Vegan Wine Grape|Pinot Gris | Wayward Wines

Grape – Pinot Gris

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.

Hubert & Heidi Hausherr
Les Copines des Copains 2023

A beautifully-coloured, aromatic field-blend maceration, exuding peppercorn spices and the humid, musky ambiance of the glasshouse garden. Find out more.

  • Region Eguisheim, Alsace, France
  • Grapes Field Blend
  • Vineyard Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£31.50

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Christophe Lindenlaub
Qui S'y Cogne 2022

A pet-nat take on classic Crémant d’Alsace! Incredibly refreshing with plenty of zingy citrus fruits sitting alongside a bright line of acidity. Find out more.

  • Region Dorlisheim, Alsace, France
  • Grapes Pinot Gris & Auxerrois
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£28.50

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Domaine Einhart
Pet Nat 2023

Bright and refreshing with a wonderful perfume balanced out by immensely satisfying fruit and lovely bubbles, all wrapped up with a palate cleansing streak of acidity. Find out more.

  • Region Rosenwiller, Alsace, France
  • Grapes Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris & Gewürztraminer
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£25

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Hubert & Heidi Hausherr
Aussitôt Bue 2020

In harmony with the sweetness, it retains a beautiful, soaring acidity and the electric tropical fruits a twang of sherbet. Picking up a gentle oxidative note as the wine matured in the barrel, there are additional layers of walnut and spice. Find out more.

  • Region Eguisheim, Alsace, France
  • Grapes Pinot Gris, Gewürztraminer & Auxerrois
  • Vineyard Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£29.50

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Martin Hirsch
Grubersbuckel 2023

A gorgeous sunset crush in the glass, the inclusion of the skins placing this wine somewhere between pink and orange in both appearance and character. All peaches and cream, citrus peels and spice, the tannins are delicately extracted and this grippy texture persists well into the finish. Find out more.

  • Region Kitzingen, Franconia, Germany
  • Grapes Pinot Gris
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£32.50

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Yannick Meckert
Cris et Chuchotements 2023

A compact, elegant and deeply savoury macerated Pinot Gris with moreish notes of red cherry and blood orange taking centre stage before a long, salty finish. Gleaming ruby in the glass, this category defying wine falls somewhere in-between the orange and rosé wine world thanks maceration on the grapes pinkish-grey skins. Find out more.

  • Region Rosheim, Alsace, France
  • Grapes Pinot Gris
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£43

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Cowboys Don't Have Curls
Ain't My First Rosé 2023

Inviting dark pink in the glass, Immediately impressing with lots of juicy fresh fruit alongside a subtle herbaceous edge. Both delicate and thirst-quenching, Find out more.

  • Region Somerset, England
  • Grapes Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, Johanniter & Pinot Gris
  • Vineyard Organic (uncertified)
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£26.75

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