Vegan Wine Region|Sicily, Price|£20-£30 | Wayward Wines

Region – Sicily

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.

Valdibella
Ninfa 2023

A proper orange wine - bold with colour, structure, and an incredible aromatic profile of ginger and apricots. Saline, grippy and spicy. Find out more.

  • Region Camporeale, Sicily, Italy
  • Grapes Catarratto
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal added sulphites
£20.75

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Fabio Ferracane
Camaleonte 2023

A breezy, 'all-in' kinda wine that serves as an approximation of Fabio's overall style. Named after the chameleon as the blend changes every year - it is a mix of everything to be found in the cellar. Fruity, fun and delicious, with unmistakable notes of salty red cherries, some great texture from the skin-contact elements and it just goes down so so easily. Sicilian sunshine from start to finish. Find out more.

  • Region Marsala, Sicily, Italy
  • Grapes Catarratto, Grillo, Nero d'Avola & Merlot
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£26

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Valdibella
Sulle Bucce 2023

Pouring a deep straw-yellow in the glass, tropical fruit notes immediately jump out alongside wild flowers, Mediterranean herbs and a good salty-citrus tang. Find out more.

  • Region Camporeale, Sicily, Italy
  • Grapes Grillo
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no added sulphites
£22

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Fabio Ferracane
Foddreé 2023

An abundance of tangy sherbet lemon pithiness and chalky minerals to quench the thirst, with a balanced brioch-y undertone from the very present lees sediment. The frothy, finely-moussed bubbles and low finished alcohol make this the perfect aperitivo wine, particularly for those who embrace the cloudiness. Find out more.

  • Region Marsala, Sicily, Italy
  • Grapes Catarratto
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£25.75

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Arianna Occhipinti
SP68 Bianco 2024

An exotic wine full of musky perfume and salty ocean spray, so evocative of Sicily. Arianna is a superstars of the Sicilian scene and her wines never disappoint Find out more.

  • Region Vittoria, Sicily, Italy
  • Grapes Zibibbo & Albanello
  • Vineyard Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£27

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Lamoresca
Rosato 2024

Pale and perfumed with gentle notes of orange blossom, summer berries, zest and brine. The palate offers a pleasant saltiness and blood orange bitters. Find out more.

  • Region San Michele di Ganzaria, Sicily, Italy
  • Grapes Frappato, Nero d'Avola & Moscato
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal added sulphites
£26.75

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Arianna Occhipinti
SP68 Rosso 2024

Smoky, saline and that waft of wild herbs so often imprinted in the DNA of Sicilian wine. A real pleasure and a lovely taste of this special Italian island. Find out more.

  • Region Vittoria, Sicily, Italy
  • Grapes Nero d'Avola & Frappato
  • Vineyard Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£27

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Fabio Ferracane
Guanciabianca 2024

Fabio's entry-point Catarratto that blends grapes from both his sandy coastal vines and those from the valley, further inland. The 2024 shows a lovely sandy gold in the glass from brief skin maceration, and lends a little tannic grip. Find out more.

  • Region Marsala, Sicily, Italy
  • Grapes Catarratto
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£25.75

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Fabio Ferracane
Guancianera 2024

A beautiful gemstone garnet in the glass, the wine walks an assured balance between crunchy, freshly-picked fruits, and more long-ripened, Mediterranean depth. Juicy black cherries, smoke, bitter dark chocolate and those familiar oregano and wild finocchio herbs. Tannins are impressively fine and all these elements mesh together in a perfect balance. Find out more.

  • Region Marsala, Sicily, Italy
  • Grapes Nero d'Avola
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£26.50

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Nino Barraco
RSM 2023

Briny, savoury and unmistakably Sicilian, all things citrus, blood orange, Mediterranean herbs. Bright, crunchy fruit tied up with thirst-quenching minerality Find out more.

  • Region Marsala, Sicily, Italy
  • Grapes Nero d’Avola, Pignatello, Vitraruolo & Catarratto
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£27.50

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