Vegan Wine Grape|Gamay | Wayward Wines

Grape – Gamay

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.

Elisa Guerin
Beaujolais-Villages 2023

As drinkable as ever, with a nose of cherries, crushed peppercorn spice and violet flowers, followed by some freshly crushed berry fruit and a lick of acidity, all underpinned with stony minerals. Juicy, vivid and wonderfully pure, we're so happy with this year's offering, as Elisa goes from strength to strength. Find out more.

  • Region Chénas, Beaujolais, France
  • Grapes Gamay
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£23.75

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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. Find out more.

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

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Patrick Bouju & Justine Loiseau
Môl 2021

Always full of pure, inky dark fruit and bristling, chalky tannins. Opening a bottle is always an occasion if you've followed this shapeshifting wine. Find out more.

  • Region St Georges Sur Allier, Auvergne, France
  • Grapes Gamay, Syrah, Grenache, Cinsault, Carignan, Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc & Muscat
  • Vineyard Biodnamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£27.50

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Elisa Guerin
'La Vigne de Mon Pere' Moulin-à-Vent 2022

A wonderful example of what this cru can offer. Often making some of the more structured, ageworthy Beaujolais, here a balance of muscularity and elegance is on display. A wide-open aromatic profile leads to dark, inky fruits with an almost Burgundian character. Find out more.

  • Region Chénas, Beaujolais, France
  • Grapes Gamay
  • Vineyard Organic (in conversion)
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£30

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Landron-Chartier
Natürlich 2022

The 2022 vintage was a ripe one, Natürlich manages to be both fresh and juicy. Peachy pink-hued, zippy and thirst quenching. Find out more.

  • Region Nantes, Loire, France
  • Grapes Folle Blanche, Gamay & Pinot Noir
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£24.50

Lapierre
Morgon 2023

Delicately extracted with beautifully pure old vine-y fruit, enhanced by ten months ageing in casks from Prieuré-Roch in Burgundy. Find out more.

  • Region Morgon, Beaujolais, France
  • Grapes Gamay
  • Vineyard Organic & Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£36.50

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Landron-Chartier
Espirit Detente Rouge 2023

Ruby-red Gamay. On the nose you’ll find plenty of juicy red fruits, cherries and red currants alongside a light savoury, spicy note. Find out more.

  • Region Nantes, Loire, France
  • Grapes Gamay
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£20.50

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Elisa Guerin
Chiroubles 2022

An impressive example of this elevated cru. The texture of the wine is beautifully soft and silky, with integrated, lightly gripping tannic structure. An elegant Beaujolais that bears the complexity of its old-vine origin. Find out more.

  • Region Chénas, Beaujolais, France
  • Grapes Gamay
  • Vineyard Organic (in conversion)
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£36

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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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Elisa Guerin
'Les Thorins' Moulin-à-Vent 2022

The darker, more brooding and structured side of Elisa's two Moulin-à-Vent cuvées; this is the only of her wines that sees any time in barrel. Robust and ageworthy, with an iron-rich mineral streak imparted by the gorrha soils that define this single 1.5-hectare plot. Find out more.

  • Region Beaujolais
  • Grapes Gamay
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£32.75

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Thierry Hesnault
A Part! 2021

A one-off cuvée from Thierry Hesnault. An alluring wine of gorgeous texture, heaving with perfume, flowers, red berries, earth and exotic spice all wrapped around a tight coil of acidity. Find out more.

  • Region Jasnières, Loire, France
  • Grapes Pineau d’Aunis & Gamay
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£49

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Elisa Guerin
Beaujolais Villages 2023 MAGNUM

Elisa is back with the 2022 iteration of this Wayward favourite. From a hot vintage this is a deeper, riper Gamay that nonetheless retains its delicacy and verve. Dusty spices, black cherry fruits, stony minerals and elegant, fine-grained tannins. Just delicious. Find out more.

  • Region Chénas, Beaujolais, France
  • Grapes Gamay
  • Vineyard Uncertified Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£49.50

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Noëlla Morantin
Osiana 2023

A tasty, deeply-coloured rosé that Noëlla has made for the first time. Clean and pristine, with a fresh line of acidity that cuts the raspberry and cranberry fruits with a saline finish. Pretty and bright on the nose, this is a straight-up pleasure wine with an abundance of pure fruit character. Find out more.

  • Region Touraine, Loire, France
  • Grapes Gamay & Malbec
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£22.50

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Romuald Valot
Chénas 2023

Wonderfully compact, characterised by structure, minerality and elegant depth. The aromatics here make us think of Fleurie, perfumed with fruit, flowers and minerals. Find out more.

  • Region Beaujeu, Beaujolais, France
  • Grapes Gamay
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£26.75

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Sebastian Morin
Arcane 2021

From Séb’s own 70 year old vines adjacent from the cellar, a lithe wine tasting of dark cherries with a subtle earthy structure and faint, soft tannin. Find out more.

  • Region Saint-Étienne-des-Oullières, Beaujolais
  • Grapes Gamay
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no added sulphites
£35.25

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Noëlla Morantin
Mon Cher 2022

A crush of dark fruit, bright acidity and iron-like streak, softened with some creamy, lactic notes then deliciously smooth on the way down. Savoury charcoal bitters tail in the finish - a great vintage that sheds the carbo style of last year. Find out more.

  • Region Touraine, Loire, France
  • Grapes Gamay
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£27

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Patricia & Rémi Bonneton
La Tangente 'Expérience' 2021

With a bit of time to age, the dusty perfume of the wine has developed into something akin to a savoury Jura Pinot, intense with liquorice, allspice and earthy tones. The granitic Gamay contribues a sanguine, iron-rich quality, and a bright crackle of acidity cuts the plum and black cherry fruits. Find out more.

  • Region Étables, Ardèche, France
  • Grapes Cinsault & Gamay
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£25

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La Cuverie
Bugey Cerdon '2.6.15' 2023

Hedonistic Bugey Cerdon that bursts with strawberry, cranberry, raspberry, pomegranate. Think all the red berries! A bottle that feels akin to adult cherry-pop Find out more.

  • Region Bugey, France
  • Grapes Gamay & Poulsard
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£23

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Calvez Bobinet 'Summertime'
Le Ciel est Bleu 2022

Thirst-quenching sparkling rosé that never lasts long once popped open. Aromas of apricot and acacia blossom, a hint of grapefruit and deliciously zingy acidity. Find out more.

  • Region Saumur-Champigny, Loire, France
  • Grapes Gamay, Grolleau Noir & Grolleau Gris
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£29

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Sebastian Morin
L'Entremetteuse 2018

A pétillant naturel from Sèbastien’s younger vines. A soft, fine pink bubble with lively acidity is rounded out by a murmur of residual sugar. Find out more.

  • Region Saint-Étienne-des-Oullières, Beaujolais
  • Grapes Gamay
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no added sulphites
£33.50

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