Style – Fruit Bombs

Do you know your pet-nat from your traditional method? Your Crémant from your col fondo? At Wayward the many ways with sparkling wine have always held a bit of magic for us.

The bubbles waiting to burst forth are the result of a unique fermentation that has taken place inside each individual bottle, from loose, low-key ancestral method spritz through to the tightly-moussed, needle-prick fizz of a regal Champagne or Cava.

Maupertuis
Pink Bulles 2023

One of those wines with a cult following, its annual appearance eagerly awaited and our allocation never hanging around for long. A pastel pink direct-press of Gamay, tart red fruits lead, with some delicious citrus peel bitters and sour stone fruit below the surface. Find out more.

  • Region Saint-Georges-sur-Allier, Auvergne, France
  • Grapes Gamay
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£24.75

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Vin de LaGamba
Frauen Power Rosé 2022

The Dornfelder of 'Frauen Power', but here direct-pressed and then blended with macerated white grapes to leave it this beautiful, peachy-pink colour. It drinks exactly as you'd expect from its appearance - feather-light and thirst-quenching at just 9.5%. Find out more.

  • Region Rheinhessen, Germany
  • Grapes Dornfelder, Johanniter, Riesling, Sieggerebbe & Müller Thurgau
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£25

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Domaine des Grottes
L'Antidote 2023

An ingenious multi-purpose beverage; sparkling Gamay juice infused with wild herbs, apple, lemon & ginger. The ideal bottle if you are abstaining, but equally the necessary tonic when the morning after requires restorative properties Find out more.

  • Region Saint-Germain Nuelles, Beaujolais, France
  • Grapes Gamay
  • Vineyard Organic
£15.50

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Camillo Donati
Malvasia Secco 2021

Rustic, hazy sparkling orange wine, the Malvasia here leans to apricot marmalade, with a distinctly herbal note adding to the intrigue. A failsafe wine we turn to again and again! Find out more.

  • Region Arola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
  • Grapes Malvasia di Candia
  • Vineyard Organic & Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£19.95

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Camillo Donati
Ribelle Rosato 2023

Another Donati gem, here we have a rosato of bottle-fermented Barbera, big on the candied fruits and lively wire of acidity. A wine that makes so much sense with your favourite takeout pizza! Find out more.

  • Region Arola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
  • Grapes Barbera
  • Vineyard Organic & Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£20.95

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Testalonga
I Am The Ninja 2023

Slotting into the style of Testalonga's squeaky-clean and delicious Baby Bandito range, this feels a bit like a sparkling version of one of those wines made with Chenin Blanc. Really harnessing the zest and acidity of the grape, this is fleshy, vinous and super-zippy. Find out more.

  • Region Bandits Kloof, Eendekuil & Piketberg, Swartland, South Africa
  • Grapes Chenin Blanc
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£22

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Offbeat
Wild Juice Chase 2021/22

Hampshire Lambrusco? No, not something we thought we'd find ourselves writing either - but here we are! Offbeat embrace the experimental, so there is little to compare this too, but keep the Lambrusco reference in mind - it has that tart, freshly-picked bramble berry feel, with keen acids, so one could enjoy it in much the same way. Find out more.

  • Region Test Valley, Hampshire, England
  • Grapes Triomphe & Bacchus
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£28

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Costadilà
Móz 2022

Aromatic fizz that introduces a little Moscato to the mix. A beautiful deep amber from a slightly longer maceration this year, the aromas soar and the oily, pithy citrus character is deliciously dry and concentrated, lingering on in the finish. Find out more.

  • Region Tarzo, Veneto, Italy
  • Grapes Moscato fior d'Arancio & Glera
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£25.50

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Cà de Noci
Sottobosco 2022

We've often likened this incredible Lambrusco-style sparkling red to a liquid summer pudding; there is the tart attack of forest fruits, but offset by a creamy, lactic element. As you'd hope from this style, the tannins grip keenly and there is an iron-y, sanguine quality to the dark wine. Find out more.

  • Region Quattro Castella, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
  • Grapes Lambrusco di Montericco, Malbo Gentile, Lambrusco Grasparossa & Sgavetta
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£30

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Val de Combrès
Merlinpimpin 2023

Aromas have an inviting raspberry ripple quality that draws you in to sumptuous, concentrated fruit and lively, frothy bubbles. The big trademark VDC fruits are loaded to the front, in the finish tailing into almond cherrystones and amaro herbs. A fabulous new release from Val that is as equally at ease lighting up the party as it is to commence proceedings at the dinner table - bravo! Find out more.

  • Region Luberon, Southern Rhône, France
  • Grapes Gros Vert & Grenache
  • Vineyard Organic & Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£29

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Camillo Donati
Lambrusco 2023

For many, Lambrusco is misunderstood - fortunately Donati is doing things the old-fashioned way. An invigorating wine; bone-dry with tart forest fruits and a bracing acidity that makes it the perfect foil for rich Emila-style dishes. Find out more.

  • Region Arola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
  • Grapes Lambrusco Maestri
  • Vineyard Organic & Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£20.50

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