2024.jpg?v=1765555875"},{"product_id":"domaine-einhart-pet-nat","title":"Pet Nat 2023","description":"\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAromatic, fruit forward Alsatian fizz that pours sunset pink in the glass, falling somewhere in-between the rosé and orange natural wine world. Bright and refreshing with a wonderful perfume balanced out by immensely satisfying fruit and lovely bubbles, all wrapped up with a palate cleansing streak of acidity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA blend of Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris \u0026amp; Gewürztraminer are given 6 days maceration on the skins then pressed off into tank. As with all pet-nats, the wine is bottled before fermentation finishes, it then completes fermentation in bottle, trapping the bubbles as they form. It's then disgorged after resting on the lees for 8 months.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine Einhart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43468388663526,"sku":"DNR-WRI-EINHART-PETNAT","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/Einhart_PetNat_2023.jpg?v=1747840329"},{"product_id":"flor-y-fauna","title":"Flor y Fauna 2021","description":"\u003cdiv title=\"Page 1\" class=\"page\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of the iconic negociant cuvées that Nuria has been making for many years, despite having her own vines she has continued to work with this grower and make this same cuvée for the exceptional terroir inherent in this plot. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOld vine Muscat Frontignan (or Moscatel de Grano Menudo) farmed by Biel Batra on the limestone hills of the Garraf National Park just between Sitges \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand Barcelona and a stone’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethrow from the Mediterranean. The bunches are destemmed and macerated on skins for 13 days in stainless steel before half the juice is passed to old French oak for 6 months and the other kept in steel. Bottled with zero additions. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEarly picking this vintage brings greener and herbaceous notes to this otherwise perfumed wine. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Nuria Renom","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43779231023334,"sku":"BINDNRREP-OTRO-NURIA-FLOR","price":36.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/NuriaRenomFloryFauna10.jpg?v=1685047898"},{"product_id":"domaine-dandelion-pet-nat","title":"Pet Nat 2024","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"\u003eWe’re very happy to have received a handful of Domaine Dandelion’s beautiful Pét Nat, a glorious hazy blush-pink blend of Gamay and Pinot Noir. As always, this sparkler is racy and textured, the 2024 iteration brings a blackberry yoghurt element to this well loved cuvée, alongside that textbook chalky minerality and perfectly balanced acidity. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"\u003eMade with grapes coming from one of Morgane and Christian’s top sites, high in the commune of Volnay where they have been farming since 2018. Surrounded by forest, the site is co-planted with Pinot Noir and Gamay over rocky white limestone and red clay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"\u003eA cooler site with great minerality, this is the perfect spot for Pét Nat destined grapes to grow. The grapes are hand-harvested, pressed directly and bottled a month later where fermentation completes in bottle. The wine is left undisgorged, giving it a wonderfully inviting sandy haze.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Domaine Dandelion","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43811887677670,"sku":"UTB-DANDE-PET-NAT-24","price":41.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/DomaineDandelionPetNat2022.jpg?v=1689062965"},{"product_id":"fabio-ferracane-aggiara-2021","title":"Aggiara 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eNext-level sister wine to Fabio's '\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/waywardwines.co.uk\/products\/macerato\" title=\"Macerato Ferracane Orange Natural Wine\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMacerato\u003c\/a\u003e' cuvée with a more refined process. Here, an extended time in amphora has imprinted a whole new textural identity on that same herbal, pithy and deep maceration of Catarratto. There is the familiar eucalyptus and salt-tinged apricot stone fruit, but here the tannins feel filed-down and beautifully fine-grained from the contact with the clay vessel. Less grippy and tense, more open and complex, with an additional layer of copper-flecked minerals. A stunning skin-contact wine we put up there with our very favourites from this part of the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe grapes are de-stemmed and then see a long maceration of 19 days before being pressed into clay amphora for a full year, after which the wine is bottled with no additions. This same base wine is used for Fabio's '\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/waywardwines.co.uk\/products\/macerato\" title=\"Macerato Ferracane Orange Natural Wine\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/waywardwines.co.uk\/products\/macerato\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMacerato\u003c\/a\u003e' cuvée, which following the time on skins sees a shorter ageing in steel tanks before going into the bottle. The two are fascinating to taste alongside one another as the influence the ageing vessel has on the wine becomes clear.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fabio Ferracane","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43829050015974,"sku":"WAY-FERRACANE-AGGIARA-21","price":38.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/FerracaneAggiara.jpg?v=1689861870"},{"product_id":"fabio-ferracane-muffato","title":"Muffato Oxidative 2018","description":"\u003cp\u003eA callback to the old school Marsala of days gone by, this is not the more ubiquitous (often dubious quality) sweet export, rather a bone dry expression of Catarratto that has undergone a process one might more likely associate with the Jura's coveted Vin Jaune. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn from an initial experiment back in 2013 when Fabio celebrated a plentiful vintage, a little of the excess Catarratto that would ordinarily become Gianciabianca he filled a small barrique with and forgot about. Untouched, and without topping up the barrel, a flor of wild yeast began to form on the surface of the wine which was left to develop for five years. This wine was made in exactly the same way, using grapes from 2018, macerated on their skins for three days before being pressed into the barrel, with no additions at any stage. A remarkable, completely natural phenomenon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBone dry, the wine is a heady mix of all the complex flavours and textures that oxidation and flor-contact can bring. Fruits give way to woody hazelnut, toasted almond, turmeric and garam masala spice with crystals of salt, plus a little sweet vanilla from the barrel. Remarkably, all these heavy flavours are balanced by a beautifully fresh acidity, that makes the whole thing feel wonderfully alive. A great one to ponder after a big meal, or better still as you tackle some mature cheeses. Bravo Fabio!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Fabio Ferracane","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43829051982054,"sku":"WAY-FERRACANE-MUFFATO-18","price":38.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/FerracaneMuffato18less.jpg?v=1721147130"},{"product_id":"valdibella-ninfa","title":"Ninfa 2023","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis orange wine is made from the rare variety Catarratto Extra Lucido, a mutation with soft skins and a more delicate profile than its relative \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/waywardwines.co.uk\/collections\/wine\/grape-catarratto\" title=\"Catarratto Natural Wine\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCatarratto\u003c\/a\u003e. Coming from the Valdibella cooperative in Camporeale, Western Sicily, the grapes undergo 2 weeks of skin contact and 6 months in steel tanks. It's a proper orange wine - bold with colour, structure, and an incredible aromatic profile of ginger and apricots. The 2023 iteration of the wine is showing a touch more herbaciousness than previous vintages,\u003cspan\u003e with a distinctive fennel\/aniseed note that feels unmistakably Sicilian. \u003c\/span\u003eSaline, grippy and spicy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Valdibella","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43860447232230,"sku":"MOD-VALDI-NINFA-23","price":20.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/ValdibellaNinfa202112.jpg?v=1694439243"},{"product_id":"entre-vinyes-oniric-pet-nat","title":"Oniric Pet-Nat 2024","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUnrivaled value to be found here in this bottle-fermented fizz out of Catalonia's Cava country. It uses a familiar grape, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eXarel-lo, but takes it well away from the style of Spain's most famous sparkling wine by adding plenty of aromatic Muscat and doing it all a la pet-nat. This is an altogether more laid-back style; bubbles that fizz but don't impede your consumption in the slightest, light body, peachy texture and that lovely orange blossom perfume. Hazy, glowing, good-time material.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Entre Vinyes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43860447396070,"sku":"MOD-ENTRE-ONIRICPET-2023","price":19.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/OniricPetNat2023.jpg?v=1712850318"},{"product_id":"patrick-bouju-justine-loiseau-ergastoline","title":"Ergastoline 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnother négociant wine, this time using Bergeron, a highly obscure strain of Roussanne that is found in the alpine region of Savoie. Macerated on the skins and aged in barrel, it is is ripe and exotic on the nose, with dry tea-like tannins. Incredibly delicate, alluring and one of Bouju's harder to track down cuvées.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlus a little bit of trivia: the label was designed by non other than elusive winemaker Aurélien Lefort.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Patrick Bouju \u0026 Justine Loiseau","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43896004903142,"sku":"BINDNR-GER-BOUJU-ERGASTO-20","price":63.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/BOUJUERGASTOLINE201913.5_ED_2035cc7c-fdc7-46af-938c-2a06f347fd60.jpg?v=1695240323"},{"product_id":"fabio-ferracane-ninu-vermouth","title":"Ninù Vermouth","description":"\u003cp\u003eA beautiful, delicate vermouth that somehow channels the exotic aromas of flora you find on the air in this remote part of western Sicily. Made over a base of skin-macerated Catarratto (taken from the tank of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/waywardwines.co.uk\/products\/fabio-ferracane-macerato-1\" title=\"Macerato Sicily Sicilian Natural Wine\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMacerato 2022\u003c\/a\u003e), Fabio blends with a host of Mediterranean herbs, along with jasmine, chamomile, cedar and ginger infused with raw alcohol to fortify. Wormwood and orange peels are used to provide the bitters, and this is balanced out with a little sugar. A heady delight when simply drunk over ice with a twist of citrus, it is a transportive aperitif if ever we tasted one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Ninù' is Fabio's father's nickname, and this vermouth is a dedication to him.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fabio Ferracane","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43963348189414,"sku":"WAY-FERRACANE-NINU","price":45.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/Fabio_Ferracane_Ninu_Vermouth.jpg?v=1750153068"},{"product_id":"beck-hartweg-dambach-la-ville-riesling","title":"Dambach-la-Ville Riesling 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMouthwatering Riesling of the highest order, exactly what the Alsace does best. Acidity is right up there, with lots of fresh lime, pink grapefruit citrus and stony mineral character which follows through to an impressively rounded-out structure with creamy depth. Lots of different angles and edges with this one... brilliant. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe designation Dambach-la-Ville distinguishes a unique terroir characterised by a homogenous pink granite bedrock on which the medieval village and its vineyards sit. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis cuvée is made from three different lieux-dits (Lanzenberg, Frankstein, Breitstein) on sandy and rocky slopes exposed to the east. The grapes are slowly and gently pressed followed by an eight to ten months long fermentation in old traditional wooden foudres. Like all their wines bottled unfined and unfiltered after a year, this is a stunning terroir-driven riesling, crystalline and lifted.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beck-Hartweg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44074200891622,"sku":"REP-VINE-BECK-HART-DAMBACH-23","price":29.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/Dambach-la-VilleRiesling2023.jpg?v=1761578649"},{"product_id":"arnaud-chapuis-ouverture-blanc","title":"Ouverture Blanc 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is his direct-press Aligoté, given a slow 24-48 hour press in his antique basket press, which gives texture and body to the wine. It has electric acidity and incredibly pure fruit. Drinking well already but this one will only benefit from some cellar time if you have the patience to lay it down.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arnaud Chapuis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44102086590694,"sku":"DNRWRI-CHAP-OUV-BLANC-22","price":44.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/OuvertureBlanc2022.jpg?v=1702292005"},{"product_id":"noella-morantin-chez-charles","title":"Chez Charles 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eIntriguing Sauvignon Blanc with a degree of opulence that pulls off a fine balance between rich, barrel-y influence and fresh, invigorating citrus fruits. Big aromas that meld some of those buttery notes with lemon and lime leap from the glass and on the palate the wine is impressively soft, rounded and concentrated. Pithy white grapefruit and a certain creaminess entwine with the racy acids in its very long finish. In short, not your typical Loire Sauvignon; in some ways there are elements you could liken to a Bourgogne \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAligoté. A fascinating wine of contrast and balance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom vines around 40 years old planted in a single parcel over clay and limestone, dotted with flint, harvest was at the end of September. 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The fruit is destemmed and sees a long, three-month maceration before being aged in barrel for 18 months.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAromatically this is a textbook example of the grape; plush, brightly-toned notes of red berries, charred capsicum and ground coffee are vibrant and upfront. On the palate the wine is glossy, with deep, sumptuous fruit and gentle bitters leading into detailed granular tannins and a stony, mineral backbone. 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Some of the wine spends a bit of time in French barriques which lends an extraordinary opulence to the already generous body.  One of the very best.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Stoppa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44362639835366,"sku":"CAV-LASTOPPA-AGENO2020","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/LaStoppaAgeno2020.jpg?v=1709920285"},{"product_id":"domaine-durrmann-riesling-sur-gres","title":"Riesling Sur Grès 2024","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eRiesling Sur Grès is Yann’s electric-charged, bouncing-ball of Riesling. Lively, zippy and incredibly fresh with lots of pithy citrus, precise acidity and soft chalky texture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eMade with 100% Riesling grown on sandstone soils, this is the easiest drinking of Yann’s cuvées. 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Made with mostly with the local Procanico, the balance being made up with Malvasia, Roscetto, Pedino, Vermentino, Romanesco and Ansonica from vineyards young and old. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom a cooler vintage, the 2022 sees a shorter maceration of just 5 days, before being pressed off into old oak casks for one year of élevage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStraw yellow in the glass, this vintage is wonderfully light on its feet, with delicate notes of lemon zest, sea salt and minerals offering refreshment in spades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA natural wine of impeccable balance, where every detail appears to be in place, it’s the perfect companion to robust Roman cuisine (think cacio e pepe). This wine also pairs extraordinarily well with fiery Asian spice too. 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Less granular in texture than the other wines using indigenous grapes, it shimmers long into the profoundly mineral finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYounger at 20 years of age, the vines sit at 600 meters. \u003cspan\u003eThe grapes were de-stemmed and macerated in steel for 8 days before 9 months ageing in old oak barrels. No additions were used at any stage in the process and the entire production was little over 1000 bottles.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marzagana Elementales","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45357404455142,"sku":"WAY-MAR-CIELO-22","price":41.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/MarzaganaCieloyTierra2022_ccaff555-3dbe-416f-ae58-78c93c501f0a.jpg?v=1727354873"},{"product_id":"par-les-dunes-magnum","title":"Par les Dunes 2021 MAGNUM","description":"\u003cp\u003eSmall quantities of this sensational wine in magnum only. 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Sulle Bucce translates to ‘on the skins’, a reference to the skin maceration that the wine goes through during vinification. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eMade from 100% native Sicilian Grillo planted on limestone and clay. The grapes undergo a 10-day maceration in stainless steel tanks. The wine is then pressed and returned to tank where it stays in contact with the lees for 7 months. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSulle Bucce comes from the Valdibella cooperative project in the Camporeale region of Western Sicily. All growers are organic at the very least, though the Valdibella ethos pushes all their members towards a biodiverse and regenerative agriculture model, using no tillage in the vines where possible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eThis also means growing vines alongside olives, almonds, figs, pomegranates, etc, and close to natural areas, woodland, ponds, and fallow hedges thereby creating a more stable and balanced agro-ecosystem.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Valdibella","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45392914874598,"sku":"MODAL-VALDIBELLA-SULLE","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/Valdibella_SulleBucce_2023.jpg?v=1733495254"},{"product_id":"cerruti-ri-fol","title":"Ri Fol 2024","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eGently perfumed col-fondo of Moscato, energy-filled and vibrant with refreshing notes of lime, blossom, white peach and sage all tied together with a moreish chalky minerality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOne of our go-to bottles to start off a meal, with palate cleansing texture, pinprick bubbles and minerality in spades, this one is just ready and waiting to wake the tastebuds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFrom old vine Moscato planted on clay-limestone soils, after manual harvesting the Moscato begins fermentation in concrete, before being put into bottle with a little grape must kept aside from the harvest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe wine re-ferments in bottle and there is no disgorgement, leaving this fizz with that inviting textured haze. A wine which feels equal parts fun, uplifting and elegant, it’s a wine for any occasion. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003eAs always with Ezio, here we have an uplifting wine of real harmony, where fruit, flowers, salt and spice intertwine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #353535; background: white;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ezio Cerruti","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51849486762366,"sku":"TUTTO-CERRUTI-RIFOL","price":23.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/Cerruti_RiFol_2023.jpg?v=1732210334"},{"product_id":"noella-morantin-lbl-22","title":"LBL 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSauvignon Blanc from two small parcels of old vines averaging out at around 65 years in age from the old Les Bois Lucas domaine that in a former life Noëlla used to manage for its previous owner, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eJunko Ara. As you'd expect from vines of this age the fruit has exceptional complexity and concentration resulting in a wine of impressive texture and multi-layered depth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReflecting the warm vintage, the 2022 has more power and attack than those that preceded it. The wine is a pale gold in the glass with all manner of rich aromas to take in. Brioche and frangipane alongside white flowers, candied lime peel - this is a wine that certainly does not scream 'Sauvignon Blanc'. The wine sees two full years' ageing in old oak barrels, imparting a gorgeous supple elegance, with passion fruit, salt crystals and white grapefruit hanging together in harmonious balance. So much purity, so much detail - Noëlla's exceptional top white never fails to bowl us over and is truly one-of-a-kind.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Noëlla Morantin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51903563530622,"sku":"WAY-MORANTIN-LBL-22","price":36.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/Noella_Morantin_LBL.jpg?v=1749729422"},{"product_id":"chez-charles-2023-magnum","title":"Chez Charles 2023 MAGNUM","description":"\u003cp\u003eIntriguing Sauvignon Blanc with a degree of opulence that pulls off a fine balance between rich, barrel-y influence and fresh, invigorating citrus fruits. Big aromas that meld some of those buttery notes with lemon and lime leap from the glass and on the palate the wine is impressively soft, rounded and concentrated. Pithy white grapefruit and a certain creaminess entwine with the racy acids in its very long finish. In short, not your typical Loire Sauvignon; in some ways there are elements you could liken to a Bourgogne \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAligoté. A fascinating wine of contrast and balance. Magnum bottling!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom vines around 40 years old planted in a single parcel over clay and limestone, dotted with flint, harvest was at the end of September. The grapes were directly-pressed into cuve to start fermentation then transferred to 400-litre old oak barrels for one year of rest before bottling.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Noëlla Morantin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54802160714110,"sku":"WAY-MOR-CHEZCHARLES-MAG-2023","price":69.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/MorantinChezCHarlesMAGNUM.jpg?v=1732276981"},{"product_id":"rasteau-vin-doux-nature-nature","title":"Rasteau Vin Doux Nature 2022","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eMade using 100% Grenache Noir from 80 year old vines - the estate’s oldest vines which yield wonderfully concentrated fruit. The grapes are de-stemmed and undergo a 6-day fermentation with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel vats. The wine is muted (fortified) halfway through fermentation before being left to rest for 10 months in stainless steel, retaining as much fruit character as possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOn the nose this sweet red wine bursts with clear cut cherry, raspberry blackberries with just a hint of menthol \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand spice adding a layer of complexity. Luscious but light on its feet with a digeste quality, this has very fine tannins and a savoury finish. 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The Grenache and Cinsault bring their particular brand of spice, taking things into a herbal direction in the finish, with pleasing bitters to cut the palate and balance out the abundance of gummy fruit. A positive ripple of varietal clarity, it’s great to see this cuvée develop and improve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eMainly a split of Grenache and Syrah, coming from organic plots in the Gard and Vaucluse departments of the Southern Rhône, grown over rocky limestone and clay. Grapes in whole bunches are dropped into direct-pressed juice for ten days, to gently bleed their pigment and tannins into the wine in a light extraction. Separately, a whole-bunch maceration of Cinsault is vinified and then added to the tank, making up about 10% of the final blend. The wine was then divided between a big old foudre barrel and clay tinaja to age for 8 months before bottling in spring 2024 with no additions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Patricia \u0026 Rémi Bonneton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54946029830526,"sku":"WAY-ALEZ-OSTARA-23","price":29.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/BonnetonOstara23edited.jpg?v=1737366006"},{"product_id":"olivier-cousin-au-dela","title":"Au-delà 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePre-order for delivery by Thursday 18th\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBroad, textural Chenin from a single half-hectare plot. With a prickly, perlant energy on opening, the wine shows a wonderful balance of soft edges and angular tension. Vinous orchard fruits, sherbert-y lemon rind, with a zing of passion fruit and its invigorating acidity carrying later notes of ginger spice and stony minerals into the long finish. Taut, electric and lush, this is a wonderful way with the varietal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBunches are de-stemmed and macerated on the skins for 9 days before being gently pressed off to steel to complete fermentation and rest until the spring. As with all of Olivier's wine, nothing was added or removed at any stage.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Olivier Cousin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55003044839806,"sku":"WAY-COUSIN-AUDELA-23","price":38.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/Olivier_Cousin_Au_Dela.jpg?v=1739370960"},{"product_id":"olivier-cousin-pur-breton","title":"Pur Breton 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003ePur Breton is in many ways Olivier's emblematic cuvée. Its name, an indirect way of stating '100% Cabernet Franc' where it is not permitted to be said, a source of consternation for the Anjou appellation and exemplar of the spirit of its maker. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e100% Cabernet Franc from his younger parcel of vines planted in the late 90s, the grapes are de-stemmed and vinified in steel. Side-stepping the more vegetal, herbaceous side of the grape, here we have something a little more savoury, spicy and perfumed. There is a lip-smacking vitality to the fruit, and flavours of black cherry have a earthy, sanguine quality. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe free-run juice is drained early in the vinification to start fermentation, before being poured back over the crushed grapes to macerate for almost a month. This movement gives the wine a diffused, wide-open feel and seems to draw out more of the dusty spices that characterise the 2024 reds. With a brisk chill, a hunk of fresh bread and a coarse farmhouse rillettes, this is hard to beat.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Olivier Cousin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55003052638590,"sku":"WAY-COUSIN-BRETON-24","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/Olivier_Cousin_Pur_Breton.jpg?v=1739370906"},{"product_id":"hubert-et-heidi-hausherr-aussitot-blue","title":"Aussitôt Bue 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn recent years one of the big challenges in this part of France has been slow or stuck fermentations. Whilst different methods can be employed to combat this, like maybe blending in freshly pressed juice from a more recent vintage to kick-start movement again. In cases such as this things have been left just as they are and bottled as a medium-sweet wine with its own unique character.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHere we have a blend of half Pinot Gris with roughly 25% each Gewürztraminer and Auxerrois, which after going through carbonic maceration was pressed into old barrels to rest, where fermentation ceased leaving around 11 grams of sugar per litre in the wine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn harmony with the sweetness, it retains a beautiful, soaring acidity and the electric tropical fruits a twang of sherbet. Picking up a gentle oxidative note as the wine matured in the barrel, there are complex layers of walnut and spice that make this a fantastic glass to pour after dinner, when the cheeses come out - particularly the mature alpine variety.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hubert \u0026 Heidi Hausherr","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55210802151806,"sku":"WAYWARD-HAUSHERR-AUSSITOT","price":29.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/Hubetr_and_Heidi_Hausherr_Aussitot_Bue_2020.jpg?v=1741177005"},{"product_id":"gismondi-crucella-magnum","title":"Crucella 2023 MAGNUM","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMagnum bottling. A balance of old-school rusticity with a dose of juicy, supple cherry fruit and gently lifted aromas of rose. It's a wine with no shortage of charm and is a world away from the more heavily tannic reds associated with this part of Italy. The perfume comes from the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehighly fragrant Camaiola grape, that on its own makes the vibrant \u003ca title=\"Gismondi Baciami Ancora Natural Wine\" href=\"https:\/\/waywardwines.co.uk\/products\/antonio-gismondi-baciami\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBaciami Ancora\u003c\/a\u003e. The rest is an even split of Sangiovese \u0026amp; Merlot. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReflecting the challenges of a cooler, wet ripening season, the grapes were harvested much later into September of 2023 than is typical here. This has resulted in a darker, more concentrated expression that previous vintages, with bolder tannic structure and higher finished alcohol. 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