Grape – Malvasia di Candia

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.

Antonio Gismondi
Cerreto 2023

A delicate, weightless wine that seems to evaporate on the palate. The extraction is gentle and restrained, leaving the wine a pale gold with lifted aromas of floral blossom and white grapefruit pith, with just a hint of smokiness creeping through from the basalt bedrock. Find out more.

  • Region Cerreto Sannita, Campania, Italy
  • Grapes Malvasia di Candia
  • Vineyard Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£23.50

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Antonio Gismondi
Foresta 2023

Deploying some grapes from a different site at lower altitude where the obscure pink-skinned Trebbiano Rosa varietal is planted over soils of heavy clay, this is the more robust and structured of Antonio's wines, whilst still retaining his trademark purity and freshness. Find out more.

  • Region Cerreto Sannita, Campania, Italy
  • Grapes Trebbiano, Trebbiano Rosa & Malvasia di Candia
  • Vineyard Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£23.50

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Antonio Gismondi
Pietre 2023

A briny, sharp wine of refreshment that bursts with salty lemon citrus and a little peachy flesh. The vines in this particular parcel reach down to a layer of volcanic bedrock which binds the abundance of tropical fruit with an unmistakable aroma of smoke and gives tension to the acidity. Find out more.

  • Region Cerreto Sannita, Campania, Italy
  • Grapes Malvasia di Candia & Falanghina
  • Vineyard Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£23.50

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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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Quarticello
Despina 2022

A nourishing, ever-reliable sparkling wine of real generosity. Aromatic Malvasia keeps things zesty and floral - almost hoppy - on the nose, with lime and grapefruit citrus fruits aplenty. Incredibly easy-drinking Emilia fizz. Find out more.

  • Region Montecchio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
  • Grapes Malvasia di Candia
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£23.50

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Antonio Gismondi
Cerreto 2023 MAGNUM

A delicate, weightless wine that seems to evaporate on the palate. The extraction is gentle and restrained, leaving the wine a pale gold with lifted aromas of floral blossom and white grapefruit pith, with just a hint of smokiness creeping through from the basalt bedrock. Find out more.

  • Region Cerreto Sannita, Campania, Italy
  • Grapes Malvasia di Candia
  • Vineyard Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£51

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Antonio Gismondi
Pietre 2023 MAGNUM

A briny, sharp wine of refreshment that bursts with salty lemon citrus and a little peachy flesh. Interestingly, the vines in this particular parcel reach down to a layer of volcanic bedrock which imparts an unmistakable aroma of smoke and some welcome tension to the acidity. Find out more.

  • Region Cerreto Sannita, Campania, Italy
  • Grapes Malvasia di Candia & Falanghina
  • Vineyard Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£49.75

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