Region – Piedmont

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.

Chinati Vergano
Chinato

Mauro's take on Piemonte's most famous digestif, Chinato. Fortified and sweetened Nebbiolo, infused with a host of aromatics from cardamom to ginseng, all tied together by the bitter China bark that gives the wine its name. Find out more.

  • Region Asti, Piedmont, Italy
£42.75

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Chinati Vergano
Americano

Mauro Vergano's legendary aromatizzati number some of the great apertivi. Vermouth rosso with more bitter components than the typical Torino style. Exquisitely composed and incredibly delicious. Best served over ice, with a slice of orange and a splash of soda. Find out more.

  • Region Asti, Piedmont, Italy
£39.50

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Chinati Vergano
Vermouth

Mauro Vergano's legendary aromatizzati number some of the great apertivi. Vermouth bianco with more bitter components than the typical Torino style. Exquisitely composed and incredibly delicious. Best served over ice, with a slice of lemon or grapefruit and a splash of soda. Find out more.

  • Region Asti, Piedmont, Italy
£39.50

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Chinati Vergano
Luli

After-dinner Mauro. Still credited as the only white Chinato out there, think of this as something like a Moscato d’Asti, but amped up with a host of citrus and herbs, and given a distinct bitter backbone with the use of quinine bark. Find out more.

  • Region Asti, Piedmont, Italy
£43

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Cascina Iuli
Rossore 2020

Dark, brooding Piedmontese Barbera that sees a long maturation in old barrels, adding many layers of complex cedar spice to wrap around the smoky red fruits. From the 2019 vintage this wine is starting to show the years under its belt incredibly well, the grape's characteristic high acid keeping things in check. Find out more.

  • Region Monferrato, Piedmont, Italy
  • Grapes Barbera
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£22.75

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Ezio Cerruti
Sol 2016

Sweet, passito-style wine made with the old-fashioned, labour-of-love method: Moscato grapes have their shoots cut and are left on the vine to dry out and create very high natural sugar levels before being pressed and fermented. This nectar is an absolute must for fans of Moscato d'Asti. Find out more.

  • Region Langhe, Piedmont, Italy
  • Grapes Moscato
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£32

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Valli Unite
Ottavio Rube Rosso 2022

Real natural wine for the everyday table. Inky, sanguine blend of Dolcetto & Croatina - dark berries and sour cherry with something a little funky in the mix too. It can't be overstated what great value these co-op wines are! Find out more.

  • Region Costa Vescovato, Piedmont, italy
  • Grapes Dolcetto & Croatina
  • Vineyard Organic & Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal added sulphites
£17

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Valli Unite
Ottavio Rube Bianco 2022

  • Region Costa Vescovato, Piedmont, italy
  • Grapes Cortese & Timorasso
  • Vineyard Organic & Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal added sulphites
£17

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Principiano Ferdinando
'Serralunga' Barolo 2020

Biodynamically-farmed, zero-sulphur Barolo? Not something you see every day. Ferdinando's entry-point, from the youngest vines on the estate, showing all that bold, chewy, sweet leather character, but with some generous fruit vigour that steers this wine away from severity, even in its (relative) youth. Find out more.

  • Region Barolo, Piedmont, Italy
  • Grapes Nebbiolo
  • Vineyard Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£36.50

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