Vegan Wine Grape|Chenin Blanc | Wayward Wines

Grape – Chenin Blanc

Most conventional wine makers will use animal products for fining their wine, such as egg white or casein. Fining being the process of removing the fine particulate matter after the fermentation process such as yeast cells and proteins, to make the wine crystal clear.

Natural wine makers on the other hand eschew intervention and strive for as little manipulation in the wine making process as possible. They will therefore avoid filtration and fining and with it the need for any animal products, resulting in vegan friendly wines.

Therefore you will often find natural wines have a noticeable amount of sediment in the bottle, or appear hazy or cloudy. Natural winemakers tend to use the process of racking as the sole method of removing as much of the sediment from fermentation as possible. The wine will be allowed to settle in its fermentation vessel so as much sediment as possible settles at the bottom. The resulting clearer wine is then pumped to a new vessel with the sediment left behind.

Les Hautes Terres
'Joséphine' Crémant de Limoux NV

Brilliant crémant that balances zesty freshness with savoury complexity from barrel ageing prior to re-fermentation. Champenoise stylings, minus the price tag. Find out more.

  • Region Limoux, Languedoc, France
  • Grapes Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc & Mauzac
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£27.75

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Chateau Barouillet
Bergecrac Blanc Sec 2023

Cracking value Bergerac Blanc cuvée equally blending four different grapes that are expressed in a distinctly Southern style; riper, textured and savoury. Find out more.

  • Region Bergerac, France
  • Grapes Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, Sémillon, Chenin Blanc
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£19.50

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Testalonga
I Am The Ninja 2024

Super-zesty, seriously zinging green apple and lemon citrus, with a nice creamy feel from the bottle fermentation and highly drinkable low finished alcohol. 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
£22.25

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Testalonga
Baby Bandito 'Keep On Punching' 2024

Chenin, but no buttery oak, all done in steel tank to keep that citrus twang as clean as a whistle. Green apple and pear with some nice zippy white peach. Find out more.

  • Region Bandits Kloof, Eendekuil & Piketberg, Swartland, South Africa
  • Grapes Chenin Blanc
  • Vineyard Uncertified Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£19.25

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Mikaël Bouges
Prométhée 2023

Like all of Mikaël's wines from the dry 2022 vintage, there is a chiselled structure and profound minerality, the vines having reached deep down to the limestone bedrock for nutrients. White peach and spices with taut acidity and a delicate, honeyed quality, neatly balanced out with a pronounced salty minerals. A wine of precision and poise. Find out more.

  • Region Touraine, Loire, France
  • Grapes Chenin Blanc
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£26.75

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Jerome Saurigny
Biclir 2022

A category defying red/white blend, light, fragrant, a touch more tannin + green fruit than previous cuvées, still lithe + bloody with pretty floral aromatics Find out more.

  • Region Rochefort sur Layon, Loire, France
  • Grapes Grolleau, Gamay, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chenin Blanc & Sauvignon Blanc
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£47.50

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Jean-Pierre Robinot
L'Iris 2021

Jaw-dropping Chenin of inimitable texture and poise from some of Robinot's oldest vines. Taut lines of acid cut soft, mineral-rich and physiologically ripe fruit; this wine will be full of life for many years to come. Find out more.

  • Region Jasnières, Loire, France
  • Grapes Chenin Blanc
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£54

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Mikaël Bouges
Clic Clac 2024

A zippy and much-loved ancestral method sparkler, a little leaner this vintage with plenty of yellow citrus zest and dry herbs cut through with a long, electric line of acidity that sets the mouth watering. Find out more.

  • Region Touraine, Loire, France
  • Grapes Menu Pineau, Chardonnay & Chenin Blanc
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£23.50

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Thomas Puéchavy
Le Rayon Blanc 2022

Perfectly balancing a low-key richness with a lucid clarity, this finely-tuned wine is bound with a sinew-y coil of acidity that cuts with phenomenal length. Find out more.

  • Region Vouvray, Loire, france
  • Grapes Chenin Blanc
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£35

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Thomas Puéchavy
Les Turbulents 2022

This is the second release of the 2022 vintage, given an extended lees ageing equaling a total of two years sur lattes before disgorgement. The extra time has taken the wine from quenching fizz into altogether more refined territory. Find out more.

  • Region Vouvray, Loire, France
  • Grapes Chenin Blanc
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£34

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Olivier Cousin
Au-delà 2023

Broad, textural Chenin with a prickly, perlant energy on opening, it shows a wonderful balance of soft edges and angular tension. Taut, electric and lush. Find out more.

  • Region Anjou, Loire, France
  • Grapes Chenin Blanc
  • Vineyard Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£38

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La Petite Soeur
Globule Blanc 2022

Plush, perfumed & pairing ripe stone fruits, smoke & anise to beautiful effect. On the palate tension & minerality sits in perfect balance with ripe fruits. Find out more.

  • Region Anjou, Loire, France
  • Grapes Chenin Blanc
  • Vineyard Organic & Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£33.50

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Pierre Borel
She's Electric 2023

Lively traditional method sparkler in the style of a Crémant de Loire, made with young-vine Chenin Blanc grown in Bourgueil. Sharp green apple, pear drops and yellow citrus zest all cut through with a keen wire of acid. Find out more.

  • Region Bourgueil, Loire, France
  • Grapes Chenin Blanc
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, refermented with selected yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£22.50

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Thomas Puéchavy
Les Vrilles 2023

Beautifully pale in the glass, fruits are all crisp, juicy green apple and crystalline lemon peel with a dash of prickly white pepper and salty minerals to underpin. Find out more.

  • Region Vouvray, Loire, France
  • Grapes Chenin Blanc
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£30

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Mariette & Albéric
L’Abiizze 2023

This vintage is a touch lighter than previous, with bright aromatic fruit, vivid acidity and a nice touch of roundness and spice from time in old barrel. Find out more.

  • Region Rablay-sur-Layon, Loire, France
  • Grapes Grolleau, Chenin Blanc & Cabernet Franc
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£32.25

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Jerome Saurigny
Grind 2023

Chalky, mineral, savoury notes and ripe green apples for days. On the palate, taught acidity is tight around a rich, opulent texture, balancing fresh and rich. Find out more.

  • Region Rochefort sur Layon, Loire, France
  • Grapes Chenin Blanc
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£53

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Testalonga
Baby Bandito Stay Brave 2024

Baby Bandito's orange wine, Chenin Blanc with a week of skin maceration, followed by rounding out in old barrels. Zesty acidity, ripe pear and spicy ginger. Find out more.

  • Region Bandits Kloof, Eendekuil & Piketberg, Swartland, South Africa
  • Grapes Chenin Blanc
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£19.25

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