Vegan Wine Grape|Merlot | Wayward Wines

Grape – Merlot

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.

Fattoria Di Vaira Vincenzo
Rosso 2020

Vivid, sating wine with a rustic-leaning, unpolished quality that works on the table in just about any situation. Cherry and plum fruits, but with a light extraction ensuring that a certain freshness prevails. Incredibly easy to get along with! Find out more.

  • Region Campobasso, Molise, Italy
  • Grapes Montepulciano, Cabernet Sauvignon & Merlot
  • Vineyard Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£15.25

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Antonio Gismondi
Crucella 2022

Old-school rusticity with of juicy, supple cherry fruit, rosewater and oozing charm. A world away from the more heavily tannic reds associated with this part of Italy. Find out more.

  • Region Cerreto Sannita, Campania, Italy
  • Grapes Sangiovese, Merlot & Camaiola
  • Vineyard Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£27

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Le Clos des Jarres
Insouciance 2022

This wine is full of energy, little red fruits, cracked black pepper and the bitters of dark chocolate in the back end. Cracking value to be found here! Find out more.

  • Region Minervois, Languedoc, France
  • Grapes Merlot & Caladoc
  • Vineyard Organic & Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal added sulphites
£19.75

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La Calmette
Serpent a Plumes 2022

A joyful and immediately satisfying Malbec/Merlot blend. Juicy, Immediate and enticing, bursting with ripe red fruits and spice. Find out more.

  • Region Cahors, France
  • Grapes Malbec & Merlot
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£27.25

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Le Coste
Litrozzo Rosso 2023

Every year Le Coste create three different Litrozzo wines - Rosso, Bianco & Rosato - simple, nourishing wines designed to be knocked back with abandon. Find out more.

  • Region Gradoli, Lazio, Italy
  • Grapes Sangiovese, Montepulciano and Merlot
  • Vineyard Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£28.50

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Domaine Albert de Conti
La Vigne D'Albert 2023

Often our go-to pick for an every-day, fuller bodied red., think red and black cherries, blackberries, ripe plums and a touch of herbaceous spice. Find out more.

  • Region Bergerac, South West France
  • Grapes Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Périgord & Abouriou
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, minimal filtration, unfined, no added sulphites
£18.75

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La Vrille et le Papillon
T'Attends Tonton? 2016

  • Region Valvignères, Ardèche, France
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£34

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Mas de l’Escarida
Sota Mon Soleu 2023

A beautifully pure expression of Merlot which balances lush ripe fruit with just a touch of spice against silky tannins and fresh streak of acidity. Find out more.

  • Region Cubagnac, Ardèche, France
  • Grapes Merlot
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£22.50

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